News Summary

• He was happy.”Perry, who revealed in 2022 he spent about $9 million trying to stay sober throughout his life, wanted to be remembered not as Chandler Bing, his iconic “Friends” character, but as someone who helped guide people through their addictions..
• This corroborates Jennifer Aniston’s story, who said she spoke to Perry the morning of Oct. 28, hours before his assistant found him face-down in the pool of his $4 million Hollywood mansion.“He had quit smoking..
• His live-in assistant said he had been smoking about two packs of cigarettes per day..
• He was happy — that’s all I know,” she told Variety following his death.“I was literally texting with him that morning, funny Matty.”“He was not in pain..
• “Taking K is like being hit in the head with a giant happy shovel..
• The Matthew Perry Foundation was launched in his honor days after he died..