Constance Wu details sexual harassment she faced on 'Fresh Off the Boat'. Image Source: Fox News

Constance Wu gets candid about the harassment she faced from a co-worker on the sets of "Fresh Off the Boat."

Constance Wu’s memoir ‘Making a Scene’ is out now in which she details being harassed and intimated by a co-worker on the sets of ‘Fresh off the Boat’ and writes that the man she chose not to name had a catchphrase which was like ‘You do what I say', adding that she was new to the world and she had not earned her stripes yet and was grateful for the support she was getting before everything went downhill.

The actress claimed that his backing became conditional as he began to insist on having a constant line of communication with her and revealed that he had acquired her mobile phone number before they began filming. The man would phone her directly when her agents attempted to negotiate on her behalf, irate that he had not been informed beforehand, and rant at her until she felt bad and apologized to him.

Constance goes on to explain that the conversation between her and the man started to stray into her private life, where he expressed his preference for her hair and advised her to wear short skirts till she could. The actor claimed that the man began to monitor every aspect of her life and would request to see images of her female friends before deciding whether or not to fuck them. The actress was frequently questioned by him about her recent and prior love lives. Constance said she didn't complain about his behavior since she didn't think she was all that bothered by it and liked him because he was laid-back, entertaining, and well-informed.

Constance Wu said that she started to say no after the show became successful and she had the power. Image Source: Yahoo.com

She acknowledged in her book that she occasionally enjoyed it because she felt like a member of the guys' club and that, even when he became a little power-trip-y, she always followed his instructions. He did know the business better than she did, so when he started becoming controlling, she gave in. She devised strategies to play along without completely committing herself when he was overtly offensive. It was bothersome but bearable, she claims, until one night when they attended a Lakers game together, he touched her bare thigh and remarked on how smooth it was.

Constance claimed that when she objected, he told her to calm down and continued to raise his hand to touch her crotch. He complied with her request to halt. Apart from that basketball game, the actress claimed in her memoir, he never touched her inappropriately. She also stated that she was fine at the time and that it didn't feel like a huge problem to her. joyful even! It made him feel good to protect her, too, the actress said, adding that it was a win-win situation where he was helpful to her defenseless. She expressed her sincere gratitude for his support. However, as the show gained popularity, she began to get weary of him. Once she understood that she was no longer powerless, she began to refuse the extras, and whatever they had was over.

He showed a soft warmth and camaraderie that he'd shut off whenever she was near, making sure that she would notice the disparity, according to the Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile actress, who said that the two of them did not talk for the rest of the show's run. She said that it was a helpless sensation knowing that it was too late for anything to change, and he made sure she felt like an outcast on set. She had taken too many steps forward after getting off to a bad start to turn back. Wu states that emotion prompted her to make a poor attempt to explain what had occurred to a couple of her costars and the activist parent of one of the child actors.

Constance Wu will be seen in 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile'. Image Source: SheKnows

Constance acknowledged that by being too weak to even file an official complaint, she had unfairly placed her coworkers in a difficult situation. By the time the #MeToo movement arose, FOTB had already aired for a few seasons and had already established itself as a significant step forward for Asian American representation. She debated whether or not to stain that. She never reported it to HR and never visited there. She also refrained from speaking after realizing that she had engaged in "childish conduct" with Randall Park and Chelsey Crisp on different occasions.

In the final few seasons, when the man was never on site, Wu writes that it took time for her to rediscover her footing. Although she never actually spoke to the man again, she finally forgave both him and herself, explaining that since they were both in unfamiliar, high-pressure situations, it was only normal for them to make mistakes. Constance Wu acknowledges in her autobiography that she was "guilty of sexual harassment" on the FOTB set as she explained that every time the audience saw her character writing on a legal pad, signing a check, or creating a grocery list in season 1, according to Wu, she was repeatedly penning the word "penis," and she wasn't secretive about it either; everyone knew. Wu started the custom after noticing a silly, innocent joke involving the term "breast" in a screenplay for the show.

The actress claimed that she performed it for three and a half seasons of Fresh Off the Boat before Justin, one of the producers, was confronted with a complaint that it was inappropriate. He regretted having to inform her that it made someone uncomfortable because he knew she believed it to be innocent fun. Constance claimed that he had anticipated that she would object and defend herself, but that instead of doing so, she only remarked that she is happy he informed her and said that he was right, she shouldn't have done that. She will quit now and apologize. Constance concluded that while everyone had laughed and she may have been kidding, this is not an acceptable defense. When someone is uncomfortable and apologizes, they may chuckle and claim that they are doing so sincerely. She said that she is sorry, truly, from the bottom of her heart.