‘Friends’ creator apologises for show’s lack of diversity with $4million pledge: “I’m embarrassed”

‘Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman has pledged $4million (£3.2million) to African American studies as an apology for the show’s lack of diversity.

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Kauffman said she had a change of heart on the diversity criticism against the show following the death of George Floyd in 2020 by Minneapolis police – which sparked worldwide protests.

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She added: “It took me a long time to begin to understand how I internalised systemic racism. I’ve been working really hard to become an ally, an anti-racist. And this seemed to me to be a way that I could participate in the conversation from a white woman’s perspective.”

www.nme.com/news/tv/friends-creator-apologises-for-shows-lack-of-diversity-with-4million-pledge-im-embarrassed-3259543

 

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