Jennifer Aniston recalls Matthew Perry’s final hours: ‘I want people to know he was really healthy’
11.12.2023 - 20:17
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death at the age of 54 and revealed that she texted him the day he passed, on Oct. 28.“I was literally texting with him that morning, funny Matty,” she said in an interview with Variety through tears. “He was not in pain.
He wasn’t struggling. He was happy.”For the interview, Aniston was joined by her “Morning Show” co-star Reese Witherspoon, who held her hand as she wept.“He was happy,” she recalled. “He was healthy.
He had quit smoking. He was getting in shape. He was happy — that’s all I know.” Perry and Aniston became very close when they worked together on the hit NBC series alongside David Schimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow which aired from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004.“I want people to know he was really healthy, and getting healthy,” Aniston added.
“He was on a pursuit. He worked so hard. He really was dealt a tough one.
I miss him dearly. We all do. Boy, he made us laugh really hard.”Aniston also hoped that Perry, who struggled with his addiction for most of his life, would be remembered “as he said he’d love to be remembered.” In Nov.
2022, the actor went on the “Q with Tom Power” podcast in Toronto to promote his memoir “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” and said “I would like to be remembered as somebody who lived well, loved well, was a seeker. And his paramount thing is that he wants to help people. That’s what I want.”After his death Perry’s friends established the Matthew Perry Foundation to aid those battling substance abuse.“The Matthew Perry Foundation is the realization of Matthew’s enduring commitment to helping others struggling with the disease of addiction,” officials said in a statement to “Entertainment Tonight.”Since his passing Aniston said that she was
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