Matthew perry died

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Anonymous wrote:From Page Six:
"Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow are preparing to release a joint statement after their former co-star was found dead in his Los Angeles home Saturday at age 54, we’re told.

“The cast is reeling from the loss of their brother, because that’s what Matty was — their brother,” an industry source told us Sunday.

“It’s just devastating.”

Yeah, I assumed they'd be working together on a statement. Have always appreciated the way they stuck together.

Why? This is personal not business. They should be free to say what they want. I hope they each provide a tidbit about him that we didn’t know, like how many people he has helped, etc.

NP. You want a “tidbit” about a man who lived in the public eye since the age of 24 or so, who recently published a heartbreakingly complete, honest, and vulnerable memoir? You want a little “tidbit,” eh, you ghoul?

However THEY decide to handle it will be the right thing to do. Keep sniffing around for tidbits.

NP but what a bizarre and rage-filled take. I interpreted “tidbit” to mean a fond personal memory they had of him that is not widely known, not a piece of gossip.

What more can they say? What more can they give you? They’ve done interviews, reunion specials, behind-the-scenes footage, DVD commentary, on and on. And for someone to say oh well if they do it as a group that’s disappointing and they’d better do it like this…I mean, shut up. This is their friend, their longtime friend and colleague. However they choose to deal with it is right, and any criticism of how they choose to approach this is wrong.

Being this is a personal loss to each and everyone of them, each with their own emotions, etc. I find it strange that each of them wouldn’t publish their own condolences. The fact that they are making it as a group also makes it seem like they are more concerned about protecting the “image” of Friends than personal emotions. Sad.

Weird take. Just because they aren't each publishing a separate public statement doesn't mean they don't each have their own emotions. Why are you interested in what any of them has to say about Perry? Because they starred with him on that show. That's it. You aren't sitting around clamoring to find out what his parents, siblings, assistant, and non-famous friends are feeling right now, right? His family released a collective statement, not individual statements. The creators of Friends released a joint statement. SNL put up a memorial photo at the end of last night's episode without any comment from anyone on the show. And so on.

You are not entitled to the individual grief of anyone who knew him in this moment, and the idea that it's somehow disappointing that the cast of Friends would choose to release a joint statement says way more about you than it does about them. They know people want to hear from them, but that doesn't mean they are required to let everyone into the full experience of their grief on an individual level.

I find it strange that they are putting out a group statement. They haven’t been an “group” for almost 20 years and in all that time they all been together twice, not counting the reunion. And it seems the group statement should be pretty simple, something like…”he was our brother, we love him, we will miss him”.

DP. I think you vastly underestimate the power, in the public mind, of a hit TV show, even decades after its end. With reruns, and now streaming, keeping a show alive forever, the cast of that show becomes inextricably melded into a group for the average viewer. Sure, in reality they weren't a "group" as you note, but in many people's minds they are and always will be closely linked, even if that isn't their current real life.

It also was entirely appropriate for them, individually and as a group, to WAIT for Perry's family to issue a statement. Whatever statement the Friends cast issues will swamp all other statements and condolences and get a burst of big coverage, so it was right to step back and wait for his family to comment. There is no rush, just none whatsoever, for any of the cast to comment.

Exactly. Individual statements would also be criticized as bids for attention
People can't win

His family released a statement almost immediately after they visited his home.

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I think the report will of them posting a group message is false. I won’t be surprised if they never comment. They are a CLOSED group, not just a close group.

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Anonymous wrote:I am super impressed they are doing something together. They were known as a tight group of friends personally but you can never really be sure how close they were. But the fact they haven't issued a statement ti me means they are so in shock and processing. Also their relationship with him must have been so special for them to take the time to do this much like family would. It's the really quick postings to me that seem like it's a reaction - not insincere but it's easy to post a reaction. When someone is super close to you either you're grieving or you aren't ready to verbalize to public yet. I know if one of my close friends died tragically in an accident and we had mutual close friends I'd be talking to them a lot for comfort before I was able to talk to other people who were not in our circle. I think the magic of that show is that they really were all friends. It's rare to find these days on a hit show. Kind of like how the cast if Orincess Bride

I don’t think they’ve been super close to him in years. He said in the reunion none of them called him.

He was joking!

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Anonymous wrote:I am super impressed they are doing something together. They were known as a tight group of friends personally but you can never really be sure how close they were. But the fact they haven't issued a statement ti me means they are so in shock and processing. Also their relationship with him must have been so special for them to take the time to do this much like family would. It's the really quick postings to me that seem like it's a reaction - not insincere but it's easy to post a reaction. When someone is super close to you either you're grieving or you aren't ready to verbalize to public yet. I know if one of my close friends died tragically in an accident and we had mutual close friends I'd be talking to them a lot for comfort before I was able to talk to other people who were not in our circle. I think the magic of that show is that they really were all friends. It's rare to find these days on a hit show. Kind of like how the cast if Orincess Bride

I don’t think they’ve been super close to him in years. He said in the reunion none of them called him.

I never got the impression that any of them were tight, except maybe during filming because they were together so much. I think a lot of people wanted to believe they were a close little family because it keeps the magic of the show going, but at the end of the they were just coworkers. Are people super close with coworkers years after they leave a job? Sometimes, but it's not really the norm. Plus it can be very hard to be close to someone with addiction--it ruins friendships.

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Anonymous wrote:From Page Six:
"Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow are preparing to release a joint statement after their former co-star was found dead in his Los Angeles home Saturday at age 54, we’re told.

“The cast is reeling from the loss of their brother, because that’s what Matty was — their brother,” an industry source told us Sunday.

“It’s just devastating.”

Yeah, I assumed they'd be working together on a statement. Have always appreciated the way they stuck together.

Why? This is personal not business. They should be free to say what they want. I hope they each provide a tidbit about him that we didn’t know, like how many people he has helped, etc.

NP. You want a “tidbit” about a man who lived in the public eye since the age of 24 or so, who recently published a heartbreakingly complete, honest, and vulnerable memoir? You want a little “tidbit,” eh, you ghoul?

However THEY decide to handle it will be the right thing to do. Keep sniffing around for tidbits.

NP but what a bizarre and rage-filled take. I interpreted “tidbit” to mean a fond personal memory they had of him that is not widely known, not a piece of gossip.

What more can they say? What more can they give you? They’ve done interviews, reunion specials, behind-the-scenes footage, DVD commentary, on and on. And for someone to say oh well if they do it as a group that’s disappointing and they’d better do it like this…I mean, shut up. This is their friend, their longtime friend and colleague. However they choose to deal with it is right, and any criticism of how they choose to approach this is wrong.

Being this is a personal loss to each and everyone of them, each with their own emotions, etc. I find it strange that each of them wouldn’t publish their own condolences. The fact that they are making it as a group also makes it seem like they are more concerned about protecting the “image” of Friends than personal emotions. Sad.

Weird take. Just because they aren't each publishing a separate public statement doesn't mean they don't each have their own emotions. Why are you interested in what any of them has to say about Perry? Because they starred with him on that show. That's it. You aren't sitting around clamoring to find out what his parents, siblings, assistant, and non-famous friends are feeling right now, right? His family released a collective statement, not individual statements. The creators of Friends released a joint statement. SNL put up a memorial photo at the end of last night's episode without any comment from anyone on the show. And so on.

You are not entitled to the individual grief of anyone who knew him in this moment, and the idea that it's somehow disappointing that the cast of Friends would choose to release a joint statement says way more about you than it does about them. They know people want to hear from them, but that doesn't mean they are required to let everyone into the full experience of their grief on an individual level.

I find it strange that they are putting out a group statement. They haven’t been an “group” for almost 20 years and in all that time they all been together twice, not counting the reunion. And it seems the group statement should be pretty simple, something like…”he was our brother, we love him, we will miss him”.

I would find it strange if they did not.

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Anonymous wrote:I am super impressed they are doing something together. They were known as a tight group of friends personally but you can never really be sure how close they were. But the fact they haven't issued a statement ti me means they are so in shock and processing. Also their relationship with him must have been so special for them to take the time to do this much like family would. It's the really quick postings to me that seem like it's a reaction - not insincere but it's easy to post a reaction. When someone is super close to you either you're grieving or you aren't ready to verbalize to public yet. I know if one of my close friends died tragically in an accident and we had mutual close friends I'd be talking to them a lot for comfort before I was able to talk to other people who were not in our circle. I think the magic of that show is that they really were all friends. It's rare to find these days on a hit show. Kind of like how the cast if Orincess Bride

I don’t think they’ve been super close to him in years. He said in the reunion none of them called him.

I never got the impression that any of them were tight, except maybe during filming because they were together so much. I think a lot of people wanted to believe they were a close little family because it keeps the magic of the show going, but at the end of the they were just coworkers. Are people super close with coworkers years after they leave a job? Sometimes, but it's not really the norm. Plus it can be very hard to be close to someone with addiction--it ruins friendships.

No, the women are definitely tight. They get together often and JA and CC are best friends. I don’t think the guys truly are. And I don’t think Perry was joking when he said they didn’t keep in touch with him. Sustaining a relationship with an addict is very hard.

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Anonymous wrote:Tributes have come but so far nothing from the cast of Friends, not one.

I hope they are comforting each other. They knew him. I don't need their tributes. They probably need each other right now.

Exactly this. This isn’t some news story tabloid drama for them. He is someone who meant a lot to them who they watched struggle for so long.

Do you think this? After watching the reunion, I felt like they were coworkers, they cared about him as a person, but he was probably a mess as a colleague,
and they didn’t keep in touch after. I’m sure they have strong feelings of sadness and even guilt, but I don’t know if they were like family, as someone above said.

I felt like he very much wanted to retain close ties with the case but they didn’t.

The girls always stayed in touch with each other. At the reunion they said Schwim was the one who kept everyone up to date on what the others were doing.

MP did make a comment that no one called him but I was never sure if he meant it sarcastically or not. The others didn’t really react. And Court has posted a few pics of the two of them having lunch. He did a skit on Ellen with Jen and Court. I think they stayed in touch just not as frequently as the girls did.

Schwimm? Jen? Court? Are they personal friends of yours?

This is how they (and PP, apparently) refer to each other.

If you’ve watched the interviews and reunions you know this is what they call each other. And the girls also have pet names for each other that they’ve used on IG posts.

It's really not important, but the gist is that they have nicknames within their own group, not for the fans to adopt. But whatever.

Really? Are you going to spell out each of their names when talking about them? C…o…u…r….t…n….e…y or Court?

If you are only talking about them a normal amount of time and have adequate writing ability, then yes, spell their names out in full.

You do you and I’ll do me. Get real, almost all SM refers to them by their shorter names.

Someone post earlier on this thread about Perry as MP and no criticism.

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Anonymous wrote:From Page Six:
"Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow are preparing to release a joint statement after their former co-star was found dead in his Los Angeles home Saturday at age 54, we’re told.

“The cast is reeling from the loss of their brother, because that’s what Matty was — their brother,” an industry source told us Sunday.

“It’s just devastating.”

Yeah, I assumed they'd be working together on a statement. Have always appreciated the way they stuck together.

Why? This is personal not business. They should be free to say what they want. I hope they each provide a tidbit about him that we didn’t know, like how many people he has helped, etc.

NP. You want a “tidbit” about a man who lived in the public eye since the age of 24 or so, who recently published a heartbreakingly complete, honest, and vulnerable memoir? You want a little “tidbit,” eh, you ghoul?

However THEY decide to handle it will be the right thing to do. Keep sniffing around for tidbits.

NP but what a bizarre and rage-filled take. I interpreted “tidbit” to mean a fond personal memory they had of him that is not widely known, not a piece of gossip.

What more can they say? What more can they give you? They’ve done interviews, reunion specials, behind-the-scenes footage, DVD commentary, on and on. And for someone to say oh well if they do it as a group that’s disappointing and they’d better do it like this…I mean, shut up. This is their friend, their longtime friend and colleague. However they choose to deal with it is right, and any criticism of how they choose to approach this is wrong.

Being this is a personal loss to each and everyone of them, each with their own emotions, etc. I find it strange that each of them wouldn’t publish their own condolences. The fact that they are making it as a group also makes it seem like they are more concerned about protecting the “image” of Friends than personal emotions. Sad.

Weird take. Just because they aren't each publishing a separate public statement doesn't mean they don't each have their own emotions. Why are you interested in what any of them has to say about Perry? Because they starred with him on that show. That's it. You aren't sitting around clamoring to find out what his parents, siblings, assistant, and non-famous friends are feeling right now, right? His family released a collective statement, not individual statements. The creators of Friends released a joint statement. SNL put up a memorial photo at the end of last night's episode without any comment from anyone on the show. And so on.

You are not entitled to the individual grief of anyone who knew him in this moment, and the idea that it's somehow disappointing that the cast of Friends would choose to release a joint statement says way more about you than it does about them. They know people want to hear from them, but that doesn't mean they are required to let everyone into the full experience of their grief on an individual level.

I find it strange that they are putting out a group statement. They haven’t been an “group” for almost 20 years and in all that time they all been together twice, not counting the reunion. And it seems the group statement should be pretty simple, something like…”he was our brother, we love him, we will miss him”.

DP. I think you vastly underestimate the power, in the public mind, of a hit TV show, even decades after its end. With reruns, and now streaming, keeping a show alive forever, the cast of that show becomes inextricably melded into a group for the average viewer. Sure, in reality they weren't a "group" as you note, but in many people's minds they are and always will be closely linked, even if that isn't their current real life.

It also was entirely appropriate for them, individually and as a group, to WAIT for Perry's family to issue a statement. Whatever statement the Friends cast issues will swamp all other statements and condolences and get a burst of big coverage, so it was right to step back and wait for his family to comment. There is no rush, just none whatsoever, for any of the cast to comment.

Exactly. Individual statements would also be criticized as bids for attention
People can't win

"bids for attendion" sums up Gwyneth Paltrow- she is a such an attention whore. She even said they "drifted" apart (ie-she hasn't talked to him decades)- same for Ione Skye for sharing the image of their texts from two weeks ago. its so tacky.

The Ione Skye texts made me sad, agree she shouldn't have shared them. He seemed like a nostalgic, lonely guy. I feel like she shared them because he called her beautiful. What other purpose did that possibly serve?

Maybe to show everyone he was doing in mentally.

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Anonymous wrote:I am super impressed they are doing something together. They were known as a tight group of friends personally but you can never really be sure how close they were. But the fact they haven't issued a statement ti me means they are so in shock and processing. Also their relationship with him must have been so special for them to take the time to do this much like family would. It's the really quick postings to me that seem like it's a reaction - not insincere but it's easy to post a reaction. When someone is super close to you either you're grieving or you aren't ready to verbalize to public yet. I know if one of my close friends died tragically in an accident and we had mutual close friends I'd be talking to them a lot for comfort before I was able to talk to other people who were not in our circle. I think the magic of that show is that they really were all friends. It's rare to find these days on a hit show. Kind of like how the cast if Orincess Bride

I don’t think they’ve been super close to him in years. He said in the reunion none of them called him.

He was joking!

None of them saw as a joke. They didn’t laugh.

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Anonymous wrote:I am super impressed they are doing something together. They were known as a tight group of friends personally but you can never really be sure how close they were. But the fact they haven't issued a statement ti me means they are so in shock and processing. Also their relationship with him must have been so special for them to take the time to do this much like family would. It's the really quick postings to me that seem like it's a reaction - not insincere but it's easy to post a reaction. When someone is super close to you either you're grieving or you aren't ready to verbalize to public yet. I know if one of my close friends died tragically in an accident and we had mutual close friends I'd be talking to them a lot for comfort before I was able to talk to other people who were not in our circle. I think the magic of that show is that they really were all friends. It's rare to find these days on a hit show. Kind of like how the cast if Orincess Bride

Jennifer Anniston is Courtney's daughter's godmother. They have gone on many vacations together, along with Lisa Kudrow. It is VERY hard to be friends with an addict while they're actively addict-ing. A lot of times you have to keep a distance for your own sanity.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Lisa on vacation with Jen or Court. Lisa seems to be the most normal of all them. She’s the only one to have maintained a marriage.

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The cast released a statement via People:

“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family," their statement reads. "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," the statement continues. "For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world."

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Anonymous wrote:The cast released a statement via People:

“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family," their statement reads. "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," the statement continues. "For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world."

It sounds like they were under a lot of pressure to say something and chose to say something short. Which I get. It is probably weird for them that they are likely being hounded by press to say something, but even though of course he was an important person to them, Perry had family and close friends he saw more frequently and was closer to.

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Anonymous wrote:The cast released a statement via People:

“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family," their statement reads. "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," the statement continues. "For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world."

It sounds like they were under a lot of pressure to say something and chose to say something short. Which I get. It is probably weird for them that they are likely being hounded by press to say something, but even though of course he was an important person to them, Perry had family and close friends he saw more frequently and was closer to.

I think they're also griefstricken and don't want to put out anything trite. This is fine.

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I saw a short memorial bit on him last night and he mentioned that he was on ECMO with one of his overdoses, and had at least one other where his heart stopped for a significant number of minutes. Pre-Covid Ecmo was extremely dangerous—truly a last resort measure. (During covid they did it so much that they learned a lot about how to make ecmo easier on the body and safer.). It does not surprise me that he had significant long term heart damage. It might also explain his odd posts last week and definitely would explain his fatigue at pickeball. I am wondering whether his cardiologist ever told no that he should not use hot tubs given his medical history. A middle aged guy with significant heart damage should not be in a hot tub especially by himself.
Rest in peace, Matt.