Constance Wu Opens Up About Suicide Attempt After 'Fresh Off the Boat' Twitter Backlash

her return to Twitter earlier this month, Constance Wu returned to her Instagram account to introduce her fans to a special project she made during her break. «While I was off the grid recovering, I took a little break from my acting career. But during that time I did do a couple select small projects with people I love and trusted.  was one of those projects,» Wu captioned her Tuesday post.

Lil Wayne is paying tribute to «Uncle Bob.» Earlier this week, the 39-year-old rapper remembered former New Orleans police officer Robert Hoobler, often referred to as «Uncle Bob,» who died at his home in Old Jefferson, Louisiana, according to. He was 65. In the past, Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., has credited Hoobler for saving his life when he was just 12 years old. Sharing a photo of the former cop, the rapper wrote on Instagram, «Everything happens for a reason.

Content warning: This article discusses attempted suicide.Lil Wayne has paid tribute to Robert Hoobler, a former New Orleans police officer who saved the rapper’s life following a suicide attempt when he was a child.As the New Orleans Advocate reports, Hoobler – who Lil Wayne affectionately referred to as Uncle Bob – was found dead in his home in Louisiana last Friday (July 22). He was 65 years old, and had been dealing with health issues following a car accident and a struggle with diabetes.“Everything happens for a reason. I was dying when I met u at this very spot.

Constance Wu admitted she attempted suicide in 2019 after she received backlash over her reaction to "Fresh Off The Boat" being renewed. Wu reacted negatively to the news of the renewal, which caused people to criticize the actress.

Crazy Rich Asians actor returned to Twitter yesterday (July 14) to announce her new book and explain her break from acting in the last three years.Wu explained that after she received backlash for tweeting about her frustration that her sitcom Fresh Off the Boat had been renewed, she attempted to take her own life.“I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it: three years ago, when I made careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show, it ignited outrage and internet shaming that got pretty severe,” Wu began in her post.pic.twitter.com/7YScJ4Pvig— Constance Wu (@ConstanceWu) July 14, 2022“I felt awful about what I’d said, and when a few DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me I’d become a blight on the Asian American community, I started feeling like I didn’t even deserve to live anymore. That I was a disgrace to AsAms [Asian Americans], and they’d be better off without me.“Looking back, it’s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that’s what happened.

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Constance Wu is getting candid about life in the spotlight.

Making a Scene, and reflect on what led to her hiatus from both social media and Hollywood. “I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it,” Wu writes.

Constance Wu tweeted today after a three-year break from social media, and she’s opening up about her attempting suicide following the backlash she received over comments she made about the sixth-season renewal of her ABC series Fresh Off the Boat.

Sharing her story. Constance Wu is opening up about the criticism she faced after the 2019 renewal of her show Fresh Off the Boat, revealing she contemplated suicide amid the backlash.

Zack Sharf Constance Wu returned to Twitter for the first time in nearly three years to announce her new book, “Making a Scene,” and to reveal she attempted suicide following the backlash that erupted against her in 2019. Social media was outraged at Wu after she expressed frustration over her ABC sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat” being renewed.“I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it: 3 years ago, when I made careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show, it ignited outrage and internet shaming that got pretty severe,” Wu writes in a statement.

Constance Wu is ready to dip a toe back into social media.