Constance Wu reveals she attempted suicide after 'Fresh Off The Boat' backlash in 2019

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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.

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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 returned to social media after nearly three years on Thursday to announce her new book, and to speak out about attempting suicide as a result of the backlash she endured following a Twitter fiasco surrounding 's renewal in 2019. After ABC renewed the Asian-led comedy for a sixth season in May of that year, Wu posted a series of explicit tweets expressing her frustration and disappointment over the pickup.«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,» the 40-year-old actress wrote in a lengthy letter posted on Twitter. «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.

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.

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.