Constance Wu

In an excerpt of Making a Scene, published by Vanity Fair, the Fresh Off the Boat actress, 40, opens up about the encounter with an "aspiring novelist" named Ty ...

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"Fresh Off the Boat" alum Constance Wu described the moment she realized that she had been raped on a date, saying the understanding hit her "like a flood."

(Wu faced massive social media backlash when she expressed her anger over the [renewal of “Fresh Off the Boat”](https://pagesix.com/2019/05/10/constance-wu-has-bizarre-reaction-to-news-of-fresh-off-the-boat-renewal/) in 2019.) 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.’” “Some people might say that I should have fought back against Ty,” the Golden Globe nominee wrote of her reaction. [“dipping her toe back” in ](https://pagesix.com/2022/07/27/constance-wu-returns-to-instagram-after-revealing-suicide-attempt/)since July. He raped me, and I hadn’t done anything about it.” And I wouldn’t make her do something before she was ready.”

Fresh Off the Boat” actress Constance Wu has come out about being raped in her 20s, relating the incident in a powerful essay Monday.

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In her new memoir, Wu also said that she was harassed by a producer during the show's first couple of seasons.

“I think he must have felt hurt and rejected, but instead of being sad that a girl didn’t like him, he turned to anger,” she wrote. It was there that he plied her with the gift-wrapped box, donned a condom and ignored her when she said, more than once, “I’m not ready to have sex with you.” This was both for self-preservation and because it did not seem to fit the usual definition of rape.

Constance Wu has claimed she was raped on a date at the beginning of her career — and the realisation didn't hit her until years later because the assault ...

(Wu faced massive social media backlash when she expressed her anger over the renewal of Fresh Off the Boat in 2019.) 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.’” And I wouldn’t make her do something before she was ready.” He raped me, and I hadn’t done anything about it.” 25+ news channels in 1 place. Stream more entertainment news live & on demand with Flash.

Actress Constance Wu claims she was raped early in her career during a date with an aspiring writer.

Recalling the incident more than 10 years later, "I was on a plane from Singapore, where I had finished filming 'Crazy Rich Asians'. I said 'sorry' a million times," she continued. "I didn't fight back. So I said, 'Oh gosh, I'm sorry, I'm not ready to have sex with you'," she recounted. "He felt me between my legs, and I shyly pushed him away, but he could feel my arousal. He was 36 and he was a real New Yorker.

Los Angeles: Actress Constance Wu claims she was raped early in her career during a date with an aspiring writer. In her upcoming autobiography 'Making a ...

But then I talked myself out of the panic… Recalling the incident more than 10 years later, “I was on a plane from Singapore, where I had finished filming ‘Crazy Rich Asians’. I just… So I said, ‘Oh gosh, I’m sorry, I’m not ready to have sex with you’,” she recounted. “He felt me between my legs, and I shyly pushed him away, but he could feel my arousal. He was 36 and he was a real New Yorker.

"Fresh Off the Boat" actress Constance Wu claims she was raped early in her career, but didn't realize what happened until later because she alleged the ...

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Constance Wu talks about her new memoir, suicide attempt after Fresh Off the Boat tweets backlash, returning to social media, sexual harassment and how art ...

I had to overcome that and be honest about my experiences because the hope is to help people who are feeling isolated and alone, and in this place where I could have used help back then, and I didn’t have it. And writing was healing to me because you don’t have a physical wound when you have an emotional trauma. And it was really healing and helpful to me in a way that I didn’t realize. I think it’s more important to be honest and true, then it is to be a positive role model. I found that putting words on a page, it was like having a witness, like having a scar, having something that showed that this was a real thing. I recognized that the message I was trying to get out meant more to me than my fear of social media. I think it made it real for me in a way that I didn’t realize would happen. And I think trying to repress that abuse for five years, in order to preserve everyone else’s jobs, the reputation of the show — being such a beacon for Asian-Americans — you don’t want to dirty and sully that one shining beacon, inevitably came out in “Making a Scene.” I think the book provides, not excuses, but context to it. I didn’t actually want to include it, but it was about my experience on “Fresh Off the Boat” and how the first five years I was sexually harassed and intimidated. I just sort of let my mind and my heart tell me what I wanted to write. Because of that, I don’t try and make myself out to be the coolest person or the best person. The contempt made Wu feel “helpless and desperate,” leading to a suicide attempt in 2019.

Her essay collection, titled Making A Scene, is set for release on 4 October. Constance, 40, shared an excerpt with Vanity Fair, which the outlet published on Monday. In the snippet, the Crazy Rich Asians actress recounted being raped by an “aspiring ...

“I felt a twinge of warning in my gut, but I ignored it..." In the snippet, the Crazy Rich Asians actress recounted being raped by an “aspiring novelist” named Ty early in her career. Constance, 40, shared an excerpt with Vanity Fair, which the outlet published on Monday.

Wu recalls being allegedly assaulted by an "inspiring novelist," whom she named as Ty and had just started dating at the time. "For our second date, we had ...

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." She writes in her book, "I dated other people, fell in love, went through heartbreak, moved across the country." She opened up about it at [last week's Atlantic Festival](https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1573385340148228096) in Washington DC, saying, "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. He raped me, and I hadn't done anything about it." She wasn't yet ready to bear the insults and derision that follow when women make scenes. Wu recalls being allegedly assaulted by an "inspiring novelist," whom she named as Ty and had just started dating at the time.