That's show biz... Rowdy sex talk on "Friends" set not harassment,

[blondeatlast]

according to the California Supreme Court:

APRIL 20--California's highest court today threw out a sexual harassment case brought by a former "Friends" assistant who claimed that she was improperly subjected to vulgar and coarse language by the comedy show's writing staff. In a 7-0 decision, the state's Supreme Court ruled that the bawdy talk was a necessary component of a "creative workplace" that churned out scripts for the "adult-oriented" NBC program. The court also stated that the raunchy comments were not specifically directed at Amaani Lyle, the ex-assistant, but were instead just part of the atmosphere of the show's writer's room. As previously described in a Lyle declaration, an excerpt from which you'll find below, those crude comments were often directed at "Friends" stars like Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, and David Schwimmer and touched on topics like fertility and sexual liaisons and preferences. Not to mention the writing staff's secret desire to turn Matt LeBlanc's character "Joey" into a serial rapist. To download a PDF of the 48-page Supreme Court ruling (which includes an excellent concurring opinion from Judge Ming Chin), click here. (8 pages)

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0420061friends1.html

Apologies if this is a dupe.

I'll let others read it and then come back with my comments so as not to influence anyone.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. You're right.

If you don't want to deal with that, then don't go into show biz. I work in theatre. We tend to be a very raunchy bunch. If it was directed at her, that's different, but I don't see the big deal about just talking about sex.

Hell, I did one play when during lulls in set changes & cues, we would read lesbian erotica over the headset. It was funny about halfway through the run when the actors found out about this and they'd stand sharing the wired headset hanging offstage. I mean, we were BAD.

[nemo137]

2. Basically, that was Fred Rubin's (Archie Bunker's Place, Night Court,

Family Matters writer) first bit of advice when he spoke at my college last month. Seems like it's kind of an open secret, eh?