Jennifer Aniston mourned for Matthew Perry ‘for a long time before his death' saying she's ‘glad he's out of pain'

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JENNIFER Aniston mourned for Matthew Perry 'for a long time before his death,' saying she's 'glad he's out of pain.'
The beloved actor was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home in October 2023, having suffered acute effects of ketamine and drowning, his autopsy revealed.
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Over the years, the Friends actor was very open about his relationships with his co-stars, particularly as he battled addiction as they filmed the hit sitcom.
And he and Jennifer Aniston were known to be very close friends over the years.
Now, in an interview with Vanity Fair, 56-year-old Jennifer has opened up on 'mourning him' before his death, due to his demons.
She said: 'We did everything we could when we could.
'But it almost felt like we'd been mourning Matthew for a long time because his battle with that disease was a really hard one for him to fight.
'As hard as it was for all of us and for the fans, there's a part of me that thinks this is better. I'm glad he's out of that pain.'
In his memoir, Perry detailed his battle with painkillers and alcohol as he worked on the Friends set.
By early 2000, the actor said he was "taking so many pills that I couldn't leave my bedroom."
However, Perry revealed he believed he could hide the bad habits, as he was still able to show up to work and remember his lines.
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But that didn't stop his friend Aniston from calling him out.
Perry said she came to his Friends trailer and said one simple sentence, "I know you're drinking."
"I had long since gotten over her — ever since she started dating Brad Pitt, I was fine — and had worked out exactly how long to look at her without it being awkward, but still, to be confronted by Jennifer Aniston was devastating," Perry wrote.
"And I was confused."
Timeline of Matthew Perry's case
Here is a timeline on the progress of Matthew Perry's case since his death:
Matthew Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub by his assistant on October 28, 2023.
He was pronounced dead at the scene after firefighters lifted him from the hot tub.
Perry was 54 at the time of his death.
His funeral was held at Forest Lawn cemetery in Hollywood Hills on November 3.
On December 15, 2023, Perry's death was ruled as an accident from the "acute effects of ketamine."
The Los Angeles Police Department launched a criminal investigation in December to determine how Perry obtained the drugs that took his life.
The LAPD has since been working with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the US Postal Inspection Service to re-trace the line of supply of the ketamine.
He told his co-star that he had been trying to hide it, but she revealed those efforts were for not.
"'We can smell it,' she said, in a kind of weird but loving way, and the plural 'we' hit me like a sledgehammer," Perry said.
Perry later said he was extremely grateful for Aniston throughout that tumultuous period.
As he checked himself into rehab and continued on the long path to sobriety, Perry said Aniston would check on him.
"She was the one that reached out the most," he said to Diane Sawyer in an October 2022 interview.
"You know, I'm really grateful to her for that."
A doctor recently pleaded guilty to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star's horrific overdose death.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia admitted to contributing to the tragic death of the 54-year-old actor whom he branded a "moron" in sick texts.
The California doctor had been charged in the 2023 overdose death of the Friends star.
He pleaded guilty to four counts of illegal distribution of the prescription anesthetic ketamine.
He was one of five people charged in connection with Perry 's tragic death.
According to prosecutors and co-defendants, Plasencia illegally supplied Perry with a large amount of ketamine starting about a month before his death on October 28, 2023.
According to co-defendant Dr. Mark Chavez, who has also pleaded guilty to taking part in the drug exchange, Plasencia in a text message mocked the actor as a "moron" who could be exploited for money.
In an exchange between Plasencia and Chavez, they discussed how much they were going to charge Perry, with Plasencia writing, "I wonder how much this moron will pay" and "Lets [sic] find out."
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