{"id":116057,"date":"2023-12-13T20:02:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T20:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/13\/jennifer-aniston-says-matthew-perry-was-happy-and-healthy-hours-before-death-national\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T20:02:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T20:02:33","slug":"jennifer-aniston-says-matthew-perry-was-happy-and-healthy-hours-earlier-than-loss-of-life-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/13\/jennifer-aniston-says-matthew-perry-was-happy-and-healthy-hours-earlier-than-loss-of-life-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Aniston says Matthew Perry was \u2018happy\u2019 and \u2018healthy\u2019 hours earlier than loss of life &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/jennifer-aniston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Aniston<\/a> says she was texting with <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/matthew-perry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew Perry<\/a> on the day that he died, describing him as \u201chappy\u201d and \u201chealthy\u201d in his last days.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/news\/jennifer-aniston-reese-witherspoon-the-morning-show-season-3-1235829651\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">literally texting with him that morning<\/a>, funny Matty,\u201d she instructed Variety journal in an interview alongside <em>The Morning Show<\/em> co-star Reese Witherspoon. \u201cHe was not in pain. He wasn\u2019t struggling. He was happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perry, 54, was <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10056438\/matthew-perry-died-at-54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discovered unresponsive in a sizzling tub<\/a> at his Los Angeles residence on Oct. 28. An official reason for loss of life has not but been decided and there&#8217;s a pending toxicology report.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been reported that no medication or unlawful substances had been discovered on the property when he died, and there\u2019s been nothing to recommend his loss of life was drug-related, regardless of his struggles with substance abuse prior to now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was happy. He was healthy. He had quit smoking. He was getting in shape. He was happy \u2014 that\u2019s all I know,\u201d Aniston added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_10057657_657a08c83514c\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10057657\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/10057657\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_10057657_657a08c83514c\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Fans Mourn the Loss of \u2018Friends\u2019 Star Matthew Perry'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/n3trje127h-u34zfbvkhy\/IZRI.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/n3trje127h-u34zfbvkhy\/IZRI.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/n3trje127h-u34zfbvkhy\/IZRI.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/n3trje127h-u34zfbvkhy\/IZRI.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">2:38<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Fans Mourn the Loss of \u2018Friends\u2019 Star Matthew Perry<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI want people to know <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/news\/jennifer-aniston-reese-witherspoon-the-morning-show-season-3-1235829651\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he was really healthy<\/a>, and getting healthy. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perry and Aniston starred in all 236 episodes of <em>Friends<\/em>, in the course of the present\u2019s 10-season run.<\/p>\n<p>Days after his loss of life, the forged of <em>Friends<\/em> launched a joint assertion, expressing their despair over the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10059773\/matthew-perry-death-friends-cast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cunfathomable\u201d loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10059773\/matthew-perry-death-friends-cast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew<\/a>,\u201d the assertion, signed by Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer, stated. \u201cWe were more than just cast mates. We are a family.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_10060809_657a08c83580a\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10060809\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/10060809\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_10060809_657a08c83580a\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: '\u2018Friends\u2019 cast share statement on Matthew Perry\u2019s death: \u2018We are a family\u2019'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/l655ese1ff-apkz0ezrx5\/ONLINE_STILL_FRIENDS_COSTARS_STATEMENT.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/l655ese1ff-apkz0ezrx5\/ONLINE_STILL_FRIENDS_COSTARS_STATEMENT.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/l655ese1ff-apkz0ezrx5\/ONLINE_STILL_FRIENDS_COSTARS_STATEMENT.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/l655ese1ff-apkz0ezrx5\/ONLINE_STILL_FRIENDS_COSTARS_STATEMENT.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">0:36<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">\u2018Friends\u2019 forged share assertion on Matthew Perry\u2019s loss of life: \u2018We are a family\u2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Each of the core <em>Friends<\/em> forged additionally <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10093034\/jennifer-aniston-david-schwimmer-matthew-perry-death-tributes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted their very own tributes to social media<\/a>, honouring Perry within the days following,<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10161625\/cheerleader-murder-texas-man-arrested-lizabeth-medina\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-11-at-11.15.39-AM.png?w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Man arrested after 16-year-old Texas cheerleader found dead in bathtub\" data-title=\"\">Man arrested after 16-year-old Texas cheerleader discovered useless in bathtub<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10165762\/sean-fraser-immigration-reforms\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sean-fraser.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Housing minister suggests immigration \u2018reforms\u2019 should be considered\" data-title=\"\">Housing minister suggests immigration \u2018reforms\u2019 needs to be thought of<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cOh boy this one has cut deep\u2026 Having to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Czq8K4DMOMQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">say goodbye to our Matty<\/a> has been an insane wave of emotions that I\u2019ve never experienced before,\u201d Aniston started her Instagram caption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all experience loss at some point in our lives. Loss of life or loss of love. Being able to really SIT in this grief allows you to feel the moments of joy and gratitude for having loved someone that deep. And we loved him deeply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Morning Show<\/em> star, 54, referred to as Perry her \u201cchosen family\u201d who \u201cforever changed the course\u201d of her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Matty, he KNEW he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Czq8K4DMOMQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loved to make people laugh<\/a>. As he said himself, if he didn\u2019t hear the \u2018laugh\u2019 he thought he was going to die,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before his loss of life, Perry was <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/689163\/matthew-perry-opens-up-about-battles-with-booze-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open about his struggles with alcohol and drug dependancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_2476636_657a08c8368a0\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"2476636\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/2476636\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_2476636_657a08c8368a0\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: '\u2018Friends\u2019 star Matthew Perry says he can\u2019t remember filming parts of the show'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/830\/655\/mattperry.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/830\/655\/mattperry.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/830\/655\/mattperry.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/830\/655\/mattperry.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">0:39<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">\u2018Friends\u2019 star Matthew Perry says he can\u2019t bear in mind filming components of the present<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In an interview with ABC\u2019s Diane Sawyer final fall, talking about his memoir, <em>Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing<\/em>, Perry shared how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k7BKi3Q7DyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aniston was supportive and useful<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was the one who reached out the most. I\u2019m really grateful to her for that,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<section id=\"sophi_article_widget\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--text l-inlineStories--sophi\" aria-label=\"More on Entertainment\" data-sophi-feature=\"article-entertainment\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2023 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Jennifer Aniston says she was texting with Matthew Perry on the day that he died, describing him as \u201chappy\u201d and \u201chealthy\u201d in his last days. \u201cI was literally texting with him that morning, funny Matty,\u201d she instructed Variety journal in an interview alongside The Morning Show co-star Reese Witherspoon. \u201cHe was not in pain. 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