Matthew Perry Says This 'Friends' Co-Star Called Him Out On His Drinking Problems

Matthew Perry recently reflected on Jennifer Aniston challenging him about his alcohol issues.

The actor, who garnered critical acclaim for his role as Chandler Bing on the hit series "Friends," shared that the actress approached him on set and bluntly told him that she and the crew were aware that he was drinking.

Perry also revealed that the incident was scary before admitting that Aniston kept in touch with him while battling his addiction. The "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" star has also detailed his struggles with addiction in his upcoming memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.

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In a preview of his interview with Diane Sawyer, the 53-year-old opened up about how his "Friends" co-star confronted him about his addiction struggles.

The actor shared that while they were on set on a particular day, Aniston had walked up to him and boldly said, "we know that you're drinking," implying that she and the cast were well aware of Perry's overwhelming love for alcohol at the time.

Perry then revealed that the confrontation was "scary," although he did not discuss why he felt that way.

Following the confrontation, Aniston continued to reach out to her co-star amid his addiction struggle, for which Perry claims he is indebted to her.

The actor told Sawyer in the brief clip, per Daily Mail, "She was the one that reached out the most. You know, I'm really grateful to her for that." On October 28, the more extended version of the interview will air on ABC.

Alongside having a chronic alcohol addiction, Perry also dabbled into opioids. In the interview, he admitted that the constant use of both substances wreaked havoc on his body. He also shared that the habit stopped him from making the best use of the fame and success he had garnered from starring in "Friends."

Perry reflected in the interview, "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."

Having broken free of the shackles of his addiction, Perry is now vested in telling his story to the world. The actor told Sawyer that he is opening up about his troubled past because he felt it deep in his heart to "do something that would help people."

Further details about the actor's addiction struggle can be seen in his upcoming memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, which hits the bookshelves on November 1, 2022.

Ahead of the book's release, the actor spoke with People, reiterating that the purpose of coming out now was to give people the opportunity to learn from his ordeal. He also explained why he waited so long to tell his story despite being sober for a while.

"I wanted to share when I was safe from going into the dark side of everything again," the actor told the publication for their latest cover story. "I had to wait until I was pretty safely sober — and away from the active disease of alcoholism and addiction — to write it all down. And the main thing was, I was pretty certain that it would help people."

Some of the terrible lows Perry penned in his book include how his addiction caused him to drop to 128 pounds. At the time, he was popping 55 tablets of Vicodin a day while also consuming a considerable amount of alcohol.

His drug use ultimately caused a gastrointestinal perforation that caused him to be admitted into the ICU with barely a two percent chance of survival. The actor was in a coma for two weeks and another five months in the hospital. In addition, he had used a colostomy bag for nine months to collect fecal matter from his body.

Luckily for the actor, he was able to recover from the bodily damage the substance abuse caused him.

"I'm pretty healthy now," Perry told People. "I've got to not go to the gym much more, because I don't want to only be able to play superheroes. But no, I'm a pretty healthy guy right now."