Constance Wu gets emotional explaining why she opened up about sexual harassment on 'Fresh Off the Boat' set
Constance Wu visited Late Night With Seth Meyers, Monday, where she discussed her new book of essays titled Making a Scene. In the book she revealed her 2019 profanity-laced Twitter rant was actually the result of being sexually harassed on her television series Fresh Off the Boat, which had just been renewed.
“To be honest, I didn't want to write about that,” said Wu. “That was the last essay I wrote for the book, and only after being, like, pushed by my editor, like, ‘You should write about this. This is what people want to hear.’ And I was like, ‘I'm done with that chapter in my life.’”
In the book, she details how a senior producer made her first two years on set miserable with his sexual advances.
“You know, the thing I learned is that bad feelings and abuse don't just go away because you will it to,” Wu said. “It's going to come out somewhere. And so I think people didn't understand the context of those tweets.”
Wu hopes that by sharing her story she can help others.
“I think it's important that we engage in curiosity and empathy before we go straight to judgment,” she said. “Because if somebody does something out of character for them, usually it means something's going on in their life.”
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CONSTANCE WU: To be honest, I didn't want to write about that. That was the last essay I wrote for the book. And only after being, like, pushed by my editor, like, you should write about this. This is what people want to hear. And I was like, I'm done with that chapter in my life.
KYLIE MAR: Constance Wu visited "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Monday, where she discussed her new book of essays titled "Making a Scene." In the book, she revealed her 2019 profanity-laced rant on Twitter was actually the result of being sexually harassed on her television series "Fresh Off The Boat."
CONSTANCE WU: And it was before the #MeToo movement too. So I just-- like, I was like, nobody's going to believe me, except for my middle school drama teacher, you know. So I just did it. I didn't know what to do.
KYLIE MAR: In the book, she detailed how a senior producer made her first two years on set miserable with his sexual advances.
CONSTANCE WU: You know, the thing I learned is that bad feelings and abuse don't just go away because you will it to. It's going to come out somewhere. And so I think-- I mean, people didn't understand the context of those tweets.
KYLIE MAR: Wu hopes that by sharing her story, she can help others.
CONSTANCE WU: I think it's important that we engage in curiosity and empathy before we go straight to judgment. Because if somebody does something out of character for them, usually means something's going on in their life. Sorry.
SETH MEYERS: No, that's all right. I think it's--
