FriendsCreators Reveal Questionnaire Network Gave Audience About Monica Sleeping with Someone on a First Date

Courteney Cox as Monica Geller in ‘Friends’.Photo:Joseph Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Joseph Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty The creators ofFriendstried to stand up to an NBC executive who went to great lengths to try and shame the character of Monica Geller for sleeping with a co-worker on their first date. In a retrospective interview for the U.K. outletThe Times, the creators of the hit ’90s sitcom,Marta KauffmanandDavid Crane, revealed that they had to stand up forCourteney Cox’s character against an NBC executive before the pilot episode even aired.

FriendsIs 30! 20 Behind-The-Scenes Facts You Didn't Know About Your Favorite Sitcom

Courteney Cox Arquette as Monica Geller, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green in ‘Friends’.Photo: Reisig & Taylor/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Friendshas become one of the most iconic shows since its inception in 1994.The sitcom may have ended in in 2004, but its legacy has lived on in the two decades since.

From a 'Hideous, Terrible' Cake to the DJ Canceling Last Minute, Bride Recounts Disastrous Wedding Day Mishaps

A bride and groom (stock image).Photo:Getty Getty A bride is sharing how “everything that could go wrong did” at her “carefully planned” wedding. In a lengthyposton Reddit’s “Wedding Planning” forum — which she titled “We make plans and God laughs” — the bride recapped her big day, detailing a series of snafus that nearly spoiled the event. She wrote that it all “started when the DJ informed us at 9pm the night before the wedding that he had not yet been cleared to return to work so he wouldn’t be there, but would send his sister and son instead.

From Across the Pond to the Hall of Fame: World Cup Winning Coach Jill Ellis Reflects on Her Journey

Jill Ellis. While growing up in England, Jill Ellis wasn’t familiar with the idea of a sports Hall of Fame. “That’s not something that’s part of the fabric of sports [in England], so for me, it wasn’t something I went into the game thinking about,” says Ellis, who coached the U.S. Women’s National Team to World Cups in both 2015 and 2019, in an interview with PEOPLE. She came to the U.

From Alec Baldwin to Matt Lauer and Luann de Lesseps: All the Stars at Don Lemon's N.Y.C. Wedding

Sonny Hostin, Don Lemon and Tim Malone, LuAnn DeLesseps.Photo:Janet Mayer / SplashNews.com; Tony Valadez Janet Mayer / SplashNews.com; Tony Valadez It’s official:Don LemonandTim Malonetied the knot in a star-studded wedding in New York City on April 6. If the ceremony’s glamorous guest list is any indication, the couple’s guest book is sure to include plenty of famous signatures. Notable attendees includedAlec and Hilaria Baldwin,Real Housewives of New York City’sLuann de Lessepsand legendary music producerClive Davis.