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Friends creator says Matthew Perry was happy and sober weeks before his death

Perry was found dead in his Los Angeles home aged 54

The Independent UK

Friends creators say Matthew Perry was ‘happy and chipper’ weeks before his death

Perry was found dead in his Los Angeles home aged 54

The Independent UK

Matthew Perry made his own Friends in the writers’ room

Late ‘Friends’ star was the ‘only one’ of the main cast who contributed to the script

The Independent UK

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Matthew Perry’s ‘Friends’ cast mates break silence: ‘We are all so utterly devastated’

Stars of "Friends" mourn the "unfathomable" death of Matthew Perry. Castmates, co-stars, and fans worldwide express sorrow. Marta Kauffman and David Crane: "The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken."

The Hindu

How Matthew Perry made his own Friends in the writers’ room

Late ‘Friends’ star was the ‘only one’ of the main cast who contributed to the script

The Independent UK

‘Heartbroken’ Friends stars among those paying tribute to Matthew Perry: ‘He brought so much joy’

Chandler Bing actor, who died at his LA home, is being remembered for making the world laugh

The Independent UK

Tributes pour in as actors and fans mourn 'Friends' star Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry was widely mourned this weekend by friends, co-stars and some very famous fans, including his childhood classmate, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; his 'Friends' mom Morgan Fairchild; and even singer Adele.

France 24

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Aisha Tyler says fans still call her 'Black girl from 'Friends''

Aisha Tyler, who played the professor at the center of a steamy paleontology love triangle on "Friends," is unearthing the reality of joining the "biggest show on television."

Los Angeles Times

Quinta Brunson playfully calls out Friends for having no Black characters in SNL monologue

Crowd cheered as ‘Abbott Elementary’ star made dig at sitcom’s lack of diversity

The Independent UK

Jennifer Aniston says the 'world needs humor' as younger set find 'Friends' offensive

Jennifer Aniston says "Friends" has become foe to a younger generation's sensibilities.

Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Aniston: ‘A whole generation of kids’ finds Friends offensive

Actor tells Variety that working in comedy has grown increasingly difficult, as comedians now ‘not allowed’ to ‘make fun of life’

The Guardian - US

Matthew Perry divulges reason why he got to say final line in Friends

Actor went behind co-stars’ backs

The Independent UK

Lisa Kudrow addresses lack of diversity on Friends: ‘You write what you know’

Marta Kauffman recently admitted she was ‘embarrassed’ over lack of diversity in popular sitcom

The Independent UK

First Thing: Role of far-right groups to be examined by January 6 panel

The Capitol attack committee will focus on extremists such as Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. Plus, inside the ‘school’ for men caught paying for sex

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Would a ‘Black Friends’ fix it? TV’s white New York still needs a reckoning

The Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman is seeking to make amends for the show’s lack of diversity – but she’s got a long way to go

Tribune News Service

‘Friends’ co-creator admits it was a ‘mistake’ to misgender Chandler’s trans parent in the show

“Friends” co-creator Marta Kauffman has admitted it was wrong to misgender the transgender parent of one of the show’s main characters.

The Guardian - UK

Friends creator: ‘mistake’ to use wrong pronouns for Chandler’s trans parent

Marta Kauffman says she regrets the representation of the character Amanda Bing in 90s sitcom

The Guardian - US

Friends co-creator to donate $4m amid embarrassment over show’s whiteness

Marta Kauffman will fund professorship in African and African American studies at her alma mater

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Los Angeles Times

How lack of diversity on 'Friends' led to $4 million pledge from show's co-creator

Marta Kauffman remembers being bothered: Why were so many people picking on "Friends"?

Los Angeles Times

Mary McNamara: Netflix’s longest-running show just ended. You wouldn’t know from the sendoff it got

Marta Kauffman's Netflix series "Grace and Frankie" came to an end last Friday, and I don't think we are making a big enough deal over this.

Salon

"Grace & Frankie" boss on poignant end

On "Salon Talks," "Friends" creator Marta Kauffman discusses how to wrap up a show and how Netflix changed the game

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