Jennifer Aniston got candid about her friendship with “Friends” co-star Matthew Perry and his 2023 death, telling Vanity Fair that she’s happy he’s no longer fighting addiction.
“We did everything we could when we could,” Aniston told Vanity Fair about trying to help Perry. “But it almost felt like we’d been mourning Matthew for a long time because his battle with that disease was a really hard one for him to fight. As hard as it was for all of us and for the fans, there’s a part of me that thinks this is better.”
She added, “I’m glad he’s out of that pain.”
Perry was found dead in 2023 in his hot tub. The medical examiner said ketamine was the main cause of Perry’s death. Perry was using ketamine to treat his depression, but he began seeking more ketamine outside of therapy. Salvador Plasencia, the doctor who supplied Perry with a large amount of ketamine starting about a month before his death, was one of five charged in connection with Perry’s passing. Plasencia pleaded guilty last month to four counts of distribution of ketamine.
During a 2021 reunion for “Friends,” Perry admitted he didn’t remember filming Seasons 3 through 6 because of his substance abuse. Perry told Diane Sawyer in a 2022 interview that he would go to open houses in Los Angeles and steal pills.
“And I think they thought, ‘Well, there’s no way that Chandler came in and stole from us,’” Perry said, referencing the name of his character on “Friends.”
He also told Sawyer that he would show up to film “Friends” “shaking and crazy hungover,” with Aniston once telling him that the cast could smell alcohol on him.
During a 2004 interview with Sawyer, Aniston became emotional thinking about losing Perry. Sawyer asked Aniston what Perry needed to hear.
“That he’s all right,” Aniston said.
She continued: “He struggled.
“We didn’t know. We weren’t equipped to deal with it,” the star said about herself and her fellow “Friends” castmates. “Nobody had ever dealt with that. And the idea of even losing him … he’s having a road. But he’s all right.”
Need help with substance use disorder or mental health issues? In the U.S., call 800-662-HELP (4357) for the SAMHSA National Helpline.
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