Saturday, July 16, 2022

Actress Constance Wu (吴恬敏 Wú tián mǐn) says she attempted suicide after Twitter storm (Warning: Nudity!)



Constance Wu (吴恬敏 Wú tián mǐn) faced a torrent of criticism in 2019 over remarks she made on Twitter about the sitcom Fresh Off The Boat.
PHOTO: Constance Wu (吴恬敏 Wú tián mǐn) faced a torrent of criticism in 2019 over remarks she made on Twitter about the sitcom Fresh Off The Boat.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - American actress Constance Wu (吴恬敏 Wú tián mǐn) made a suicide attempt three years ago, bruised by a bitter social media backlash, the Crazy Rich Asians (2018) star said on Thursday (July 14).

Wu, 40, faced a torrent of criticism in 2019 over remarks she made on Twitter about the sitcom Fresh Off The Boat, which she starred in from 2015 to 2020.

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.


After online shaming from users who called the remarks disparaging, and a message from another Asian American actress
PHOTO: 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.
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"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.


After surviving the suicide attempt, Wu put her career on hold and left social media to focus on her mental health.
PHOTO: 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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Picture posted by Wikifeet - Constance Wu attends the "Hustlers" premiere during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 07, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.
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"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.


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.
PHOTO: 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.
Picture posted by Reddit - Constance Wu attends the "Hustlers" premiere during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 07, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.
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"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-three-years-ago to be brave and share my story so that it might help someone with theirs," the actress wrote.


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,
PHOTO: "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," the actress wrote.
Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Picture posted by Orlando Maldonado, Movie Network - Constance Wu attends the "Hustlers" premiere during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 07, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.
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Helplines
• National Care Hotline:
1800-202-6868 (8am - 8pm)

Mental well-being
• Institute of Mental Health’s Mental Health Helpline:
6389-2222 (24 hours)

• Samaritans of Singapore:
1800-221-4444 (24 hours) /1-767 (24 hours)

• Singapore Association for Mental Health:
1800-283-7019

• Silver Ribbon Singapore:
6386-1928

• Tinkle Friend:
1800-274-4788 and www.tinklefriend.sg

• Community Health Assessment Team:
6493-6500/1 and www.chat.mentalhealth.sg

Counselling
• TOUCHline (Counselling):
1800-377-2252

• TOUCH Care Line (for seniors, caregivers):
6804-6555

• Care Corner Counselling Centre:
1800-353-5800

Online resources
• mindline.sg
• My Mental Health
• Fei Yue’s Online Counselling Service
• Tinkle Friend
• Community Health Assessment Team


Wu said in her post on Thursday that those tweets were 'careless'.
By The New Paper, 15 July 2022 at 03:27 pm
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Reference
[1] The New Paper, Actress Constance Wu says she attempted suicide after Twitter storm, posted on 15 July 2022 at 03:27 pm, https://tnp.straitstimes.com/entertainment/movies/actress-constance-wu-says-she-attempted-suicide-after-twitter-storm


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