Jennifer Aniston once sobbed over Matthew Perry's addiction struggles

30 October 2023 , 22:37

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Jennifer Aniston once sobbed over Matthew Perry's addiction struggles

Jennifer Aniston cried over her late co-star Matthew Perry in an interview back in 2004, which has been making its way around the internet following his tragic death.

Matthew was found unresponsive in his hot tub at his California home by his assistant on Saturday. The assistant called paramedics who pronounced the 54-year-old dead at the scene. Investigators said they believed there was no foul play and no drugs were found at the scene.

Now, an almost two decades old video clip has resurfaced online of Jennifer talking about Matthew's struggle with addiction in an interview with Diane Sawyer. Diane asked the actress what she thought each of her Friends co-stars needed to hear.

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Jennifer said that she wanted Matthew to know it was going to be 'alright' (abc)

Jennifer gave lighthearted answers for Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Lisa Kudrow. But when it was time to talk about Matthew, Jennifer couldn't hold back her emotions.

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She said that the actor who played Chandler Bing would be "alright" before she started to cry. "We didn't know. We, you know, we weren't equipped, we weren't - to deal with it. You know, nobody had ever dealt with that and, you know, the idea of even losing him," she said between sobs.

Matthew kept his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction a secret from the public the best he could, but opened up in recent years especially in his memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir, which came out in 2022. In 2016, he shared that because of his addiction, he didn't remember filming three seasons of Friends.

Jennifer played Rachel and Matthew played Chandler (NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

Jennifer and Matthew appeared to be close (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)

On his last day, the actor played two hours of Pickleball before returning home and reportedly sending his assistant out to run an errand. It was when the assistant returned that Matthew was found in his hot tub.

Matthew's co-stars on Friends have posted a joint statement about his death about his death. "We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,” the cast said in a joint statement to People Monday.

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“There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss. In time we will say more, as and when we are able,” they continued. “For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world.”

Tatiana Krisztina