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Millions of people laughed at this Friends scene.

But the truth behind it is heartbreaking.

While Rachel and Joshua were flirting on screen, Jennifer Aniston and Tate Donovan had just ended their real-life engagement. Yet the studio still forced them to act out a romantic storyline together in front of a live audience.

Behind the laughter of one of television’s biggest sitcoms was a painful reality no one watching ever knew.