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Matthew Perry prayed “every night” for Bruce Willis leading up to his death amid the “Die Hard” actor’s battle with the neurodegenerative disorder frontotemporal dementia.The “Friends” alum, who died at age 54 on Oct. 28, looked back on his first meeting with Willis, 68, before they starred together in 2000’s “The Whole Nine Yards” in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.”Their working relationship began with an amusing message that Willis left on Perry’s answering machine.” ‘Matthew, this is Bruce Willis. Call me back, or I’ll burn your house down and break both your knees and arms and you’ll be left with just the stubs for hands and feet for the rest of your life.’ Click, dial tone.

Taylor Swift fans are convinced that the singer's recent outfit is a sweet tribute to the popular US sitcom Friends, following the sad news of Matthew Perry's passing.Taylor, 33, is known for her love of Friends, and now fans have noticed a cute similarity between one of the singer's latest outfit and the iconic sitcom.The pop star has never hidden her love for Friends and she even invited Lisa Kudrow on stage during her 1989 tour for a duet of the sitcom's famous song Smelly Cat. "This singer, she's only ever played in coffee houses before.

Jennifer Aniston was reportedly 'keeping to herself' at Matthew Perry's funeral, held six days after the actor, best known for his role as Chandler Bing in Friends, was found dead at his home in Los Angeles.The cause of the 54-year-old's death is still unknown, but it's reported that he drowned in his hot tub. His devastated parents were present at the funeral, along with his other co-stars Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer and Matt Le Blanc.The group of friends, who all became household names in the hit American sitcom, were seen hugging and comforting each other before entering the hour-long service.

A private funeral took place for Friends star Matthew Perry who was laid to rest at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles on Friday. The actor, most famous for portraying Chandler Bing in the hit US sitcom Friends, tragically passed away on 28 October at his home in LA at the age of 54.

A funeral service for Matthew Perry took place on Friday in Los Angeles, with the late actor's friends and family gathering to lay him to rest.The Friends star, famed for portraying Chandler Bing in the hit US sitcom, tragically passed away on 28 October at his home in LA at the age of 54. His five Friends co-stars - Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Matt Le Blanc, Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer - were all in attendance, along with his parents, Suzanne Perry and John Bennett Perry. Matthew's stepfather Keith Morrison was also among the 20 mourners at the service, as reported by TMZ.

American sitcom Friends director James Burrows has revealed that the cast of the show were left “destroyed”, following the sudden passing of Matthew Perry.The actor, who is known for playing Chandler Bing in Friends, was found lifeless in his jacuzzi on Saturday, 28 October, with no illegal substances present and no foul play suspected. Following Matthews tragic passing at 54, director James spoke with NBC’s Liz Kreutz for Today where he expressed his “utter shock” and revealed what Matthew’s former cast members said in a text.

The sudden passing of Matthew Perry is being looked into by robbery and homicide police, even though there were no signs of anything suspicious. On Saturday afternoon (October 28), the beloved Friends actor was found unresponsive at his home in Los Angeles, aged just 54. It's believed he may have had a heart attack.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent WestEnd Films has scored multiple sales, including to North America, on British director Patrick Dickinson’s drama “Cottontail,” which stars Japan’s Lily Franky (“Shoplifters”) and Ciaran Hinds. The film, first announced at the AFM in 2019, won the prize for best first feature last week at the Rome Film Festival, where it had its world premiere.

The fate of Matthew Perry's beloved pet dog Alfred appears to have been decided as it's revealed that his ex-fiancée Molly Hurwitz will look after the pooch following the Friends star's tragic death.

New details have emerged about Matthew Perry's tragic death over the weekend. The late star died on Saturday at the age of 54 in an apparent drowning accident in his hot tub. It's now being reported that Matthew's body was 'not in his hot tub for very long' before he was found.

Miriam Margolyes has paid tribute to Matthew Perry following the Friends star's tragic death on 28 October at his home in Los Angeles.The Harry Potter actress, 82, is one of the latest celebrities to pen a tribute to the late 54 year old actor, who was famed for portraying Chandler Bing in the hit US sitcom. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Miriam posted a clip of an episode of the Graham Norton Show which she appeared on alongside Matthew and Gemma Arterton, and penned: "RIP Matthew Perry. You will be missed by so many.

Matthew Perry‘s shocking death at just 54 years old has hit us all hard. It’s never been clearer just how much everyone loved the Whole Nine Yards star.

The remaining main cast of Friends are reported to be working on a joint tribute to Matthew Perry following his tragic death at the weekend.

Friends star Matthew Perry who was found dead "after drowning in his jacuzzi at home", tragically posted his last picture of himself on Instagram with his father just two weeks ago. In the snap, the actor, 54, who wore tracksuit bottoms and a polo shirt, smiled with John, 82, as they held cups of fizzy drinks.

Friends co-stars Maggie Wheeler and Morgan Fairchild have paid tribute to their co-star Matthew Perry, who has passed away at the age of 54. The actor, best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the hit US comedy Friends, died following a tragic accident at his home in Los Angeles on 28 October. Maggie Wheeler, who played Janice Hosenstein, Chandler's on-off girlfriend in the early series, shared her heartfelt tribute on Instagram.

Matt Damon will join Mark Ruffalo and Missy Yager in a special benefit reading next month of Kenneth Lonergan‘s This Is Our Youth, the acclaimed play that premiered Off Broadway in 1996 in a production starring Ruffalo, Yager and Josh Hamilton.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Paramount+ has released a first-look clip of the event special “South Park: Joining the Panderverse.” The opening of the clip (which can be seen below) sees Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny being played by a group of diverse women. As it turns out, the whole sequence is a nightmare of Cartman’s. His mother tries to comfort him, but he insists she check under the bed to make sure “there’s no Disney executives under there,” namely Kathleen Kennedy.

Pam Jackson, a longtime executive of the former 20th Century Fox International Distribution division of 21st Century Fox, has died. Jackson died September 27 in Los Angeles, surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer, the studio announced. She was 65.

EXCLUSIVE: Randy Kiyan, the talent and literary manager most recently serving as the head of literary at Luber Roklin Entertainment, today announced the launch of his own management company, Ronin Entertainment.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer A dizzying amount of A-list Hollywood actors, comedians and entertainment executives signed an open letter to President Joe Biden on Monday, calling for the release of all hostages taken by terrorist group Hamas. Amy Schumer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Chris Rock, Gwyneth Paltrow, Katy Perry, Bradley Cooper, Justin Timberlake and more were among the highly visible figures to sign the note, launching a formal campaign called #NoHostageLeftBehind.