After almost three years away from social networks, Constance Wu (“Wall Street Hustlers”, “Crazy Rich Asians”) is back on Twitter with a statement announcing the launch of his next book, “Making a Scene”, in which he assures that the hatred and harassment he received in that same space nearly cost him his life.
? Constance Wu (@CostanzaWu) July 14, 2022
In 2019, the ABC network decided to revamp the series she worked on, ‘Newcomers’, and the actress, who didn’t like it, tweeted messages like: “So upset right now that I’m literally crying. How disgusting. Damn.” Y “Damn Hell”. Although she later explained that her disappointment came because she had lost an exciting project due to that makeover and that she felt that her role in the series had become too easy and fun, her fans got into it. against her. “I was afraid to go back to social media because I nearly lost my life because of it: 3 years ago, when I posted some careless tweets about my series renewal, I ignited the Internet outrage and the blame became pretty serious. , says in the statement, “I feel terrible about what I said and when I got some private messages from other Asian actresses telling me I was a disaster for the Asian American community, I started to feel like I didn’t deserve to live. That I was a disgrace to the Asian Americans and that they would have been better off without me. Looking back, it seems surreal to me that some messages have convinced me to end my own life, but that’s what happened, luckily a friend found me and rushed me to the emergency room “.
Wu goes on to talk about his suicide attempt, which he believes made him reevaluate many things in his life: “Over the next few years I have put my career aside to focus on my mental health. Asians / Americans don’t talk enough about mental health. While we are ready to celebrate victories in our own name, there is a lot of evasion on the most uncomfortable problems within our community. Even those tweets have become so sensitive that most of my ASAm colleagues decided it was time to shake off or ignore me. I admit it hurt me a lot, but it made me realize how important it is to help and take care of people who are going through difficult times. “
back to networks
In recent years, during ‘Newcomers’ and after her, Wu starred in the hits’ Crazy Rich Asians’ and’ Wall Street Hustlers’, we saw her in ‘I Was a Simple Man’, ‘Eastsiders’,’ The feelings “and” All Creatures Were Shaking. “Also, his latest work was the Amazon series” The Final List “with Chris Pratt and he will soon return to the big screen with” Lilo, My Friend the Crocodile “with Javier Bardem. “After a period away from Hollywood and a lot of therapy”concludes his statement, “And while I’m still scared, I’ve decided that I owe it to myself for 3 years to be brave and share my story in case I can help someone with theirs.” The following Tweet contains useful resources for anyone who has come to think about suicide.
From Spain, if you need help or want to know more about this topic, you have the Telephone of Hope (717 003 717) or the Telephone Against Suicide (911 385 385).
Source: E Cartelera
