Matthew Perry 1969-2023

[Bag peace]

He did open a sober house for men from his former home in Malibu for a few years, but in 2015, sold that home and said he'd find another location to open a similar facility. That never occurred.

Yes, following this his colon ruptured, he was in a coma and he had heart problems, iirc. I don't think he was healthy enough to reopen the sober house but, I still give him credit for running it for as long as he was able. He went the opposite direction of someone like Charlie Sheen who leaned into his addiction. Matthew tried again and again to get better and used his resources to help others, which I hope people will remember as part of his legacy.

My take on it is that we sometimes forget just how hard a battle against opioid addictions is. It's easy to say he rifled through cabinets for anything he could get, or he was a difficult person to be around, but it's a disease, and addicts do get desperate and do desperate things. By all accounts from those who worked with him, he was just a deeply sad man whose addictions isolated him, but he never gave up trying to be better and he always helped others.

May he have the peace now that he couldn't get in life.

 

[sdkitty]

I haven't seen any postings by the Friends' cast about his death. Which seems unusual but in a way is nice because it would be about them rather than about Matthew.

Like Justin Trudeau's post going on about childhood memories which I thought was self serving. Christian Lemieux went to the same high school and her post was classy IMHO.

I saw something that they are putting something together as a group

 

[Swanky]

I know all the stars are coming out now and saying how wonderful he was, but honestly, he didn’t seem that kind in the book he wrote. He sounded super jealous of whenever anyone else got laughs on Friends, and talked about doing such low things like having his realtor take him to homes for sale in LA just for the purpose of him rifling through their medicine cabinets for drugs. I mean sure it’s sad, but he was no angel.

Addicts will do anything to get what they need. I've been around too many to count, including my own late mother. Looking back, I cannot judge her wholly based on some of her bad decisions while she was unwell.

It's amazing that he was honest about it.
It's reported he made 6k trips to AA, had at least 12 surgeries; he spent decades trying to get sober, which had proven costly for the actor. In his memoir, he wrote that he had spent more than $7 million on his journey to sobriety, including going to rehab 15 times.

 

[LittleStar88]

I saw something that they are putting something together as a group

I saw the same thing.

I imagine they're very shocked and reeling from the news. It makes sense that they would want to release a statement as a group. They worked together for so long and probably feel like a family who has lost a loved one. A unified statement makes sense to me.

 

[iluvmybags]

I believe the cast will be releasing a joint statement later today

 

[bag-mania]

I know all the stars are coming out now and saying how wonderful he was, but honestly, he didn’t seem that kind in the book he wrote. He sounded super jealous of whenever anyone else got laughs on Friends, and talked about doing such low things like having his realtor take him to homes for sale in LA just for the purpose of him rifling through their medicine cabinets for drugs. I mean sure it’s sad, but he was no angel.

That’s how you know he wrote his book himself. It showed the @sshole parts of himself as well as the good stuff and both made up who who he was. I’ve come to the conclusion that most entertainers are somewhat neurotic and/or narcissistic.

I’d rather see celebrity memoirs written in their own words than read the cleaned up, sanitized accounts by a ghost writer paid to make the celebrity look better than he/she is (looking at you, Prince Harry and Britney!)

 

[Jayne1]

I haven't seen any postings by the Friends' cast about his death. Which seems unusual but in a way is nice because it would be about them rather than about Matthew.

Like Justin Trudeau's post going on about childhood memories which I thought was self serving. Christian Lemieux went to the same high school and her post was classy IMHO.

That's how I feel. Most are very self serving. Paltrow bragged about something in her usual pompous way. Then they post photos of themselves to add to the self-centeredness.

I think Lisa Kudrow adopting the dog is the sweetest, kindest thing...

 

[bag-mania]

According to this he had just moved into that house earlier this month.

Matthew Perry 'Never Been Happier' Before Sudden Death

Matthew Perry was happy, optimistic and committed to new movie before sudden death.

www.tmz.com

 

[erinrose]

Absolutely devestating 💔 Gone way too soon with so much life to live. His work meant so much to people all over the world and put a smile on their faces at their worst. He will be forever missed 😢 May you rest in peace Matty

 

[erinrose]

Often times people are quick to judge those with addiction issues but if we all approched this issue with more kindness and understanding the world would be a kinder place.

 

[sdkitty]

Often times people are quick to judge those with addiction issues but if we all approched this issue with more kindness and understanding the world would be a kinder place.

none of us is perfect....I'd save my criticism for those who hurt others

We have a homeless problem in our city. Many people say they like living in the streets. I think it's mostly either addiction or mental illness. I certainly wouldn't want to be homeless, especially as a woman. Imagine how vulnerable you'd be.

 

[bag-mania]

I’m rather unimpressed by the rest of the cast’s response. It is unusually brief and it reads like the publicist written statement it is. To top it off, it was given to People as an exclusive. It would have meant more if they had released individual messages. The way they did it is so detached.

Matthew Perry's 'Friends' Costars Speak Out After His Death: 'We Are All So Utterly Devastated' (Exclusive)

The 'Friends' cast, including Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer, paid tribute to Matthew Perry in a statement exclusively obtained by PEOPLE after his death on Oct. 28

people.com

 

[haute okole]

I’m rather unimpressed by the rest of the cast’s response. It is unusually brief and it reads like the publicist written statement it is. To top it off, it was given to People as an exclusive. It would have meant more if they had released individual messages. The way they did it is so detached.

Matthew Perry's 'Friends' Costars Speak Out After His Death: 'We Are All So Utterly Devastated' (Exclusive)

The 'Friends' cast, including Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer, paid tribute to Matthew Perry in a statement exclusively obtained by PEOPLE after his death on Oct. 28

people.com

What is forgotten in your comment is they are human beings who are grieving. They owe you and everybody else NOTHING and everybody is waiting, like idiots, for a response. This is a great personal tragedy that maybe they are not ready to share with complete anonymous strangers. Anybody who has suffered a sudden loss would understand. It is unbelievable the amount of attention, positive and negative. I will say, I saw him at our dentist’s office a couple of months ago. The years since I had last seen him had taken a toll on him. May he finally rest in peace. Give those who loved him some grace and space.

 

[Swanky]

I thought their statement was fine. It says they will say more as they feel able to... I'm sure they were hounded for comments, this was tasteful imo.

 

[LemonDrop]

If anyone wants to do a deep dive Matthew Perry posted some odd things on IG leading up to the days before his death. He wasn't huge on social media. He only had one other post in 2023 and that was in April. His last post was in the hot tub.