Lisa says 'men' writers of Friends discussed their sexual fantasies about female stars
India, April 29 -- Actor Lisa Kudrow said there was "definitely mean stuff going on behind the scenes" during her 10-season run on Friends. While recalling her experience, she said that the show's writing staff, who were "mostly men", spoke crudely about her female co-stars.
In an interview with The Times of London, Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay on the popular sitcom, revealed that, in the writers' room, "the guys would be up late discussing their sexual fantasies about Jennifer (Aniston) and Courteney (Cox). It was intense."
"Don't forget we were recording in front of a live audience of 400, and if you messed up one of these writers' lines, or it didn't get the perfect response, they could be like, 'Can't the b***h f*****g read? She's not even trying. She f****d up my line,'" Kudrow said.
The 62-year-old continued, "Oh, it could be brutal, but these guys - and it was mostly men in there - were sitting up until 3 am, trying to write the show, so my attitude was, 'Say what you like about me behind my back because then it doesn't matter'."
Apart from the ladies, Friends also featured David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and the late actor Matthew Perry in key roles.HTC...
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