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

    By Online Desk

    “A whole generation of kids now finds Friends offensive”, said Jennifer Aniston who made her name in the smash-hit 90s sitcom. The actress was promoting her new Netflix film Murder Mystery 2, costarring Adam Sandler, when the topic came up.

    She has been starring in comedies for nearly 30 years from the launch of NBC’s Friends in 1994 to the upcoming release of her latest work Murder Mystery 2. 

    “Comedy has evolved, movies have evolved,” Aniston told AFP in Paris. She further mentioned how it’s a bit tricky these days to be funny.

    “Now it’s a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life,” said Aniston.

    She also touched upon how much the culture has changed since Friends debuted in 1994.

    “There’s a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of Friends and find them offensive,” Aniston said. “There were things that were never intentional and others… well, we should have thought it through – but I don’t think there was a sensitivity like there is now.”

    She further added, “[In the past] you could joke about a bigot and have a laugh – that was hysterical. And it was about educating people on how ridiculous people were. And now we’re not allowed to do that.”

    Aniston concluded by saying, “Everybody needs funny! The world needs humour! We can’t take ourselves too seriously. Especially in the United States. Everyone is far too divided.”

    The TV series’ lack of diversity has been in the headlines for a while now. Cast member Lisa Kudrow once said that if the show ever returned or got rebooted “it would not be an all-white cast.”

    All six main characters on Friends were white, and it rarely featured actors of colour in prominent roles across 10 seasons and 236 episodes. Not just that, some of the jokes on the show are now seen to be homophobic or transphobic.

    Marta Kauffman, the sitcom’s co-creator, expressed remorse about the lack of diversity last year.

    She donated $4 million to create the Marta F. Kauffman ’78 Professorship in African and African American Studies at Brandeis University. The program will “support a distinguished scholar with a concentration in the study of the peoples and cultures of Africa and the African diaspora.”

    “Admitting and accepting guilt is not easy,” Kaufman told the Los Angeles Times. “It’s painful looking at yourself in the mirror. I’m embarrassed that I didn’t know better 25 years ago,” she added.

    “A whole generation of kids now finds Friends offensive”, said Jennifer Aniston who made her name in the smash-hit 90s sitcom. The actress was promoting her new Netflix film Murder Mystery 2, costarring Adam Sandler, when the topic came up.

    She has been starring in comedies for nearly 30 years from the launch of NBC’s Friends in 1994 to the upcoming release of her latest work Murder Mystery 2. 

    “Comedy has evolved, movies have evolved,” Aniston told AFP in Paris. She further mentioned how it’s a bit tricky these days to be funny.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); });

    “Now it’s a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life,” said Aniston.

    She also touched upon how much the culture has changed since Friends debuted in 1994.

    “There’s a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of Friends and find them offensive,” Aniston said. “There were things that were never intentional and others… well, we should have thought it through – but I don’t think there was a sensitivity like there is now.”

    She further added, “[In the past] you could joke about a bigot and have a laugh – that was hysterical. And it was about educating people on how ridiculous people were. And now we’re not allowed to do that.”

    Aniston concluded by saying, “Everybody needs funny! The world needs humour! We can’t take ourselves too seriously. Especially in the United States. Everyone is far too divided.”

    The TV series’ lack of diversity has been in the headlines for a while now. Cast member Lisa Kudrow once said that if the show ever returned or got rebooted “it would not be an all-white cast.”

    All six main characters on Friends were white, and it rarely featured actors of colour in prominent roles across 10 seasons and 236 episodes. Not just that, some of the jokes on the show are now seen to be homophobic or transphobic.

    Marta Kauffman, the sitcom’s co-creator, expressed remorse about the lack of diversity last year.

    She donated $4 million to create the Marta F. Kauffman ’78 Professorship in African and African American Studies at Brandeis University. The program will “support a distinguished scholar with a concentration in the study of the peoples and cultures of Africa and the African diaspora.”

    “Admitting and accepting guilt is not easy,” Kaufman told the Los Angeles Times. “It’s painful looking at yourself in the mirror. I’m embarrassed that I didn’t know better 25 years ago,” she added.

  • Johnny Depp to appear in Rihanna’s new Savage X Fenty show

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Actor Johnny Depp will feature in Rihanna’s upcoming ‘Savage X Fenty Vol. 4’ fashion show.

    As per Variety, Depp will be the first male celebrity to have a featured “star” moment in one of Rihanna’s shows.

    His brief cameo follows in the vein of other celeb moments, like Cindy Crawford’s appearance in the 2021 Savage X Fenty showcase. Other confirmed celebrities for the “Vol. 4” show include Rihanna herself, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” actor Winston Duke, “Abbott Elementary” Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph, Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” star Simu Liu, “Empire” star Taraji P. Henson, Irina Shayk, Marsai Martin and performances by Burna Boy and Anitta.

    “Savage X Fenty Vol. 4” will be out on Prime Video on November 9.

    Meanwhile, Depp is also in news over his alleged relationship with his lawyer Joelle Rich.

    Joelle Rich represented Johnny in his libel trial against The Sun in 2018. The update about their separation has been confirmed by People magazine.

    Back in September, a source confirmed to the outlet that the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star and the London lawyer were “dating, but it’s not serious.”

    However, as per the new reports, the two are no longer dating.

    Rich was on Depp’s legal team during his libel case against The Sun, which he lost in November 2020. He sued the U.K. newspaper for calling him a “wife-beater,” but the court upheld the outlet’s claims as being “substantially true” and his ex-wife Amber Heard testified to back up the claims. In March 2021, his attempt to overturn the decision was overruled.

    Rich was not among his lawyers in this year’s defamation case against Heard, 36, which was held in Fairfax County, Virginia. This isn’t Rich’s first encounter with internationally renowned figures while working in her field.

    According to Page Six, the lawyer, a partner at the firm Schillings, successfully defended Meghan Markle in the Duchess’ 2019 case against the Daily Mail over the publishing of a private letter to her estranged father, winning on behalf of her client in 2021.

    WASHINGTON: Actor Johnny Depp will feature in Rihanna’s upcoming ‘Savage X Fenty Vol. 4’ fashion show.

    As per Variety, Depp will be the first male celebrity to have a featured “star” moment in one of Rihanna’s shows.

    His brief cameo follows in the vein of other celeb moments, like Cindy Crawford’s appearance in the 2021 Savage X Fenty showcase. Other confirmed celebrities for the “Vol. 4” show include Rihanna herself, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” actor Winston Duke, “Abbott Elementary” Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph, Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” star Simu Liu, “Empire” star Taraji P. Henson, Irina Shayk, Marsai Martin and performances by Burna Boy and Anitta.

    “Savage X Fenty Vol. 4” will be out on Prime Video on November 9.

    Meanwhile, Depp is also in news over his alleged relationship with his lawyer Joelle Rich.

    Joelle Rich represented Johnny in his libel trial against The Sun in 2018. The update about their separation has been confirmed by People magazine.

    Back in September, a source confirmed to the outlet that the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star and the London lawyer were “dating, but it’s not serious.”

    However, as per the new reports, the two are no longer dating.

    Rich was on Depp’s legal team during his libel case against The Sun, which he lost in November 2020. He sued the U.K. newspaper for calling him a “wife-beater,” but the court upheld the outlet’s claims as being “substantially true” and his ex-wife Amber Heard testified to back up the claims. In March 2021, his attempt to overturn the decision was overruled.

    Rich was not among his lawyers in this year’s defamation case against Heard, 36, which was held in Fairfax County, Virginia. This isn’t Rich’s first encounter with internationally renowned figures while working in her field.

    According to Page Six, the lawyer, a partner at the firm Schillings, successfully defended Meghan Markle in the Duchess’ 2019 case against the Daily Mail over the publishing of a private letter to her estranged father, winning on behalf of her client in 2021.