Matthew PerryKeep one in mind Friends costar who tried to help him with his drinking problem – Jennifer Aniston.
Speaking to ABC News journalist Diane Sawyer in a trailer advancing his Oct. 28 sit-down, Perry recalls the time Aniston — whom he calls “Jenny”— confronted him on his problem. She said that Sawyer had reminded Perry. “We know you’re drinking.”
Perry confirmed the incident.
“Imagine how scary a moment that was,”He said. “She was the one who reached out the most, you know. I’m really grateful to her for that.”
Perry has been candid about his addiction struggles. In a new book, Perry shares all his struggles with addiction.Friends, Lovers, And the Big Terrible Things: A MemoirThe publication of, is due out Nov.
Perry saidPeopleHe was an early stage of alcoholism. Friends began. In the following years, the problem worsened until his colon burst due to opioid use four years ago. Perry spent two weeks in a coma, was hospitalized for five days, and had to wear a colostomy bag nine months.
Perry tells Sawyer in the clip that he once took cocaine. “55 Vicodin a day,”Methadone, Xanax, and a full quart vodka are also available.
“At the time, I should have been the toast of the town,”Perry said. Instead, “I was in a dark room meeting nothing but drug dealers, and completely alone.”
Perry claims he’s sober now during the interview, but won’t reveal a time line on that transformation.