Shock and astonishment for fans of the series Friends this Sunday, October 29, 2023 when you wake up: actor Matthew Perry, known for having played the role of Chandler for several years in the hit series, was found dead in his jacuzzi, probably by drowning according to several consistent American media. However, the autopsy has not confirmed these allegations at this stage, but the criminal hypothesis has already been ruled out. That of an overdose, which is on the lips of all the fans of the actor who have known him to be ill for many years, also seems to be out of the picture, no drugs found close to the actor’s body.
Matthew Perry was 54 years old. For almost forty years, the actor, who aspired to a tennis career which he had to give up due to his addictions that appeared as a teenager, tried everything to absolve them… but never succeeded. . As pointed out Daily Mail this Sunday, the actor spent more than 9 million dollars in total to try to overcome his demons, but his alcoholism and drug addiction have always been stronger than anything. In total, Matthew Perry has accumulated more than 6000 visits to Alcoholics Anonymous and realized 15 detox curesall of which proved unsuccessful.
His addictions to alcohol and drugs have repeatedly put the actor in danger, who has had to undergo a dozen life-saving operations. His medical condition was so worrying that doctors, a few years ago, only gave him 2% chance of survival. In 2019, he survived gastrointestinal perforation caused by overconsumption of opiates. This medical emergency, which can cause peritonitis if not diagnosed in time, causes a hole in the stomach, esophagus, small intestine or large intestine. He remained in a coma for several days, and his life prognosis was more than poor.
He had not been drinking or taking drugs for 3 years.
In his memoir published last November, only eleven months before his death, Matthew Perry explained that his celebrity had a lot to do with the failures of his detoxification treatments and affirmed that he had not consumed any substance since his misadventure in 2019 : “My doctors told my family I had a 2% chance of surviving” explains the actor, who even fell into a coma for a few days. For a year, Matthew Perry had to wear a colostomy bagbut everything was back to normal since 2020: “Now I feel better because it came out on a piece of paper. The reason I’m still alive is definitely to help people.” explained the one who, a priori, died by drowning this Saturday, October 28, 2023, in his jacuzzi.