Wu opens up about suicide attempt
Actor Constance Wu said she attempted suicide three years ago after receiving backlash for tweets she wrote about “Fresh Off the Boat.”
In a statement shared on Twitter, Wu said she was making her return to social media after a threeyear hiatus. “I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it,” Wu said. “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.”
The tweets in question were published in 2019, after it was announced that the ABC sitcom was renewed for another season, Variety reported.
Wu expressed some frustration about the show’s continuation. “So upset right now that I’m literally crying,” Wu wrote, according to Variety.
When a Twitter user said the show’s renewal was “great news,” Wu responded, saying, “No it’s not,” according to Variety.
Wu later apologized for the comments and clarified them, saying that she loved the show, but would be forced to give up a project that she was “really passionate about” in order to keep playing her role, Buzzfeed reported in 2019. Wu opened up about the incident more in her recent Twitter statement, saying that she “felt awful” about what she said.
“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,” Wu wrote. “That I was a disgrace to (Asian Americans), and they’d be better off without me.”
“Looking back, it’s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my
own life, but that’s what happened,” Wu said. “Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER.”
Wu said it was a “scary moment” that made her “reassess a lot” and focus on her mental health. Wu shared that “after a little break from Hollywood and a lot of therapy,” she feels prepared to step back into the public eye.
Tatum replaces Evans in film:
Channing Tatum is replacing Chris Evans in the Apple space race flick, “Project Artemis,” just as executive producer Greg Berlanti is coming on to helm the project after Jason Bateman left, allegedly over creative differences, Deadline reported Thursday.
Evans’ departure from the reunion with “Avengers” co-star Scarlet Johansson comes amid the actor’s “scheduling conflicts” linked to “Pain Hustlers,” a crime drama co-starring Emily Blunt, and “Red One,” a holiday film with Dwayne Johnson,
according to the outlet.
Meloni stars in revealing ad: “Law & Order: SVU” star Christopher Meloni strips down for a new Peloton commercial. In the ad shared online Thursday, Meloni, 61, lifts weights, holds yoga poses, goes for a run in the park, meditates and does squats — all while wearing socks and shoes, but nothing else. As Meloni talks about the Peloton app, however, his nether regions are pixelated.
Peloton is known for its stationary bikes and subscription-only fitness classes.
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