'Fresh off the Boat' Exposed: Constance Wu Opens up on Sexual Harassment From Producer
Actress Constance Wu speaks out on sexual harassment she experienced during her time in the sitcom television series, "Fresh off the boat".
Wu made her screen debut in 2006 with a supporting role in "Stephanie Daley". Eventually, the actress landed her breakthrough role as the lead actress in the ABC comedy series "Fresh Off the Boat" alongside actor Randall Park. According to Wu, this was her first role in a television series. The show aired from 2015 to 2020 for six seasons.
In a recent interview with Variety, the "Crazy Rich Asians" star recalls the disturbing experience she had been facing during her time on "Fresh off the Boat". Written in her upcoming memoir, "Making a scene", the actress recalls a senior producer had "sexually harassed" her during the first two seasons of the show.
"I kept my mouth shut for a really long time about a lot of sexual harassment and intimidation that I received the first two seasons of the show. Because, after the first two seasons, once it was a success, once I was no longer scared of losing my job, that's when I was able to start saying 'no' to the harassment, 'no' to the intimidation, from this particular producer," Wu told Variety.
Wu Details the Disturbing Encounters
In her upcoming memoir, "Making a scene", Wu wrote about her childhood, heartbreak, and the disturbing sexual harassment she endured in Hollywood. During her interview with Variety, she detailed the kind of harassment she experienced from the unnamed "Fresh off the Boat" senior producer.
"The producer told her to send him selfies and to run all her business decisions by him before making them." According to a report from Variety. "She also alleges the producer coerced her to attending a Lakers game with her, during which he touched her thigh and grazed her crotch, and then became cold to her after she told him to stop.
'Fresh off the Boat' Renewal Upset Wu?
Notably, the actress had gone through a social media break following online backlash from her upset tweets on the renewal of "Fresh off the Boat" in 2019.
Fans had called her out for appearing "ungrateful", to which she explained that the reason for her outburst was that she had to give up on a different project to reprise her role on "Fresh off the boat". Wu eventually returned to social media this year.
