Matthew Perry's ex talks dark side as 'drug rage' caused him to 'lose his mind'
Matthew Perry's ex and former assistant Kayti Edwards has spoken exclusively to The Mirror about the beloved Friends star's supposed "dark side".
Kayti and Matthew briefly dated in 2006, two years after Friends ended, but she claims they remained close following their breakup. She also worked as his assistant in 2011.
Matthew tragically died on October 28, 2023, at his Pacific Palisades home in Los Angeles, California. He was found unresponsive in a hot tub, with the authorities disclosing that the actor's death was caused by the "acute effects of ketamine".
Kayti last saw Matthew in Malibu, when he was engaged to Molly Hurwitz. Molly and Matthew began dating in 2018, with Matthew proposing in November 2020. However, they called things off in June 2021, shortly after the Friends reunion aired.
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Kayti Edwards has spoken out about Matthew PerryAfter the actor died, reports emerged that he “threw a coffee table” at Molly after she accused him of cheating in 2021. The reports were credited to a source, and also included the allegation he was aggressive towards former sober companion and best friend Morgan Moses. Neither the alleged victims nor Matthew’s estate have commented.
Kayti says: “I never ever saw Matthew’s violence in any way and it doesn’t make sense. But again, I’m not discrediting her story. Because when you are on drugs, which I have seen firsthand in other relationships… that if you take the drugs away and somebody’s in active addiction, they do get very angry,.
“They could have been her saying ‘you can’t do this anymore. I’m hiding it or I’m flushing it or whatever’ and he lost his mind. Drug rage. I also never tried to take stuff away from him so he never was violent.”
Molly Hurwitz was engaged to Matthew Perry (Uptomyknees/Youtube)Towards the last few months of his life, Kayti says she was worried by pics of him looking dishevelled.
“He’s normally very clean and well manicured. That’s how I knew him. He even had a full face wash routine. But then I started looking at pictures and it was clear that he had started declining, which I can guess was that he was probably battling, being sober and not being sober. He just didn’t care anymore, he just gave up.”
Kayti, who runs a horse rescue ranch, in Yucca Valley, California, says that despite his problems he remained a very good friend to her right until the end. And she was left crestfallen by his death.
“He was also a really good friend to me, and really supportive when I started this horse rescue,” she adds. “He just loved the animals, and was just very supportive of my life and my journey.”
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