'Friends' actor recalls incident on the hit show when racist slurs were spoken on set, calls it a 'toxic environment'
Stephen Park, who appeared in two episodes of "Friends" in the '90s, said the hit TV show's crew and cast were not welcoming to guest actors of color.
‘Friends’ actor recalls racist incident on ‘toxic’ set: ‘Nobody felt the need to correct this’
A veteran actor who appeared on “Friends” recalled witnessing racism on the set of the beloved NBC sitcom. Steve Park detailed the alleged incident, which occurred while filming the Season 3 episode “The One With the Ultimate Fighting Champion,” during an interview on the “Pod Meets World” podcast Monday.
Friends actor recalls racist incident and "toxic environment" on set
Friends actor Steve Park has recalled a racist incident and the "toxic environment" he alleges he experienced on set.
Stephen Park opens up about racism and toxicity on the set of Friends
Stephen Park, an actor known for his appearances in Friends during the 1990s, recently opened up about his negative experience on the set of the iconic American
Friends actor slams racist comment on set that caused him to hit out at Hollywood
Steve Park, who appeared in two episodes of NBC's Friends, claimed he experienced a 'toxic' environment on the set and heard racist remarks.
Friends actor recalls show’s ‘toxic’ and racist environment: ‘Nobody felt the need to correct this’
“It was at the time, I felt it was kind of a toxic environment,” Park said about Friends, then in its third season. “James Hong was the actor who was also on the episode with me, and [the AD] was calling him to the set and you know, essentially saying, you know, “Where the f*** is the Oriental guy? Get the Oriental guy.”
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Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection Friends guest star Stephen Park called the show out for creating an allegedly toxic environment where he and others endured racist name calling and more. During the Monday,
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