Eddie Huang really doesn't like ABC's Fresh off the Boat

Eddie Huang really doesn't like ABC's Fresh off the Boat
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Critics have praised the ABC sitcom Fresh off the Boat for its portrayal of an Asian-American family adapting to life in 1990s Orlando. But not everyone is pleased with the show — namely, Eddie Huang, whose memoir of the same name is the inspiration for the series.

After Tuesday's Fresh off the Boat episode aired, Huang took to Twitter to declare that the show has turned "so far from the truth" it's no longer about his life at all.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.