Wu alleges that during the show’s inaugural season, the man demanded that she run all her business matters past him and told her what to wear.
The star — who played matriarch Jessica Huang on the show — says things took a physical turn when she and the producer attended a sporting event together. There, he allegedly “placed his hand on her thigh, his hand ultimately grazing her crotch,” the Times reports. During a panel at Friday’s Atlantic Festival in Washington, D.C., Wu detailed her decision to speak out about the alleged misconduct.
“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.’”Wu only refers to to the producer by an initial in her book, “Making a Scene,” per the New York Times.ABC did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment and declined to comment to NYT. When reached for comment, Wu’s rep did not address the allegation, but suggested we get the book.
“Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER. It was a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life,” the “Hustlers” star explained in a July Twitter post. “For the next few years, I put my career aside to focus on my mental health. AsAms don’t talk about mental health enough.”