Constance Wu, star of Fresh Off the Boat, Hustlers, and Crazy Rich Asians, has finally returned to the world of social media (and cyber harassment) after a three-year hiatus. Triggering the actress’s return to social media is her decision to promote her upcoming memoir, Making a Scene, that will be published this fall.

Wu made the announcement of her return to social media to promote Making a Scene via Twitter. She also revealed that she attempted suicide following the backlash against the actress after her 2019 tweets expressing frustration with the renewal of her ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat. At the time, Wu tweeted, “So upset right now that I’m literally crying. Ugh. F—” and “F—ing hell.” Social media was outraged over Wu’s tweets, and she was forced to clarify her comments about her disappointment over the show’s renewal, saying she was upset at the moment because she had to turn down a “passion project,” and that her “dismayed social media replies were more about that other project and not about FOTB.”

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But according to Wu’s most recent statement, the social media backlash was more serious than she disclosed initially. “I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it: 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,” Wu writes in a statement. “I felt awful about what I’d said, and 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. That I was a disgrace to AsAms, 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. Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER.”

Wu continues in the statement about her suicide attempt, “It was a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life. For the next few years, I put my career aside to focus on my mental health. AsAms don’t talk about mental health enough. While we’re quick to celebrate representation wins, there’s a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues within our community. Even my tweets became a subject so touchy that most of my AsAm colleagues decided that was the time to avoid me or ice me out. I’ll admit it hurt a lot, but it also made me realize how important it is to reach out and care for people who are going through a hard time.”

The Crazy Rich Asians 2 actress concluded her statement by saying, “After a little break from Hollywood and a lot of therapy I feel OK enough to venture back on here (at least for a little bit). And 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.”

Read Wu’s full statement from Twitter below: