Matthew Perry’s terrifying final Instagram post: Friends star relaxes in jacuzzi just days before tragic ‘death by drowning’ at 54
Matthew Perry’s latest Instagram post shows him relaxing in his jacuzzi just days before sources broke the news TMZ the actor passed away at the age of 54.
Law enforcement sources told the outlet that the Friends star drowned and claim he was found in a jacuzzi Saturday in a house Los Angeles after first responders were called to the scene for cardiac arrest.
TMZ also reports that no drugs were found at the scene and that there are no indications of foul play.
Matthew’s last Instagram was posted five days ago and he is seen sitting in a jacuzzi at night while wearing headphones and looking out over the city.
He captioned the photo, “Oh so the warm water swirling around makes you feel good? I’m Mattman’.
Tragic: Matthew Perry’s final Instagram post shows him relaxing in his jacuzzi, just days before sources told TMZ the actor has died at 54
Devastating: Law enforcement sources told the outlet that the Friends star drowned, claiming he was found in a Jacuzzi at a Los Angeles home on Saturday after first responders were called to the scene for cardiac arrest
Spooky: Matthew’s last Instagram was posted five days ago. He wrote, “Oh, so warm swirling water makes you feel good? I’m Mattman
Matthew rose to fame for his role as Chandler Bing on the hit ’90s sitcom Friends, which ran for ten seasons.
DailyMail.com has contacted the LAPD and Perry’s media relations for comment.
Matthew has been publicly outspoken about his problems with drugs and alcohol.
He first went to rehab in 1997 for an addiction to painkillers after a jet ski accident.
After this first period, he went to rehab again in 2001 and 2011. In 2016, he told an interviewer that he doesn’t remember filming three seasons of Friends.
An old friend of Matthew’s – who was recovering with him – told DailyMail.com: ‘Everyone is in total shock. People are crying on the phone and struggling to accept this news.
“It’s no secret he’s struggled with drugs and alcohol for years, but the last time I spoke to him, which was in recent weeks, he seemed to be in a good place. He was cheerful and sounded down to earth and positive.
“He had been to rehab seventeen times and almost died from opioid abuse, but he was someone who was sincere about taking his life and his sobriety one day at a time.
Fan Favorite Role: Matthew rose to fame for his role as Chandler Bing on the hit ’90s sitcom Friends, which ran for ten seasons
Honest: Matthew was open about his problems with drugs and alcohol. He first went to rehab in 1997 for an addiction to painkillers after a jet ski accident.
Sad: After this first period, he went to rehab again in 2001 and 2011. He told an interviewer in 2016 that he doesn’t remember filming three seasons of Friends (L-R) Lisa Kudrow, Matthew, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt Le Blanc
‘It’s such tragic news. Everyone prays he doesn’t relapse. Matt was a really nice guy. He was always the first to welcome newcomers to the group and always volunteered to help and serve.
“We are all struggling to come to terms with this terrible news.”
Last year he published a memoir titled Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir.
Matthew exposed the culmination of his terrible battle with drug and alcohol addiction, which almost cost him his life.
He revealed that his colon ruptured due to his opioid addiction when he was 49.
The doctors gave him only a two percent chance of survival and he was in a coma for two weeks, followed by another month in the hospital.
Matthew required 14 surgeries to repair all the abdominal damage, and he admitted to going to rehab 15 times over the years in the hope of kicking his drug addiction.
At one point during his Friends career, he admits he was taking 55 Vicodin a day and only losing 128 pounds, yet he still “didn’t know how to quit.”
Candid: Last year he published a memoir titled Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir in which he exposed the culmination of his terrible battle with drug and alcohol addiction
He told an interviewer in 2016 that he doesn’t remember filming three seasons of Friends.
“I had this weird rule that I would never drink on set,” Matthew said. ‘But I went to work in extreme cases with a hangover. It’s so terrible to feel like this and also have to work and be funny.’
He even revealed that he would go to open houses – not because he was interested in buying real estate, but to see if he could steal drugs from medicine cabinets.
Matthew has never married and recently ended his engagement to Molly Hurwitz, a talent manager, in 2021.
He dated several famous actresses, including Julia Roberts and Lizzy Caplan.