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  • ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ star Constance Wu says attempted suicide after Twitter backlash in 2019

    By AFP

    SAN FRANCISCO: 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.

    Wu, 40, faced a torrent of criticism in 2019 over remarks she made on Twitter about the sitcom ‘Fresh Off the Boat,’ in which she starred in.

    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.

    “I started feeling like I didn’t even deserve to live anymore. 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 surviving the suicide attempt, Wu put her career on hold and left social media to focus on her mental health. But she decided to return to online platforms and share her story in order to launch a broader discussion about mental health among Asian Americans.

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    — Constance Wu (@ConstanceWu) July 14, 2022
    “AsAms don’t talk about mental health enough,” Wu wrote. “While we’re quick to celebrate representation wins, there’s a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues within our community.”

    Wu’s 2019 tweets followed news that the hit ABC sitcom ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ depicting a Taiwanese-American family trying to build a new life in Florida had been renewed for a sixth season.

    “So upset right now that I’m literally crying. Ugh,” Wu tweeted then, adding an expletive.

    Many users chastised her for appearing ungrateful for the show’s success.

    Wu said in her post on Thursday that those tweets were “careless.” She had also explained at the time that she was upset because the show’s renewal would put her other projects on hold.

    “Even though I’m scared, I’ve decided that I owe it to the me-of-3-years-ago to be brave and share my story so that it might help someone with theirs,” the actress wrote.

    SAN FRANCISCO: 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.

    Wu, 40, faced a torrent of criticism in 2019 over remarks she made on Twitter about the sitcom ‘Fresh Off the Boat,’ in which she starred in.

    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.

    “I started feeling like I didn’t even deserve to live anymore. 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 surviving the suicide attempt, Wu put her career on hold and left social media to focus on her mental health. But she decided to return to online platforms and share her story in order to launch a broader discussion about mental health among Asian Americans.

    pic.twitter.com/7YScJ4Pvig
    — Constance Wu (@ConstanceWu) July 14, 2022
    “AsAms don’t talk about mental health enough,” Wu wrote. “While we’re quick to celebrate representation wins, there’s a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues within our community.”

    Wu’s 2019 tweets followed news that the hit ABC sitcom ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ depicting a Taiwanese-American family trying to build a new life in Florida had been renewed for a sixth season.

    “So upset right now that I’m literally crying. Ugh,” Wu tweeted then, adding an expletive.

    Many users chastised her for appearing ungrateful for the show’s success.

    Wu said in her post on Thursday that those tweets were “careless.” She had also explained at the time that she was upset because the show’s renewal would put her other projects on hold.

    “Even though I’m scared, I’ve decided that I owe it to the me-of-3-years-ago to be brave and share my story so that it might help someone with theirs,” the actress wrote.

  • Constance Wu boards Chris Pratt-starrer ‘The Terminal List’ series

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Actor Constance Wu has joined Hollywood star Chris Pratt in Amazon’s “The Terminal List” series.

    Based on Jack Carr’s bestselling novel of the same name, the conspiracy-thriller show will be directed by Antoine Fuqua of “The Equalizer” and “Training Day” fame.

    The story follows James Reece (Pratt) whose entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission.

    “Reece returns home with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability.

    However, as new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life but the lives of those he loves,” the official plotline of the show read.

    Wu, known for starring in movies such as “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Hustlers”, will star as Katie Buranek, a risk-seeking war correspondent who uses her byline to speak truth to power, according to Variety.

    Katie left her desk at a prestigious news outlet to pursue high-impact stories on her own terms.

    Now at a crossroads in her career, Katie finds an unlikely ally in Reece.

    She seeks to re-enter the mainstream by bringing the truth about Reece and the conspiracy he’s fighting against to light.

    The movie will also feature actor Taylor Kitsch in the role of Ben Edwards, a former SEAL and Reece’s best friend.

    David DiGilio is adapting the book for the show, which marks Pratt’s return to television after he featured in shows such as “Parks and Recreation” and “Everwood”.

    DiGilio will also serve as the showrunner.

    Pratt and Jon Schumacher will executive produce the show through their Indivisible Productions, alongside Fuqua, DiGilio, Daniel Shattuck and Carr.

  • Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Constance Wu to star in Solos on Amazon

    By Express News Service
    Morgan Freeman, Constance Wu, Uzo Aduba, Anne Hathaway, Anthony Mackie, Helen Mirren, Nicole Behari and Dan Stevens are set to star in Amazon Studios’  upcoming anthology series, Solos.

    The seven-part series will explore the deeper meaning of human connection through the lens of the individual. The drama hails from David Weil, who previously created Hunters.

    Solos will tell unique character-driven stories, each from a different perspective and moment in time, that illuminate that even during our most seemingly isolated moments, in the most disparate of circumstances, we are all connected through the human experience.

    “I created this piece with a desire to capture stories about connection, hope and the search for that common hum of humanity that binds us all. I’m immensely grateful to (Amazon Studios head) Jennifer Salke and my incredible partners at Amazon for their unwavering support and collaboration on this special project,” Weil said.

    Amazon Studios’ Solos is executive produced by Weil, Sam Taylor-Johnson and Laura Lancaster with Pixie Wespiser serving as a producer. Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades Grey) will be directing two episodes and Weil will be making his directorial debut.