Park says a crew member on the show used a racist term to refer to actor James Hong Actor and comedian Stephen Park is looking back on what he describes as a “toxic environment” he experienced on the set of Friends in the ’90s and the racist incident that led him to write an open letter calling out Hollywood’s marginalization of Asian American actors.

Stephen Park recalled a moment of racism on 'Friends' set, stating that in 1997, this kind of behavior was considered 'business as usual' in Hollywood

Friends’ guest star Stephen Park claimed the set's 'toxic' environment caused him to take a step back from acting