Following her divisive 2019 tweets, Constance Wu has spoken out on the anguish of being shunned by the Asian community.
Wu discussed how she felt betrayed by her own community on Wednesday’s Red Table Talk edition of Facebook Watch. She specifically mentioned one particular gala event that happened months after her attempted suicide and in which she tweeted her dismay that Fresh Off the Boat had been renewed. Simu Liu, the host of Character Media’s annual Unforgettable Gala, joked about her after being guaranteed that she wouldn’t be made fun of.
Wu explained to co-hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris that they wanted her to attend because they wanted to commemorate “Fresh Off the Boat” and the children who appeared on the programme. “There was so much drama going on at the time that I thought if I left, everyone would simply want to talk about the tweets. And I really adore my on-screen children. I want them to be able to rejoice at this time.”
Wu explained to co-hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris that they wanted her to attend because they wanted to commemorate “Fresh Off the Boat” and the children who appeared on the programme. “There was so much drama going on at the time that I thought if I left, everyone would simply want to talk about the tweets. And I really adore my on-screen children. I want them to be able to rejoice at this time.”
“I was sitting there by myself, fighting back tears in front of everyone, and the crowd was like, ‘Oh, sâ-!'” said Wu. “They had vowed not to make fun of me, but they did it immediately away. I had the impression that they were preparing me for it. Furthermore, it appeared to be a betrayal by the Asian American community. I was in the emergency room a few months earlier.