Constance Wu

Constance Wu is opening up about mental health, revealing she attempted suicide in the aftermath of a 2019 social media controversy.

Wu shared that during her social media hiatus, she wrote a book titled "Making a Scene." USA TODAY has reached out to her publisher for more information. "While we're quick to celebrate representation wins, there's a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues within our community," she said. "Looking back, it's surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that's what happened. "So my dismayed social media replies were more about that other project and not about FOTB." She continued: "3 years ago, when I made careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show, it ignited outrage and internet shaming that got pretty sever. She later followed up with posts expressing gratitude for the renewal and pride in working on the show, and explained why she was initially upset.

In her first post in nearly three years, the Hustlers actor said she tried to kill herself after a negative response to tweets she had sent.

Even my tweets became a subject so touchy that most of my AsAm colleagues decided that was the time to avoid me or ice me out. “It was a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life,” Wu said of her suicide attempt. That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me. She added in a statement that her role on Fresh Off the Boat had become “easy and pleasant” and she was looking for new challenges. “I felt awful about what I’d said,” Wu wrote in Thursday’s statement, “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. Ugh. Fuck” and “Fucking hell.” When another user congratulated her, calling the renewal “great news”, Wu replied, “No it’s not.”

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 ...

Even my tweets became a subject so touchy that most of my AsAm colleagues decided that was the time to avoid me or ice me out. After earning a Golden Globe nomination for 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians and starring alongside Jennifer Lopez in 2019’s Hustlers, Wu says that her suicide attempt “was a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life.” She continues, “For the next few years, I put my career aside to focus on my mental health. The actor returned to Twitter on Thursday for the first time in nearly three years to announce her upcoming book, 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 revealed Thursday she attempted suicide three years ago, after tweeting her disappointment at the renewal of her sitcom Fresh Off The Boat, ...

Ugh. Fuck.” She later clarified that she “was temporarily upset” because the renewal meant she “had to give up another project that I was really passionate about,” and her frustration had nothing to do with her show. Wu said mental health is not often discussed in the Asian American community, and that because her tweets became such a sore subject many of her Asian American colleagues chose to “avoid or ice me out” during a time she needed support. In her Thursday statement, Wu tweeted that after her “careless” tweets about Fresh Off The Boat she was met with “severe” backlash, which included a message from a fellow actress calling her “a blight on the Asian American community.”

Wu noted in her post that she felt ready to start using social media again “after a little break from Hollywood and a lot of therapy.”

Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER,” Wu wrote on Twitter, pointing to the systemic lack of conversation and resources around Asian American mental health as a factor that made her feel particularly isolated. Looking back, it’s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that’s what happened. Wu noted in her post that she felt ready to start using social media again “after a little break from Hollywood and a lot of therapy.” She added that she wrote her book—2019’s Making a Scene, a memoir about Wu’s suburban childhood, path to acting, and the difficulties of being an Asian American woman in Hollywood—to start a dialogue about “the uncomfortable stuff.”

"I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it," the Fresh Off The Boat star revealed.

That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me. 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. It’s been four years since Crazy Rich Asians elevated Constance Wu—already the star of Fresh Off The Boat, a highly successful sitcom on ABC—into the realms of movie-stardom.

Crazy Rich Asians star Constance Wu reveals social media backlash and "internet shaming" almost caused her to take her own life.

She added the incident had caused her to "reassess a lot" and put her acting career on hold to focus on her mental health. "Luckily a friend found me and rushed me to the ER." Wu, who starred in Hollywood films Crazy Rich Asians and Hustlers, said a Twitter backlash to comments she made in 2019 left her "feeling like I didn't even deserve to live anymore".

US actress Constance Wu made a suicide attempt three years ago, bruised by a bitter social media backlash, the "Crazy Rich Asians" star said Thursday.

That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they'd be better off without me," Wu said in a statement posted Thursday on Twitter. "Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER," the actress wrote without giving further details. After online shaming from users who called the remarks disparaging, and a message from another Asian American actress who called Wu "a blight on the Asian American community," Wu decided to take her own life.

Constance Wu opened up on Twitter about attempting suicide in 2019. According to Wu, her suicide attempt followed criticism of her tweets reacting to the ...

“Even though I’m scared, I’ve decided that I owe it to the me-of-three-years-ago to be brave and share my story so that it might help someone with theirs,” Wu wrote. Wu, who said she had “a lot of therapy,” went on to discuss how the experience made her “reassess” her life and focus on her mental health, an issue she said Asian Americans “don’t talk about” enough. According to the actress, the attempt followed criticism of her tweets reacting to the renewal of her hit sitcom, Fresh Off the Boat, which she starred in from 2015 to 2020.

US ACTRESS Constance Wu made a suicide attempt three years ago, bruised by a bitter social media backlash, the Crazy Rich Asians star said on Thursday.

The 'Fresh off the Boat' actress said more Asian Americans needed to discuss mental health as she made her return to social media.

She said she hoped her book would “help people talk about the uncomfortable stuff in order to understand it, reckon with it, and open pathways to healing.” That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me,” she said using an abbreviation. Almost 20 percent of American adults — some 50 million people — experienced a mental health illness in 2019, according to national nonprofit Mental Health America, with over half of adults not receiving treatment. More broadly, the movie, based on a novel by Kevin Kwan, was celebrated for breaking stereotypes and for its Asian American representation. “Looking back, it’s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that’s what happened. After a three-year hiatus, Wu said in a statement Thursday that the episode had pushed her to attempt suicide.

The US actress says she attempted suicide due to "internet shaming" following her "careless tweets".

In 2018, Wu received a Golden Globe best lead actress nomination, the first Asian woman in 44 years to be named in the category. Thank you for all that you have given to the world - you are loved and appreciated." Thank you for sharing." Comedian Jenny Yang added: "I'm sorry you went through this darkness. I'm so glad you are still here with us. Ugh."

The actress is known for his role in Crazy Rich Asians and was inducted into Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people in 2017.

After the incident, she put her career on hold and left social media to focus more on her mental well-being. The government has taken a serious view of alleged mis-selling of courses by edtech firms. Her disparaging comments came after the news of ABS renewing the sitcom ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ for the sixth season.

It's surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that's what happened.”

“After a little break from Hollywood and a lot of therapy I feel OK enough to venture back on here (at least for a little bit),” she wrote. “If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741,” the actor said, with a link to its website. That I was a disgrace to AsAms, and they’d be better off without me,” the actor revealed. “I’ll admit it hurt a lot, but it also made me realize how important it is to reach out and care for people who are going through a hard time.” we need to let all of ourselves be seen, including the parts we’re scared of or ashamed of-parts that, however imperfect, require care and attention,” she wrote. “Looking back, it’s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that’s what happened. While we’re quick to celebrate representation wins, there’s a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues within our community.” “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.” “I haven’t been on social media in almost 3 years,” she began. “That was not a rampage, it was just how I normally talk. So my dismayed social media replies were more about that other project and not about FOTB.” “Todays tweets were on the heels of rough day&were ill timed w/the news of the show.