Fox News: ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry Dead at 54

RAFFERTY This is a ░░░░░░░░ News alert I m ░░░░░░░░ Rafferty live in Los ░░░░░░░░ Matthew Perry who gained ░░░░░░░░ in the 1990s hit ░░░░░░░░ Friends has died The ░░░░░░░░ year old beloved star ░░░░░░░░ reportedly found unresponsive in ░░░░░░░░ jacuzzi at his L ░░░░░░░░ area home and died ░░░░░░░░ an apparent drowning Law ░░░░░░░░ sources telling TMZ that ░░░░░░░░ responders rushed to the ░░░░░░░░ with the call first ░░░░░░░░ as a cardiac arrest ░░░░░░░░ added that no drugs ░░░░░░░░ found at the scene ░░░░░░░░ foul play is not ░░░░░░░░ Perry played fan favorite ░░░░░░░░ for 10 seasons on ░░░░░░░░ sitcom Friends He also ░░░░░░░░ a long history unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ drug and alcohol abuse ░░░░░░░░ recently opened up about ░░░░░░░░ struggles with addiction in ░░░░░░░░ memoir For the very ░░░░░░░░ on this let s ░░░░░░░░ ahead and turn to ░░░░░░░░ Becker she s a ░░░░░░░░ reporter with dailymail com ░░░░░░░░ there have been tributes ░░░░░░░░ in all over the ░░░░░░░░ all over social media ░░░░░░░░ can you tell us ░░░░░░░░ now BECKER Fans are ░░░░░░░░ heartbroken about this loss ░░░░░░░░ people who have watched ░░░░░░░░ for years and years ░░░░░░░░ years and loved the ░░░░░░░░ have just been pouring ░░░░░░░░ their love and support ░░░░░░░░ shock at this tragedy ░░░░░░░░ co stars that he ░░░░░░░░ had over the years ░░░░░░░░ also posted tributes to ░░░░░░░░ Selma Blair who has ░░░░░░░░ with him in the ░░░░░░░░ posted a really loving ░░░░░░░░ as well as several ░░░░░░░░ actors from the show ░░░░░░░░ of bit players have ░░░░░░░░ things but the closest ░░░░░░░░ s really gotten to ░░░░░░░░ main cast is Maggie ░░░░░░░░ who played Janice on ░░░░░░░░ show Janice dated Chandler ░░░░░░░░ character for several seasons ░░░░░░░░ she was just absolutely ░░░░░░░░ in her post and ░░░░░░░░ she was grateful for ░░░░░░░░ moment that she had ░░░░░░░░ him The core of ░░░░░░░░ cast the main characters ░░░░░░░░ of those actors have ░░░░░░░░ any sort of statement ░░░░░░░░ I would not be ░░░░░░░░ if they decided to ░░░░░░░░ a joint statement They ░░░░░░░░ all very very close ░░░░░░░░ supportive of Matthew Perry ░░░░░░░░ throughout his addiction and ░░░░░░░░ cast really remained tight ░░░░░░░░ to this day RAFFERTY ░░░░░░░░ I d heard you ░░░░░░░░ earlier that he was ░░░░░░░░ doing pretty well according ░░░░░░░░ people that know him ░░░░░░░░ to friends What can ░░░░░░░░ tell us about that ░░░░░░░░ That s right Dailymail ░░░░░░░░ spoke with a longtime ░░░░░░░░ of Matthew Perry s ░░░░░░░░ was part of his ░░░░░░░░ community someone who had ░░░░░░░░ in the sober community ░░░░░░░░ him for many many ░░░░░░░░ and the source told ░░░░░░░░ that they had spoken ░░░░░░░░ Perry just within the ░░░░░░░░ few weeks During that ░░░░░░░░ conversation Matthew seemed upbeat ░░░░░░░░ seemed positive He sounded ░░░░░░░░ So by all accounts ░░░░░░░░ is a real shock ░░░░░░░░ to his inner circle ░░░░░░░░ group that sober community ░░░░░░░░ all sort of been ░░░░░░░░ each other and connecting ░░░░░░░░ they heard the news ░░░░░░░░ they re just gutted ░░░░░░░░ re all calling each ░░░░░░░░ crying and really trying ░░░░░░░░ lean on each other ░░░░░░░░ support He was really ░░░░░░░░ wonderful man by all ░░░░░░░░ and by the people ░░░░░░░░ knew him best have ░░░░░░░░ the most wonderful things ░░░░░░░░ say about him RAFFERTY ░░░░░░░░ you know he was ░░░░░░░░ forthcoming with his struggles ░░░░░░░░ addiction that it was ░░░░░░░░ hard for him over ░░░░░░░░ years And you talked ░░░░░░░░ that earlier how he ░░░░░░░░ very open and he ░░░░░░░░ to help others Can ░░░░░░░░ talk a little bit ░░░░░░░░ that BECKER Yeah Matthew ░░░░░░░░ had dealt with addiction ░░░░░░░░ for years and years ░░░░░░░░ years He had been ░░░░░░░░ and out of rehab ░░░░░░░░ like 15 to 17 ░░░░░░░░ spent upwards of 7 ░░░░░░░░ 9 million in trying ░░░░░░░░ get sober He started ░░░░░░░░ with addiction back in ░░░░░░░░ late 90s after a ░░░░░░░░ ski accident but it ░░░░░░░░ as early as in ░░░░░░░░ he was 21 that ░░░░░░░░ realized he had a ░░░░░░░░ with alcohol So throughout ░░░░░░░░ time on Friends he ░░░░░░░░ with these sort of ░░░░░░░░ ups and downs And ░░░░░░░░ think anyone who s ░░░░░░░░ the entire series can ░░░░░░░░ that his physical appearance ░░░░░░░░ change drastically kind of ░░░░░░░░ to season and that ░░░░░░░░ really reflective of what ░░░░░░░░ going on in his ░░░░░░░░ life with his addiction ░░░░░░░░ his book he wrote ░░░░░░░░ at one point he ░░░░░░░░ taking 55 pills of ░░░░░░░░ in a day and ░░░░░░░░ going to work and ░░░░░░░░ at his job He ░░░░░░░░ t remember three full ░░░░░░░░ of working on Friends ░░░░░░░░ of how bad his ░░░░░░░░ was at that point ░░░░░░░░ he decided to write ░░░░░░░░ memoir which is a ░░░░░░░░ selling memoir just came ░░░░░░░░ last year where he ░░░░░░░░ very candid about what ░░░░░░░░ had done to him ░░░░░░░░ his life how it ░░░░░░░░ his health it almost ░░░░░░░░ him several times how ░░░░░░░░ impacted his relationships And ░░░░░░░░ thought was he s ░░░░░░░░ through it he s ░░░░░░░░ ups he s had ░░░░░░░░ and if anyone out ░░░░░░░░ is also struggling he ░░░░░░░░ be a sort of ░░░░░░░░ voice to say it ░░░░░░░░ not a straight line ░░░░░░░░ quest to sobriety is ░░░░░░░░ a straight line and ░░░░░░░░ with all the resources ░░░░░░░░ the world can still ░░░░░░░░ and he is an ░░░░░░░░ of that He really ░░░░░░░░ to use his story ░░░░░░░░ help others and to ░░░░░░░░ them feel not so ░░░░░░░░ RAFFERTY And you know ░░░░░░░░ his tragic struggle with ░░░░░░░░ aside what do you ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ most remembered for Because ░░░░░░░░ you look at social ░░░░░░░░ you just see nothing ░░░░░░░░ people talking about wonderful ░░░░░░░░ from the shows and ░░░░░░░░ movies he s done ░░░░░░░░ the years BECKER He ░░░░░░░░ going to be yeah ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ for wit He s ░░░░░░░░ to be remembered for ░░░░░░░░ He s going to ░░░░░░░░ remembered for the iconic ░░░░░░░░ Bing sarcasm I mean ░░░░░░░░ character was a riot ░░░░░░░░ was a reason people ░░░░░░░░ in And Friends has ░░░░░░░░ a comfort show I ░░░░░░░░ you you know you ░░░░░░░░ something like a sitcom ░░░░░░░░ you think it s ░░░░░░░░ sort of fun and ░░░░░░░░ and laughs but truly ░░░░░░░░ people are at their ░░░░░░░░ their darkest when they ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ and love they turn ░░░░░░░░ a comfort show They ░░░░░░░░ on a show that ░░░░░░░░ can watch and they ░░░░░░░░ will make them laugh ░░░░░░░░ they laugh and they ░░░░░░░░ his light And I ░░░░░░░░ people will remember an ░░░░░░░░ that they probably never ░░░░░░░░ that they d never ░░░░░░░░ across but who was ░░░░░░░░ meaningful in their lives ░░░░░░░░ giving them a laugh ░░░░░░░░ when they needed it ░░░░░░░░ RAFFERTY Certainly Caitlyn I ░░░░░░░░ people across the world ░░░░░░░░ going to remember him ░░░░░░░░ remember how good we ░░░░░░░░ watching Friends Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Caitlyn and we ░░░░░░░░ certainly come back to ░░░░░░░░ soon. Thank you.”