Constance Wu Returns To Social Media After Suicide Attempt: ‘I Almost Lost My Life From It’

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Constance Wu is ready to dip a toe back into social media. Wu (“Crazy Rich Asians”, “The Terminal List”) revealed that her three-year absence from social media came after she attempted suicide.

The actress tried to take her own life after experiencing intense backlash for expressing her disappointment for a season six renewal of “Fresh Off the Boat” in 2019. “I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it,” Wu wrote. “Three years ago, when I made careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show, it ignited outrage and internet shaming that got pretty severe.

I felt awful about what I’d said. READ MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith Talks To Mother Of 12-Year-Old Girl With Alopecia Who Died By Suicide “When a few DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me I’d become a blight on the Asian American (AsA) 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.