David Crane David Schwimmer Marta Kauffman Los Angeles USA New York actor Department Citi David Crane David Schwimmer Marta Kauffman Los Angeles USA New York

'Friends' creator apologizes for having no Black actors in sitcom, pledges $4M to Brandeis University

Reading now: 238
foxnews.com

"Friends" co-creator Marta Kauffman has apologized for not including any Black actors in the highly-popular '90s sitcom. Kauffman, 65, claimed she had a hard time understanding the "difficult and frustrating" criticism and chalked it up to "Friends" being singled out.

Now, she's apologizing and pledging $4 million to her alma mater, Brandeis University. "I’ve learned a lot in the last 20 years," Kauffman said in a Zoom interview with the Los Angeles Times. "Admitting and accepting guilt is not easy.

It’s painful looking at yourself in the mirror. I’m embarrassed that I didn’t know better 25 years ago." Executive Producer David Crane, left, and David Schwimmer directing an episode of "Friends" with executive producer Marta Kauffman. (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal) "Friends" was set in New York City and followed a group of six friends living in the city.

Kauffman's pledge will go to support the university's African and African American Studies program. "It took me a long time to begin to understand how I internalized systemic racism," Kauffman said in a statement to Brandeis University.

Read more on foxnews.com
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA