Fans criticise producers for failing to include any black actors in #FRIENDS reunion

Producers of the much anticipated Friends comeback show are at the centre of a race row after failing to cast any black actors.

While the one-off return of the much loved US sitcom will feature all six members of the original line-up, the list of celebrity guests stars announced by broadcaster HBO has been criticised for a lack of diversity. 

The guests for Friends: The Reunion, which airs on May 27 in the US – 17 years after the last of the original series – include Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist for female education; and the Korean pop band BTS, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, James Corden, Kit Harrington and Cindy Crawford – but no black stars. 

Even the original Friends' only black character – Ross's girlfriend Dr Charlie Wheeler, played by Aisha Tyler – will not feature in the reunion. 

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