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Lisa Kudrow’s earning revelation leaves bad taste among ‘Friends’ costars

Friends co-stars express disappointment with Lisa Kudrow after her recent interview

By Madiha Akhtar May 01, 2026
Lisa Kudrow’s earning revelation leaves bad taste among ‘Friends’ costars
Lisa Kudrow’s earning revelation leaves bad taste among ‘Friends’ costars

Lisa Kudrow’s bombshell earning revelation had left bad taste among her Friends co-stars.

The actress, who rose to fame with her Phoebe Buffay for all 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004, are still raking in million dollars a year in residuals.

A source revealed to Rob Shuter for his Naughty But Nice Substack, “The others were stunned Lisa said it out loud.”

For the unversed, Lisa told The Times of London in her latest interview that she along with Jennier Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer, each earn $20 million per year, even though the show ending more than 20 years ago.

However, an insider informed to Rob, “Nobody talks about the money. That has always been the unspoken rule.”

The source mentioned that the cast “have always been disciplined about it”.

“You never hear Jen talking about residuals. You never hear Courteney talking about syndication checks. There’s a reason for that,” they explained.

The source further said that Lisa “put a target on all of their backs”.

“It’s not that Lisa said something false. It’s that she said something everyone else knew better than to say,” added an insider.

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