Park says a crew member on the show used a racist term to refer to actor James Hong Actor and comedian Stephen Park is looking back on what he describes as a “toxic environment” he experienced on the set of Friends in the ’90s and the racist incident that led him to write an open letter calling out Hollywood’s marginalization of Asian American actors.

Stephen Park recalled a moment of racism on 'Friends' set, stating that in 1997, this kind of behavior was considered 'business as usual' in Hollywood

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

Stephen Park has been a part of the show for one episode each in Season 2 and Season 3 of the sitcom Friends. He narrated an incident that took place on the sets of the show in the 1990s, when only a few people were vocal on racism and other issues.

Friends’ guest star Stephen Park claimed the set's 'toxic' environment caused him to take a step back from acting

Actor Stephen Park, known for guest-starring in two episodes of Friends, recently opened up about a racist incident he witnessed on set in the 1990s. Speaking on the Pod Meets World podcast, Stephen Park described the environment as toxic and shared that a crew member used racist language when referring to fellow actor James Hong.

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,