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Matthew Perry is talking extensively about his brief relationship with Julia Roberts. In his eagerly anticipated memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, the Friends actor not only described how he persuaded the Oscar winner to make a cameo appearance on the venerable sitcom, but he also revealed the real reason he broke up with Roberts after only two months of dating.

Reasons Behind the Break-up

The 53-year-old actor was candid about how his own mental instability caused their relationship to end after just two months in his new memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.”

The “Friends” actor states that he and the 54-year-old actress had started dating by the time Roberts made a surprise appearance on an episode of the well-known comedy. However, things swiftly went south.

According to a passage from Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing obtained by The Times and Entertainment Weekly, Matthew Perry and Julia Roberts parted ways for the following reasons:

“Dating Julia Roberts had been too much for me. I had been constantly certain that she was going to break up with me. Why would she not? I was not enough; I could never be enough; I was broken, bent, unloveable.”

“So instead of facing the inevitable agony of losing her, I broke up with the beautiful and brilliant Julia Roberts. She might have considered herself slumming it with a TV guy, and the TV guy was now breaking up with her. I can’t begin to describe the look of confusion on her face.” said Perry and that he believed the “Pretty Woman” star was “slumming it” by dating him in an excerpt that was published by the Times UK.

Relationship leading to Cameo in Friends

The brief affair developed as a result of Roberts’ declaration that she would “only do the show” if she could participate in Perry’s character’s plot. Roberts later wed Danny Moder.

Also, he disclosed Julia Roberts’ guest appearance in Friends Season 2. Episode 13 titled The One After the Superbowl, Part 2 was secured by Matthew Perry.

Perry reiterated Julia’s demand and joked, “Was I having a good year or what?” but also added, “But first, I had to woo her.”

In an effort to win Julia Roberts over, Matthew Perry who portrayed Chandler Bing on the popular program sent her over three dozen roses. Along with a paper on quantum physics drawing inspiration from Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman:

 “The only thing more exciting than the prospect of you doing the show is that I finally have an excuse to send you flowers.”

Julia was not easy to convince! “Her reply was that if I adequately explained quantum physics to her, she’d agree to be on the show”

“The following day, I sent her a paper all about wave-particle duality and the uncertainty principle and entanglement, and only some of it was metaphorical,” Matthew Perry recalled before adding, “Not only did Julia agree to do the show, but she also sent me a gift: bagels — lots and lots of bagels. … I did let her in, both figuratively and literally, and a relationship began.”

On the other side, Alexa Junge, a staff writer for Friends, recalled the notes with affection: “There was a lot of flirting over faxing. She was giving him these questionnaires. Like, ‘Why should I go out with you?’ And everyone in the writers’ room helped him explain to her why. He could do pretty well without us, but there was no question we were on Team Matthew and trying to make it happen for him.”

Dru Addiction

While appearing on one of the most-watched TV shows and dating the crème de la crème of Hollywood, Perry was nevertheless also battling drug and alcohol addiction.

The actor, who played the title role in the comedy from 1994 to 2004, had to enter rehab twice during the show’s ten-year run.

Including after filming the iconic moment in which his character wed Monica Geller, a character played by Courteney Cox.

Perry spoke with the New York Times on Sunday following the Season 7 finale shoot;

he was “driven back to the treatment center… in a pickup truck helmed by a sober technician.”

“[I was] at the height of my highest point in ‘Friends,’ the highest point in my career, the iconic moment on the iconic show,” he continued, saying that his “exhausting” opiate addiction made it impossible for him to enjoy his role on the NBC sitcom.

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Both his financial condition and his career were negatively impacted by his addiction. He told the publication about his long battle, which started when he was just 14 years old:

“I’ve probably spent $9 million or something trying to be sober.”

The actor was using “55 Vicodin a day,” along with “Methadone, Xanax,”. At the height of his addiction, he also consumed “a full quart of vodka.”

Also, Actor “nearly died” a few years ago when his colon burst. He was given a “2%” chance of survival by doctors because of his heavy drug use.

The actor’s near-death experience has kept him clean for the last 18 months. Also due to the necessity to wear a colostomy bag for nine months.

He told People magazine on Thursday, “The next time you think about taking OxyContin, just think about having a colostomy bag for the rest of your life.” I slid through a small window that then opened, saying, “I no longer want OxyContin.”

 

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Julia Roberts’ character in FRIENDS

Julia Roberts appeared on Friends in The One After the Superbowl, Part 2 of Season 2 Episode 13.

Roberts played Susie Moss, Chandler Bing’s (Matthew Perry) elementary school classmate, in the funny episode. The stunning couple ignites a passionate affair after reuniting decades later.

But on their date night, Moss steals all of Chandler’s clothes! Including his underwear—as retaliation for embarrassing her in fourth grade, revealing Susie’s true motivations.

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Matthew Perry recently appeared in an interview with Diane Sawyer. He shared with Diane about Jennifer Aniston and her support towards him. Similarly, he also revealed his heavy drug addiction and said he was an alcoholic.

Likewise, he was thanking Jennifer for taking care of him and always being a good friend. According to Matthew, Aniston helps him with his drinking habit as well.

In an interview, Perry stated about his heavy drug habit and alcohol use hie his career was drowning. When Jennifer knew about his drinking habit, she talked to Matthew. Also, he explained,

“Jennifer was like, ‘We know you’re drinking.’ Imagine how scary a moment that was. She was the one that reached out the most. I’m really grateful to her for that”

Then in the trailer of the show, Matthew gushed about his drinking routine. He used to take “55 Vicodin a day, Methadone, Xanax, and a full quart of vodka.” However, Perry shared that when he was 49 years, his colon burst from opioid overuse. He also stated that the overdose of drugs almost killed him.

Meanwhile, Matthew Perry spent five months in the hospital as he suffered from a ‘gastrointestinal perforation.‘Furthermore, he said during 5 months in the hospital, Perry was two weeks in a coma. Also, he used a colostomy bag for nine complete months when doctors gave him hope of living. Describing the situation, Perry said,

“I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. And that’s called a Hail Mary. No one survives that.”

 

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Because of the difficulties he faced while wearing a colostomy bag, Matthew decided to get a therapist. Well, the actor added,

“My therapist said, ‘The next time you think about taking OxyContin, just think about having a colostomy bag for the rest of your life.’ And a little window opened, and I crawled through it, and I no longer want OxyContin.”

The American actor became an addict because of the situation too. He was alone and surrounded by the dealers. And, he continued,

“At the time I should have been the toast of the town. I was in a dark room meeting nothing but drug dealers and completely alone.”

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Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston are very good friends. Jennifer played the role of Rachel Green in the series, “Friends”. When no one was there, Aniston was always for him. Therefore, he will forever cherish their friendship and will be grateful for her support.

The actor is now sober and has talked about his struggles due to addiction to his new memory, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” Perry also explained how he was on the point of death in his upcoming memoir. According to the sources, it will be out on November 1. In addition, Matthew said,

“I think they’ll be surprised at how bad it got at certain times and how close to dying I came. I say in the book that if I did die, it would shock people, but it wouldn’t surprise anybody. And that’s a very scary thing to be living with.”

 

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On the other hand, he also continued,

“So my hope is that people will relate to it, and know that this disease attacks everybody. It doesn’t matter if you’re successful or not successful, the disease doesn’t care.”

 

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Though the trailer for an interview with Diane Sawyer is out now the episode will be telecast on October 28. And, this interview is all about Matthew Perry and his struggles due to addiction.

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Matthew Perry broke his teeth before shooting for the “Friends” reunion. Later, it was known that he broke his front teeth while he was biting into peanut butter on toast. He explained in an interview with the show host, Diane Sawyer on Friday.

He also said that after his condition, he felt like his mouth feels like fire. Similarly, Perry also mentioned that fans and co-stars were really worried about his condition. He also said,

“It sounded like my voice was off and I knew I couldn’t show up. So what I chose to do was just go and do the best that I could.”

While Matthew was explaining his situation of the past, Diane Sawyer was also noting the “wear and tear on his voice and speech.” As Perry explained before too, he was into addiction while filming Friend reunion in April. However, after realization, he became sober in the release of the reunion in May 2021.

In an interview with Diane, Matthew also stated that his co-star, Jennifer Aniston was always there for him at his lowest. He praised her for being a good and true friend. According to Perry, Jennifer explained to him about his scary drug and alcohol use while filming.

Matthew Perry released his memoir “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir” which aired on November 1. There, he has explained in detail his struggles and addiction. Also, Matthew revealed to Diane Sawyer that he attended around 6,000 AA meetings in therapy for 30 years.

 

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Likewise, he also spent half his life in treatment or in sober living houses and has been to detox 65 times. This doesn’t end here as Perry later revealed that he came really closer to death as the doctor said he has a 2% chance of living.

In the year 2018, he had his colon burst from opioid overuse and he was kept in the hospital for five months. Not only this but Matthew also spent two weeks in a coma. However, he claimed that he suffered from gastrointestinal perforation and he used a colostomy bag for nine months. According to him,

“The doctors told my family that I had a 2 percent chance to live. I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. And that’s called a Hail Mary. No one survives that.”

Meanwhile, Perry also stated that he was lucky at the time cause the other four people who had the same couldn’t make it to an end.

 

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The “Friends” star was sent to a rehab center 15 times and he also stated that he still has a lot of scars on his stomach after surgery. While talking with Diane he said that the scars woke him up and motivate him to stay sober.

The main person who was his motivator for staying sober is his therapist. Matthew explained how his therapist helped him. He stated,

“My therapists used to say, ‘The next time you think about taking Oxycontin, just think about having a colostomy bag for the rest of your life.'”

Previously, in an interview with the NY Times, Perry mentions that he spent a total of $9 million to get sober. However, his career in “Friends” was also taking an end due to his addiction.

 

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Many people may be conscious of how he became addicted to drugs and alcohol. Well, the sources claim that Matthew Perry began drinking beer and wine at the age of 14. Then following this, he began taking vodka by the quart, Vicodin, Xanax, and OxyContin. He stopped and became sober after taking heroin.

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