Almost 20 years earlier than Matthew Perry’s loss of life, his shut “Mates” co-star Jennifer Aniston broke down in tears over him throughout a 2004 Diane Sawyer interview.
The sit-down has now resurfaced following Perry’s tragedy. The late star died of an obvious drowning in his sizzling tub at his California dwelling on Saturday. He was 54.
Aniston, 54, spoke in regards to the “Fools Rush In” actor because the beloved NBC comedy was coming to an finish after 10 seasons. Sawyer, 77, requested the actress what every forged mate “didn’t know” about themselves.
Whereas the “Morning Present” actress seemed elated talking of co-stars equivalent to Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow, she instantly seemed down and sobbed when Perry’s identify was introduced up.
“That he’s alright,” she stated of what she hopes he is aware of about himself.
In a voiceover, Sawyer chimed in: “Perry has had a troublesome battle with dependancy. When it hit, his fellow actors tried, however didn’t know find out how to assist.”
“He struggled,” Aniston went on, referring to his years-long battle with drug and alcohol dependancy.
“We didn’t know. We weren’t outfitted to take care of it,” she continued. “No one had ever handled that. And the concept of even shedding him … he’s having a highway. However he’s alright.”
Perry’s battles intensified through the present’s 10-year run. Final yr, he estimated he spent $9 million through the years attempting to get sober, attended 6,000 AA conferences and went to rehab 15 occasions.
Whereas selling his 2022 memoir, “Mates, Lovers and the Large Horrible Factor,” he revealed that Aniston was the one to confront him about his consuming on set on the time.
Aniston, Cox, Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer broke their silence on Perry’s loss of life on Monday.
“We’re all so completely devastated by the lack of Matthew. We have been extra than simply forged mates. We’re a household,” learn their assertion, obtained by Folks. “There’s a lot to say, however proper now we’re going to take a second to grieve and course of this unfathomable loss.”
“In time we are going to say extra, as and once we are in a position,” the assertion continued. “For now, our ideas and our love are with Matty’s household, his associates, and everybody who liked him all over the world.”