Courteney Cox Tributes Matthew Perry on 1 Year Anniversary of His Death
Courteney Cox you are respectful Matthew Perry one year after his sudden death.
On Monday, October 28, Cox posted a touching tribute to him Friends costar on Instagram, shared a vintage photo of the smiling duo and a group photo of them with their equally iconic co-stars. Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc again David Schwimmer.
Cox, 60, captioned it, “I missed you today and always ❤️” and mark the Matthew Perry Foundationfounded after Perry's death to help others struggling with addiction.
Earlier on Monday, Aniston, 55, also remembered Perry via Instagramposting four photos of the actor and a caption “1 year ❤️🩹🕊️.”
Perry died on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54 from “the side effects of ketamine.” A toxicology report was issued in December 2023 he listed drowning (Perry was found passed out in his hot tub), coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine as contributing factors to his death.
Two weeks after the tragedy, Cox was the first Friends cast a member to share a communication charge to a dead star.
“I'm so grateful for all the time I had with you Matty and I miss you every day,” she said wrote in November 2023. “When you work with someone as closely as I do with Matthew, there are thousands of moments that I wish I could share. For now, here is one of my favorites.”
The actress, who played Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom alongside Perry's Chandler Bing, recalled her nomination. season 4 episode where Monica and Chandler have their first sleep while in London to see Ross Geller (Schwimmer) marry Emily Waltham (Helen Baxendale).
“To give a little backstory, Chandler and Monica were supposed to have a one night flight to London. But because of the audience's response, it was the beginning of their love,” explained Cox. “In this scene, before we started rolling, he whispered a funny line for me to say. He used to do things like that. He was funny and kind. 🤍🕊️.”
Cox was talking about a scene, which viewers saw in 1998, where Ross walks into Chandler's room to tell him that he is getting married that day. Monica hides under the covers, and when Ross is gone, she shows up and says, “Do you think he knew I was here?”
On the way out – seen only by the cast and crew – Monica approached Chandler and laughed, “Okay, your turn!” before going back under the cover.
“We are playing. He told me to say it … he said it! “… Cox told the cameras as she held back a smile and Perry smiled with her in bed.
That moment was just one of the many the two share while playing on-screen love interests. Friends played 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004.
While Perry's death was ruled accidental last January, the lawsuit it has been reopened. Five people have been charged with the death of this actor.
Perry's assistant Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, along with an acquaintance of Perry's Erik Fleming pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine resulting in death. Dr. Mark Chavez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine. All three were there in cooperation with the investigation on Perry's death to pay a small sum.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia again Jasveen Sangha (also known as the “Queen of Ketamine”) pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine.
If you or someone you know fighting addiction or mental health, contact the National Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at samhsa.gov or 1-800-662-HELP.