Jennifer Aniston tears up, revisits her last chat with Matthew Perry on the day he died: ‘He was not in pain, he was happy’

Mathew Perry was found dead at his Los Angeles home on October 28. The actor, who had detailed his life-long struggle with alcohol and drug addiction in his 2022 memoir, was found unresponsive in his hot tub and was believed to have drowned.

 

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Aniston insisted her friend be remembered as what he always wanted to be remembered as, “a man who lived well and helped others.” She added, “He was happy. He was healthy. He had quit smoking. He was getting in shape. He was happy — that’s all I know.”

She added, “I want people to know he was really healthy, 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.”

Aniston also addressed the way fans remembered Perry after his death. “It’s so beautiful. I hope he can know that he was loved in a way he never thought he was.”

After Perry died, Aniston also penned a long note on social media, paying tribute to her late friend. Sharing a picture of him with herself, she wrote, “Oh boy this one has cut deep… Having to say goodbye to our Matty has been an insane wave of emotions that I’ve never experienced before. We 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. He was such a part of our DNA. We were always the 6 of us. This was a chosen family that forever changed the course of who we were and what our path was going to be.”

Actors Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Courteney Cox had also penned heartfelt notes after Perry death.