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Jennifer Aniston Reveals Text She Got From Matthew Perry ‘Out Of The Blue’ Before His Tragic Death

Published on November 25, 2023

The world mourned the tragic and unexpected loss of actor Matthew Perry.

On October 28th, his body was discovered in the hot pool of his Los Angeles residence.

Allegedly, he asked his personal assistant to perform some errands for him, and when she got home, she saw his body under the water.

It has been reported that Perry drowned. No illegal substances were discovered at the site, but the findings of the toxicology analysis requested by police have not yet been made public.

Perry was sober when he passed away, according to his loved ones.

The actor who played Chandler Bing never stopped trying to get his life back on track after he fell off the wagon time and time again due to his addictions.

Perry’s friendships with his five best pals from the show extended beyond the screen.

After the emotional service at Forest Lawn Church of the Hills in Los Angeles, Matt LeBlanc greeted Jennifer Aniston, 54, Lisa Kudrow, 60, Courteney Cox, and David Schwimmer, 57, outside.

“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,” the cast said in a joint statement. “There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss. In time we will say more, as and when we are able. For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world.”

Perry added that once filming of the cult series concluded, LeBlanc and Aniston were the ones that sought out him the most, and they both later paid personal tributes to the man they called family.

Through all of his ups and downs, Aniston was the one who stuck by his side and kept in constant contact.

Someone close to her told the Daily Mail, “Nobody shed more tears for Matthew during the darkest points of his struggles with addiction than Jennifer.”

“All five of the Friends cast are in real bad shape, but Jen’s by far taking this the worst,” an insider told Woman’s Day.

“She’s torturing herself with each and every scenario where she could have done this or should have said that. She was one of the last people to speak to him, and she’d planned on calling him on Sunday [the day after he died]. She’s been going over every word, but no one could have known.”

The insider stated: “The real pain is the fact she’s been with him almost every step of the way. She had huge hopes for a big comeback for Matthew, and they were talking about working on a new script together. There was so much to look forward to, but even Jen knows it was his body that gave out, not Matthew.

“She knows he wanted to live, which makes his premature death unbelievably cruel. He had so much more to give. She’s absolutely crushed, and it will take her a long time to recover. She will never be convinced she didn’t do everything she could to save him, but she truly did. The world had Matthew Perry for a lot longer than expected thanks to Jen and Courteney Cox helping him through those dark times.”

She also shared a snapshot of a message Perry gave her days before he died, in which he said that making her laugh “made my day.”