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24.09.2022 - 15:01 / msn.com
Constance Wu has alleged she faced "sexual harassment and intimidation" on the set of 'Fresh Off The Boat'. The 40-year-old actress claims that she was harassed by a producer on the sitcom but she did not go public with her allegations until now because she wanted to protect the show and its impact on the Asian American community. Speaking to The Atlantic to promote her new book 'Making a Scene', Constance said: "My publisher really encouraged me to write [about] it .
. . I was like, 'No I'm done with that chapter in my life'.
And then I eventually realized it was important to talk about because I did have a pretty traumatic experience my first couple years on that show, and nobody knew about it because that show was historic for Asian Americans. "It was the only show on network television in over 20 years to star Asian Americans, and I did not want to sully the reputation of the one show we had representing us. I kept my mouth shut for a really long time about a lot of sexual harassment and intimidation that I received the first two seasons of the show.
" Constance added that once the show became "a success", she felt more confident about saying "no" to the unidentified producer. She said: "I was no longer scared of losing my job. That's when I was able to start saying 'no' to the harassment, 'no' to the intimidation, from this particular producer.
And, so I thought, 'You know what? I handled it, nobody has to know, I don't have to stain this Asian American producer's reputation, I don't have to stain the reputation of the show. ' "The thing is bad feelings don't go away just because you will them to. They are inevitably going to come out somewhere.
Making it through a social media storm can be hard.
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Constance Wu has opened up about what happened that made her feel betrayed by the Asian-American community.
Constance Wu has admitted it was "unsafe" for her to be alone when her mental health plummeted. The 40-year-old actress faced a huge backlash in 2019 when she expressed her disappointment that her show 'Fresh Off the Boat' had been renewed for a sixth season and she's admitted the response she received from the Asian-American entertainment community for being "ungrateful" for her success tipped her over the edge. Constance - who recently admitted part of her upset was due to trauma from alleged sexual harassment at the hands of a producer on the sitcom - told of how she received a DM from an Asian-American actress.
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Constance Wu is opening up about being mocked in public for her controversial tweets. On the latest episode of “Red Table Talk”, the 40-year-old actress claimed that, at the 2019 Unforgettable Gala, which came months after she nearly attempted suicide, she was mocked by host Simu Liu for her tweets bemoaning the renewal of “Fresh Off the Boat”.
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