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

Stephen Park, who appeared on Friends as a guest star, is speaking out about his experience on set. In a shocking revelation, he accuses the show’s environment of being toxic and calls out instances of racist name-calling.

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

Park told Fishel, Friedle and Strong that he reported the incident to the Screen Actors Guild, where someone suggested he write about his experience for the L.A. Times. Having just seen Jerry Maguire, Park said he was partly inspired to do so by Tom Cruise ’s character’s own mission statement in the movie.

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,