‘Friends’ Reunion Director Ben Winston Responds to ‘Unkind’ Matthew Perry Comments: He’s ‘Brilliantly Funny’

“Friends: The Reunion” director Ben Winston is speaking out about the diversity criticism surrounding the much-loved show.

Lady Gaga was one of the best celeb guests during the Friends: The Reunion special when she performed “Smelly Cat” with Lisa Kudrow.

Like the theme song says: I’ll be there for you… when the internet comments start to fall… Or something like that.

The director of the "Friends" reunion for HBO Max spoke out against negative comments being made about series star Matthew Perry.  Perry portrayed Chandler Bing on all ten seasons of the hit 1990s sitcom and was among the six core cast members who returned for the unscripted retrospective of the series.

Friends: The Reunion was a roller coaster ride of emotions as our beloved six fictional friends - Jennifer Aniston aka Rachel Green, Courteney Cox aka Monica Geller, Lisa Kudrow aka Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc aka Joey Tribianni and David Schwimmer aka Ross Geller - walked down memory lane about their memorable time on the iconic sitcom.

Matthew Perry's family has his back. director Ben Winston recently spoke out against «unkind» comments about the actor. Some viewers had taken to social media after the special's release last week to share their concerns and questions about the status of Perry's health. «He was great.

The director of Friends: The Reunion has jumped to defend Matthew Perry after viewers voiced concerns about his appearance and speech during the one-off show. Some fans claimed Matthew, 51, was slurring his words and appeared groggy as he reunited with his former co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Matt Le Blanc and David Schwimmer during the special which aired last week.

One of the Friends producers is giving us an update on how Matthew Perry is doing these days.

Back to his old self? Friends executive producer Kevin Bright shared how he thinks Matthew Perry is doing after reconnecting with the actor at the sitcom’s HBO Max reunion special.

Friends: The Reunion was jam-packed with major star power as along with the original six castmates - Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer - celebrities who guest-starred on the iconic sitcom like Tom Selleck and Reese Witherspoon as well as huge fans of the beloved series like BTS and Justin Bieber, were a part of the highly-awaited special.However, fans were left baffled about the fact that fan-favourite Friends guest stars like Paul

Matthew Perry is calling out his castmates. During HBO Max's long-awaited reunion special, which featured Perry along with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer, the 51-year-old actor that brought Chandler Bing to life jokingly lamented about the lack of communication between the cast.The moment happened just as Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay, was gushing over the cast's continued closeness.«We stay in touch for sure,» she said.

*SPOILERS ALERT* Friends: The Reunion was a much-deserved celebration of a legendary sitcom that continues to engulf a new generation of fans, almost two decades later, thanks to its reliability in terms of its universal storyline and quirky characters.