Making it through a social media storm can be hard.
04.10.2022 - 18:13 / etonline.com
Constance Wu is getting candid in her new memoir. In , the 40-year-old actress alleges that she faced harassment from an unnamed co-worker on , her ABC sitcom that aired its series finale in 2020 after a six-season run.
ET has reached out to ABC for comment.In her memoir, Wu claims that the man in question had a «catchphrase» he directed at her — «You do what I say.» «In an industry where I hadn’t yet earned my stripes, I was grateful for his support,» she writes, before alleging that the support came at a cost, as he «demanded a direct line to me at all times.»«Somehow he got my cell phone number before we’d even started filming,» Wu claims. «When my agents tried to negotiate business matters on my behalf, he intervened by calling me directly, annoyed that he hadn’t known about it first.
Scolding me until I felt guilty and apologized.»Eventually, Wu claims, conversations between herself and the man «started bleeding over into my personal life.»«He told me the way he preferred my hair... Told me I looked better in short skirts and should wear them more often 'while you still can,' he’d say with a smirk,» she claims. «He kept tabs on all areas of my life: what other acting jobs I was auditioning for, which publicist to choose, what I wore in interviews, what parties I should go to, who I needed to be friends with, what I did in my spare time.
He asked to see pictures of my female friends and would tell me if he’d f**k them or not. He constantly questioned me about my dating life, past and present.»«I didn’t complain about his behavior because I didn’t think I was upset about it.
I liked him — he was easygoing, funny, and in the know. I’ll admit that I sometimes even enjoyed it; it felt good to feel like part of the boys’
.Making it through a social media storm can be hard.
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Mindy Kaling and Constance Wu sat down at HBO Max’s Velma panel during New York Comic Con 2022 on Wednesday (October 6) in New York City.
Constance Wu has opened up about what happened that made her feel betrayed by the Asian-American community.
Mindy Kaling's upcoming adult animated series for HBO Max, , has just cast a few more members of Mystery Inc.During a panel at New York Comic Con on Thursday, Kaling, who is lending her voice to the titular role, revealed that Sam Richardson has been cast as Shaggy, Constance Wu as Daphne and Glenn Howerton as Fred. The cast will also feature the voices of Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, «Weird Al» Yankovic, Russell Peters, Melissa Fumero, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, Ming-Na Wen, Ken Leung, Cherry Jones, Frank Welker, Fortune Feimster, Yvonne Orji, Sarayu Blue, Nicole Byer, Shay Mitchell, Debby Ryan, Kulap Vilaysak and Karl-Anthony Towns.Kaling's role in the animated spinoff series was first announced at the Television Critics Association press tour in February 2021. Billed as a comedic take on Velma Dinkley's origins, the show will put an «original and humorous spin» on the character, described as the «the unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc.
Ethan Shanfeld Fresh off the viral news that Velma is officially a lesbian in the latest “Scooby-Doo” movie, the Mystery Inc. member is getting more love in Mindy Kaling’s upcoming adult animated series set at HBO Max. During a Thursday panel at New York Comic Con, Kaling revealed the star-studded cast of “Velma,” which features Sam Richardson as Shaggy, Constance Wu as Daphne and Glenn Howerton as Fred. Kaling will voice Velma. The voice acting cast also features Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Russell Peters, Melissa Fumero, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, Ming-Na Wen, Ken Leung, Cherry Jones, Frank Welker, Fortune Feimster, Yvonne Orji, Sarayu Blue, Nicole Byer, Shay Mitchell, Debby Ryan, Kulap Vilaysak and Karl-Anthony Towns.
The cast of HBO Max’s Velma was announced at New York Comic-Con on Thursday by series executive producer and star Mindy Kaling. Alongside Kaling, who portrays the titular character, the leads include Constance Wu (Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile) as Daphne, Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso) as Shaggy, and Glenn Howerton (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) as Fred.
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”.
Constance Wu is opening up about being mocked in public for her controversial tweets. On the latest episode of , 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 's renewal.ET has reached out to Character Media, who put on the gala, and Liu's rep. Wu said on that the event's organizers were not aware of her near suicide attempt at the time, and added that Liu offered her «a sincere apology» after the alleged incident.«I have been punished and mocked,» Wu said of the backlash to her tweets. «There was an event several months later… they do this gala every year for Asians and they wanted me to come, 'cause they wanted to celebrate the show and the kids on the show.»Wu was hesitant to attend the event — where was being honored with the Lexus Legacy Award, which recognizes the Asian and Pacific Islander leaders who have fought for API presence in the arts, entertainment and culture -- because there was «so much controversy» around her at the time.«If I go, people are just going to want to talk about the tweets.
Constance Wu is opening up about her 2019 tweets about Fresh Off The Boat which went viral after she was less than pleased about the show being renewed for a new season.
Constance Wu became emotional as she discussed her experience of sexual harassment during a TV appearance on Monday. As part of an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers to promote her new book Making a Scene, the Hustlers star explained why she decided to write about how she was a target of inappropriate behaviour by an unnamed producer on the first two seasons of TV series Fresh Off the Boat. "To be honest, I didn't want to write about that," she insisted.
A change. Constance Wu revealed that she stayed in a mental hospital after backlash to a series of tweets regarding Fresh Off the Boat. In her new book, Making a Scene, she talks about how the Twitter backlash affected her mental health.
Constance Wu's Twitter controversy landed her in the psych ward. In her new memoir, , the 40-year-old actress details the fallout of her 2019 tweets that lamented the season 6 renewal of her ABC sitcom, .In her memoir, Wu explains that «the numbers pointed to cancellation» when season 5 wrapped, noting that «the last episode of the season had been written to function as a series finale» and that the original showrunner was set to depart.Given all of that, Wu claims, her team asked ABC if she could pursue other projects.
Sharing her story. Constance Wu is opening up about her rocky experience starring on Fresh Off the Boat — including her criticized reaction to the show being renewed for a sixth and final season.