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Constance Wu says she was raped early in her career during a date with an aspiring writer.<\/p>\n
The actress, 40, said in her upcoming autobiography \u201cMaking a Scene\u201d she managed to wipe the alleged incident from her memory for years before it flooded back when she found fame in Hollywood after shooting \u201cCrazy Rich Asians\u201d.<\/p>\n
She said about her alleged rapist, who she named Ty in the book \u2013 an excerpt of which has been printed by Vanity Fair ahead of its publication on October 4: \u201cWhen Ty asked me out on a date, it felt like I had been invited to the popular kids\u2019 table. He was 36, and he was a real New Yorker.<\/p>\n
\u201cTy was tall and broad-shouldered. He had the kind of skin where you could tell he probably had freckles on his shoulders.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch video:<\/strong><\/p>\n She added the alleged rape took place on her second date with Ty at his apartment, saying: \u201cHe felt me between my legs, and I shyly pushed him away, but he could feel my arousal.<\/p>\n \u201cHe took off his pants and started putting the condom on \u2013 an obvious signal for sex \u2013 which I did not want.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I said, \u2018Oh gosh, I\u2019m sorry, I\u2019m not ready to have sex with you\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n But she said Ty continued and was being \u201cso tender\u201d, adding: \u201cI repeated, as seriously as I could, \u2018Really, I\u2019m not ready for sex\u2019, my face flushing.<\/p>\n \u201cHe smiled at me again like I was a baby kitten, held me close, kissed me, gently moved my legs apart, and then he\u2026 did it anyway.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t fight back. I just\u2026 gave up\u2026 I hate that it happened.<\/p>\n \u201cHe wanted me to stay over. I mumbled an excuse about needing to get back to my apartment for my skincare regime.<\/p>\n \u201cI said \u2018sorry\u2019 a million times.\u201d<\/p>\n She said about recalling the incident more than 10 years later: \u201cI was on a plane from Singapore, where I had finished filming \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d just woken up from a nap when the realization hit me like a flood. Ty raped me. He raped me, and I hadn\u2019t done anything about it. A strange sound involuntarily croaked out of my throat, almost a squawk.<\/p>\n \u201cEmbarrassed, I hoped no one on the plane heard me. My heart was pounding. For a split second, I panicked. But then I talked myself out of the panic. I did not consent to sex.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe it wasn\u2019t violent, but it was rape. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n