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JamesG · 03-27-2023, 05:16 PM

Brooke Shields Recalls "Petulant" ex Andre Agassi Breaking Trophies over her "Friends" Role
by Nick Romano
March 27, 2023

Brooke Shields is reflecting on her guest stint on "Friends" and the explosive reaction it triggered in her then-boyfriend, tennis player Andre Agassi.

Shields portrayed Erika, a woman who starts stalking Matt LeBlanc's Joey after becoming obsessed with his "Days of Our Lives" character, Dr. Drake Ramoray.

In the 1996 episode, "The One After the Superbowl, Part 1," Joey decides to go on a date with her. Agassi was sitting in the audience at the time of filming, but stormed out during the scene. As she detailed in her 2014 memoir, There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me, Agassi then went home and smashed his tennis trophies in a rage.

"'Co-opted' gives him too much credit. It was petulant behavior," Shields told The New Yorker, responding to a question about Agassi "co-opting" a moment that was special to her. "Well, I guess you're right. It co-opted it for me emotionally, because all of a sudden then my focus went to him."

"In the scene, I'm supposed to lick Joey's fingers, because they're the hands of a genius, and I want to devour them, and I'm a nut," she explained. "He was cute — he was, like, 'I've washed my hands and they're all clean.' I was, like, 'I had a mint!'"

According to Shields, Agassi "stormed out" of the studio after seeing Shields lick LeBlanc's fingers.

"He said, 'Everybody's making fun of me. You made a fool of me by that behavior.' I'm, like, 'It's comedy! What is the matter with you?'" Shields said. "I learned later that he was addicted to crystal meth at that point, so that irrational behavior I'm sure had something to do with that."

Shields reiterated her past accounts of the situation by saying Agassi then went home and "smashed all his trophies" in rage. "Who wins for that? That's just — don't!" Shields said.

Agassi wrote about his methamphetamine use in his 2009 autobiography.

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03-27-2023, 05:16 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,127	Brooke Shields says Andre Agassi Flew Into a Rage over her "Friends" Guest Spot *Brooke Shields Recalls "Petulant" ex Andre Agassi Breaking Trophies over her "Friends" Role* by Nick Romano March 27, 2023 Brooke Shields is reflecting on her guest stint on "Friends" and the explosive reaction it triggered in her then-boyfriend, tennis player Andre Agassi. Shields portrayed Erika, a woman who starts stalking Matt LeBlanc's Joey after becoming obsessed with his "Days of Our Lives" character, Dr. Drake Ramoray. In the 1996 episode, "The One After the Superbowl, Part 1," Joey decides to go on a date with her. Agassi was sitting in the audience at the time of filming, but stormed out during the scene. As she detailed in her 2014 memoir, There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me, Agassi then went home and smashed his tennis trophies in a rage. "'Co-opted' gives him too much credit. It was petulant behavior," Shields told The New Yorker, responding to a question about Agassi "co-opting" a moment that was special to her. "Well, I guess you're right. It co-opted it for me emotionally, because all of a sudden then my focus went to him." "In the scene, I'm supposed to lick Joey's fingers, because they're the hands of a genius, and I want to devour them, and I'm a nut," she explained. "He was cute — he was, like, 'I've washed my hands and they're all clean.' I was, like, 'I had a mint!'" According to Shields, Agassi "stormed out" of the studio after seeing Shields lick LeBlanc's fingers. "He said, 'Everybody's making fun of me. You made a fool of me by that behavior.' I'm, like, 'It's comedy! What is the matter with you?'" Shields said. "I learned later that he was addicted to crystal meth at that point, so that irrational behavior I'm sure had something to do with that." Shields reiterated her past accounts of the situation by saying Agassi then went home and "smashed all his trophies" in rage. "Who wins for that? That's just — don't!" Shields said. Agassi wrote about his methamphetamine use in his 2009 autobiography. https://ew.com/tv/brooke-shields-and...king-trophies/ Attached Images