Friends actor recalls racist name calling on set

A Friends Guest Star Opened Up About A Racist Incident He Says Occurred On Set: ‘Nobody Felt The Need To Correct This’
Stephen Park said nobody on the Friends set did anything about the remark, so he tried to do something about it. He wrote a piece inspired by Jerry Maguire's famous "mission statement," regarding the issue and tried to get it published in the New York Times. The paper interviewed him but ultimately declined to publish the piece.
'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.
Friends actor recalls 'toxic environment' on set: I had become so race-conscious
Actor Stephen Park shared his negative experiences on the set of Friends, highlighting racial insensitivity. He recalled an incident involving an assistant director's offensive remarks towards fellow actor James Hong.
"I felt it was kind of a toxic environment" - Steve Park recalls the FRIENDS set incident that led to his iconic 'mission statement'
During an appearance on the latest episode of the Boy Meets World rewatch podcast Pod Meets World, Steve Park claimed that the Friends set was "kind of a toxic environment.
Friends star filed complaint after overhearing racist comment
Comedian Steve Park has detailed witnessing a racist incident while appearing on Friends. Best known for being part of the sketch comedy series In Living Colour, Steve has also appeared in Do the Right Thing, Fargo, Snowpiercer, and The French Dispatch.
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.”
'Friends' Actor Stephen Park Claims Racist and 'Toxic Environment' on Set Led Him to Temporarily Quit Acting
While most actors would have jumped at the chance to appear on Friends, guest star Stephen Park revealed he had a "disappointing" experience working on two episodes of the hit comedy series. In fact,
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Stephen Park Revisits Racist Incident on “Friends” That Prompted 1997 Open Letter: 'It Did Not Feel Safe to Say Anything'
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