\u201cYeah, I\u2019m afraid now to bring it up,\u201d joked Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay on the hit NBC sitcom, which ended in 2004.<\/p>\n
Fallon pushed her for an answer. \u201cThis is scandalous. Get ready for some scandal \u2014 some tea. What is your take? Were they on a break?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, no,\u201d Kudrow replied, prompting a loud reaction from the audience.<\/p>\n
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Lisa Kudrow, left, has delivered her take on the debate about “Friends” characters Rachel and Ross, played by Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer, right. NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s beyond that. It\u2019s beyond break or not \u2014 he was a bad boyfriend,\u201d she added, drawing cheers, echoing the prevalent opinion of recent years that some of the behavior of Schwimmer\u2019s character was \u201cproblematic<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh, you agree?\u201d Kudrow asked the audience, surprised.<\/p>\n Buzz: Cameron Diaz And Benji Madden Welcome Third Child, Give Him Name For Seafaring Lad<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cSomeone finally said it,\u201d Fallon responded. \u201cHe was a bad boyfriend.\u201d<\/p>\n Kudrow, who was promoting the final season of \u201cThe Comeback,\u201d noted that during the \u201cFriends\u201d reunion a few years ago, the cast largely stuck to the line that Ross and Rachel were on a break.<\/p>\n Then, with heavy sarcasm, she added, \u201cRachel, that hysterical shrew. You know, not letting him sleep with someone and won\u2019t get back with him.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued: \u201cShe shouldn\u2019t have gotten back with him, because he was horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n