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As Kanye West‘s antisemitic rant continues to light up X, David Schwimmer is calling on Elon Musk to take action.

Friends star David Schwimmer has talked about how he couldn’t bring himself to listen to the show’s theme tune after years of global fame that he found uncomfortable.The actor played Ross Geller throughout the show’s ten-year run, being nominated for an Emmy and becoming a household name around the world. Despite the success, he has often discussed his discomfort at the level of notoriety the role brought him.On the latest episode of the Making A Scene podcast, he said: “I’ll be really honest, there was a time for quite a while that just hearing the theme song would really … uggh”. ‘I’ll Be There For You’ by The Rembrandts was written specifically for the sitcom after use of the producers’ first choice, ‘Shiny Happy People’ by R.E.M., was turned down by the band.“You know what I mean?” he continued.

Alex Ritman The “Friends” theme song has not exactly been there for David Schwimmer over the years. Speaking on the new podcast by Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the star revealed that hearing the theme — performed by The Rembrandts and released as a single in 1995 — across 10 seasons of the hit show and beyond had been more than enough.

Matthew Perry’s death still hits hard for friends more than a year after the tragedy. The Friends star’s passing in October 2023 was shocking to say the least. Of course, his former co-stars, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, and Lisa Kudrow were among some of the most heartbroken.

Matthew Perry’s death and the proliferation of ketamine in Hollywood is examined in a new documentary.The Friends actor died aged 54 on October 28, 2023, after being found unresponsive in a hot tub in his Los Angeles home. According to the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office, his death was caused by the acute effects of ketamine, with drowning and coronary artery disease listed as other factors.Five people were charged in connection with Perry’s death in August 2024, including doctors Mark Chavez and Salvador Plascenia, the actor’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, former rehab program director Erik Fleming, and so-called “ketamine queen” Jasveen Sangha.Chavez, Fleming and Iwamasa have all pleaded guilty to drug charges.

premieres on Peacock Tuesday, Feb. 25. “I don’t think it’s too soon for a [documentary].

viral video using AI-generated celebrities to protest Kanye West‘s antisemitism has defended his decision to use the stars’ likenesses without their permission.The video features AI-generated versions of Mark Zuckerberg, Scarlett Johansson, Drake, David Schwimmer, Jerry Seinfeld, Ben Stiller and more sporting a white t-shirt with the Star of David in a middle finger emblem, with West’s name written beneath it.Adam Sandler, Mila Kunis, Jack Black, Natalie Portman, Steven Spielberg are among the other major stars whose likeness is used in the video, which serves as a direct response to West’s long history of antisemitic comments and his recent attempt to sell a swastika t-shirt on his website.In a new interview with The Jewish Chronicle, Guy Bar, the Israeli founder of an AI tech hub called Elevaitor, explained why he decided to use AI-generated celebrities instead of Jewish activities to make the video.“It had to be [created] very, very fast. If you take time [after West’s T-shirt controversy], it wouldn’t be relevant,” said Bar.

Cara Delevingne has hit out at her former friend Kanye West with a clip of Amy Winehouse at Glastonbury.The rapper has made headlines in recent weeks as he rescinded his apology to the Jewish community for his past anti-Semitic remarks, and went on to declare himself as “a Nazi”. He also took to X to write “I love Hitler”, and praised billionaire and X owner Elon Musk as “the most lit person that [has] ever been on Twitter”, following the latter’s accusations of Nazism at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.His actions have been criticised by many across the entertainment world, with Ye’s ‘Vultures’ collaborator Ty Dolla $ign condemning hate speech, Charlie Puth begging West to stop promoting “incredibly dangerous” messages, and Friends star David Schwimmer calling for action to be taken against the rapper for his hate-filled “Nazi” posts, arguing that “silence is complicity”.Now, Delevigne, who was friends with West during his marriage to Kim Kardashian, has joined those speaking out against his comments.

AI-created deepfake video of several pop culture figures sporting “Fuck Kanye” t-shirts has gone viral in protest to the rapper’s recent string of controversial social media posts.Over the last two weeks, Kanye West – now legally known has Ye – has courted unprecedented levels of controversy. Last week, Kanye attended the Grammys red carpet with his wife Bianca Censori, who wore a see-through dress revealing her fully nude figure.After that, he revealed in an interview that he has autism and believes he had been misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2016.

Friends star David Schwimmer has called on action to be taken against Kanye West for his hate-filled “Nazi” posts, arguing that “silence is complicity”.The rapper – now known as Ye – has made a high-profile return to social media activity over the last week, with a string of controversial posts that have seen him withdraw his apology to the Jewish community for past anti-Semitic comments, as well as declaring himself as “a Nazi”.Now, Schwimmer has written a response to Ye’s comments, suggesting that the people overseeing the social media companies have a responsibility to act.Alongside a photograph of Ye with the caption “Im a Nazi”, Schwimmer wrote: “This is so 2022. We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate filled, ignorant bile… but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr.

Jack Dunn “Friends” star David Schwimmer asked Elon Musk to ban Kanye West from X after the rapper posted a series of antisemitic tweets on the platform Friday. “We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate filled, ignorant bile… but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk,” Schwimmer wrote on Instagram.

Seinfeld to help the Friends cast give a better performance.There was some overlap between the two beloved sitcoms, which both revolved around a group of friends in New York City. Seinfeld aired between 1989 and 1998 while Friends was on TV between 1994 and 2004.Cox guest starred in season five of the former show in the episode ‘The Wife’, playing Meryl, a woman who dated Jerry Seinfeld.Speaking on Dana Carvey and David Spade’s Fly on the Wall podcast, Kudrow said Cox was “so smart” in passing on her wisdom from Seinfeld. “She was also the one when we were first shooting the pilot would say: ‘Listen y’all, I did Seinfeld.

David Schwimmer said he once came into contact with Sir Rod Stewart in the Friends star's pre-fame days - and claims he served the legendary rocker with divorce papers.

Rod Stewart divorce papers, when the actor was working a temporary job in his university days.During a new interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the Friends star looked back on his time as a waiter in Chicago, saying he had “so many jobs” in his younger years.“One summer after my freshman year in college, I was just looking for work,” Schwimmer recalled. “And my mum said, ‘Well, you can be a process server for me’. My mum was a divorce lawyer.”He continued: “So I was the guy who would pop out of the bushes and serve you divorce papers.

David Schwimmer is still kind of hiding from a certain Grammy-winning British rockstar!

told People that he was “too young” to get married at the time, despite being 34.“When I told my dad I was getting married, he said, ‘You’re far too young,'” Stewart recalled. “He was right.

David Schwimmer’s stint as Ross Geller on “Friends” launched his career and earned him a staggering $1 million an episode in its final seasons. But, there is one aspect of the Central Perk experience he would change looking back.“Advice I’d give my younger self. … I would maybe say enjoy it more,” he exclusively told The Post while promoting his new series, “Goosebumps: The Vanishing.”“Enjoy the ride a little more.

Max Gao In the two decades since wrapping up his 10-season run as neurotic paleontologist Ross Geller on the beloved NBC sitcom “Friends,” David Schwimmer has branched out across genres and mediums. Following the series finale of “Friends” in 2004, Schwimmer, unlike his costars, decided to move from Los Angeles back to his native New York City, and briefly stepped away from the spotlight.

David Schwimmer is set to captivate audiences in a chilling new role in Goosebumps: The Vanishing, but it turns out not all his co-stars were as familiar with his iconic past.

Goosebumps: The Vanishing star Jayden Bartels takes the lead in Disney+ and Hulu’s breathtaking second season of the hit horror show based on the iconic books by RL Stine.

Friends co-star Matthew Perry from 2004.Perry was found dead in October 2023 at his Los Angeles home, aged 54. An autopsy report ruled his manner of death as an accidental drug overdose, and showed that he died from the acute effects of ketamine, with contributing factors including drowning.In the hit sit-com series, Kudrow played Phoebe Buffay, while Matthew Perry played Chandler Bing.