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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: Sobering story of Friends star’s battle with addiction
Matthew Perry recounts how he nearly died when his ‘colon exploded’ and how he has spent $7m on various attempts to cure himself of his opiates and alcohol addictions
Four years ago, Matthew Perry’s colon exploded. This incident was the lowest point in a long line of low points for the American-Canadian actor, following decades of addiction to alcohol and opiates.
Perry, now 53 and still best known for playing Chandler Bing in the sitcom Friends, was residing at a sober living facility in California when he had to be rushed to hospital while “howling like a dog” with pain. Shortly after arriving in ...
