Friends star Jennifer Aniston has spoken about the passing of co-star Matthew Perry, stating she was mourning “for a long time” before his death. The two had starred on Friends from 1994 to 2004. Perry was only 54 years old when he passed away in 2023 from “acute effects of ketamine” after battling a decades-long drug addiction that began while he filmed Friends.

"It almost felt like we’d been mourning Matthew for a long time," the actress says of her late "Friends" co-star

Perry called the confrontation a "scary" moment during an interview with Diane Sawyer in 2022. He told Sawyer that Aniston remained in close contact with him during those dark times. "She was the one that reached out the most," Perry said. "You know, I'm really grateful to her for that."