Constance Wu claims she was sexually harassed by 'Fresh Off the Boat' producer

'Crazy Rich Asians' actorConstance Wu has revealed that she was sexually harassed by a senior producer of her superhit sitcom 'Fresh Off The Boat'.

Wu made these shocking revelations in her upcoming memoir, 'Making a Scene' and ahead of the book release, the actress shared the dark experiencesduring her interview with the New York Times. The actress has refrained from sharing the name of the producer and will mention him with his initials only.

In the memoir, she alleged that the producer harassed her and exhibited controlling behaviour on the set of the show's first season in 2015.

“‘Fresh Off the Boat’ was my first-ever TV show,” Wu told The New York Times. via Variety. “I was thrown into this world. I don’t have parents in the industry. And because I was 30, people thought I knew what I was doing. It made me paranoid and embarrassed.”

She also revealed how the producer controlled her, such as “demanding selfies and that she should run all her business decision by him.''

Further talking, Constance said that 'Fresh Off the Boat' was her first-ever TV show and further, the actress explained what mindset and thoughts she had back then, ''I was thrown into this world. I don't have parents in the industry. And because I was 30, people thought I knew what I was doing. It made me paranoid and embarrassed.''

Wu also revealed that she didn't decide to speak up because of the consequences she may face back then and also in the fear that the show might lose its charm and audience.

She said during a panel at the Atlantic Festival, via People, "It was the only show on network television in over 20 years to star Asian Americans, and I did not want to sully the reputation of the one show we had representing us.''

''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. And, so I thought: ‘you know what? I handled it, nobody has to know, I don’t have to stain this Asian American producer’s reputation, I don’t have to stain the reputation of the show.’”

The actress also shared that the producer's inappropriate behaviour heightened when they attended a Lakers game together, where ''he touched her thigh and grazed her crotch, and then became cold to her after she told him to stop''.

Wu also reveals that she and the producer stopped talking after an argument over Wu's decision not to attendAsian American film festival, However, now Wu has eventually forgiven the producer so that she could move on in her life.

The ABC sitcom was loosely inspired by the life of chef Eddie Huangandhis 2013 autobiography of the same name. And it was also the first network television sitcom in the U.S. to have the entire lead cast ofAsian Americansas main characters in over 20 years.

Wu was part of the show for six seasons from 2015 to 2020.