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There’s no beef here!
Gemma Chanhad a social media slip up, inadvertently “liking” a message on social media that criticizedConstance Wu, who made headlines this week after sheresponded rather unhappilyto news that her ABC sitcomFresh Off the Boathad been renewed for another season.
The since-deleted Twitter post which Chan — who starred inCrazy Rich Asiansalongside Wu — accidentally liked alleged that Wu had “a reputation for being rude, petty, mean-spirited, and ungrateful.”
On Saturday, Chan, 36, addressed the incident on Twitter, writing, “Just to clarify – it was an accidental ‘like.’ ”
“Anyone looking for drama or beef, sorry to disappoint,” the British actress added, sharing the message alongside a GIF of a woman artfully maneuvering her way through a room filled with lasers.
“Future me dodging the like button whilst scrolling,” Chan joked.
After it was first announced thatFresh Off the Boat, the first network sitcom about an Asian-American family to air in 20 years, had been renewed for another season, Wu cryptically tweeted, “So upset right now that I’m literally crying. Ugh. F-.”
Within the hour, the actress, who stars as Huang family matriarch Jessica, tweeted again, writing, “F—— hell.”
When a Twitter user expressed well wishes to Wu, writing, “Congrats on your renewal! Great news :),” the actress swiftly responded: “No it’s not.” (Her reply has since been deleted.)
Constance Wu/Twitter
Wu, 37, later issued a lengthy statementclarifying her reaction, and said she was not upset the show was renewed, but rather that its renewal meant she had to give up another project was “really passionate about.”
“I love FOTB,” the actress began. “I was temporarily upset yesterday not bc I hate the show but bc its renewal meant I had to give up another project that I was really passionate about. So my dismayed social media replies were more about that other project and not about FOTB.”
Constance Wu onFresh Off the Boat.Kelsey McNeal/ABC via Getty
“But I understand how that could feel interconnected and could get muddled,” she continued. “So here is me unmuddling it with my truth: FOTB is a great show that I’m proud of and that I enjoy. I’ve gotten to fully explore my character and I know her like the back of my hand. So playing Jessica is fun and easy and pleasant. I get to work with a kind and pleasant cast/crew. Which makes it all quite enjoyable — so obviously I don’t dislike doing a show that is fun and easy and pleasant.”
Wu then explained that she was looking for “artistic challenge over comfort and ease.”
“I was disappointed in not being able to do that other project — because that other project would have challenged me as an artist — that other project would have been really hard and not easy or pleasant at all. Sometimes even my closest friends are baffled at how I could value artistic challenge/difficulties over success/happiness. But I do. I know it’s weird,” she said.
Constance Wu.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
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Hours after the actress publicly shared her disappointment about the renewal, she released a shorter statement on Twitter on Friday, telling her followers that hertweets came “on the heels of a rough day.”
Contrary to her earlier sentiments, Wu also said that she was“grateful” for the renewal and “proud” to be a part of the show.
“Todays tweets were on the heels of rough day&were ill timed w/the news of the show,” she tweeted on Friday. “Plz know, Im so grateful for FOTB renewal. I love the cast&crew. Im proud to be a part of it.”
“For all the fans support, thank u & for all who support my casual use of the word f— thank u too,” she added, making reference to her explicit use of language in the earlier tweets.
source: people.com
