Yes, it exist as I personally have experienced it, but unlike most people, I move on when someone says "lets be friends". Long story short, I started dating this other girl and my so call "friend" (who has been sleeping with every guy she met) called the new girl I was dating a "slu-t". I knew very well what she was doing and she mostly expected for me to become some sick puppy over her.
If anyone puts you in the friend-zone and gets all smart-ass with you about who you date, then they were shi-t testing you from beginning to see if you are some simp. This kind of behavior is very common with most women.