# Matthew Perry from Friends dies, RIP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [October 29, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250 "2023-10-29T00:34:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/121 "2023-12-19T01:36:53Z")
Please, reafibg is what I have _instead_ of covfefe. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/122 "2023-12-22T07:47:44Z")
I remember that Matthew Perry was on a really short-lived sitcom called _Second Chance_ that was actually fairly terrible, although the supernatural angle did sort of give it something of a hook. Crummy ratings led to it being yanked off the air and reimagined without any of the supernatural stuff as _Boys Will Be Boys_, but it still sank like a stone. The fledgling Fox network really did barf up its fair share of garbage as it struggled to find its feet in the late 1980s. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/123 "2024-08-15T14:39:08Z")
> **[At least 1 arrest made in connection to Matthew Perry's death, authorities say](https://apnews.com/article/matthew-perry-death-arrest-b3708a3818f1c649f234f83a6cd16e30)** > > Authorities have arrested at least one person in connection with Matthew Perry’s death, a law enforcement official tells The Associated Press. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/124 "2024-08-15T15:16:35Z")
At least one doctor and several dealers have been arrested, according to Page Six: > **[Doctor, drug dealers arrested in connection to Matthew Perry’s death: report](https://pagesix.com/2024/08/15/entertainment/matthew-perry-death-doctor-drug-dealers-arrested-in-investigation/)** > > Search warrants led to the discovery of text messages allegedly showing how much the late “Friends” star would pay for ketamine. ---
**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/125 "2024-08-15T19:06:54Z")
Not sure how I feel about this. There are most likely guilty as they have been charged and or pleaded to. But Perry was a big boy, and knew what he was doing. Not sure how this is ‘justice.’ ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/126 "2024-08-15T19:22:45Z")
They were providing the drugs illegally, and it’s extremely unlikely Perry was their only client. I’m fine with prosecuting them. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/127 "2024-08-15T19:24:08Z")
> [@spifflog](#): > > But Perry was a big boy So were the doctors and drug dealers. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/128 "2024-08-15T19:29:44Z")
Ayup. “Personal responsibility” has to apply to ALL “persons,” not just the ones on the losing end of the deal. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/129 "2024-08-15T19:47:08Z")
And in particular, doctors are under a professional and ethical duty to help people who have health problems. They are not supposed to facilitate a major health issue, such as drug addiction, which impairs the individual’s judgment and self-control. If the case is proven against the doctor, they should be locked up. They are a hazard to the public. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/130 "2024-08-15T19:57:42Z")
> [@](#): > > A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors. > > U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges Thursday, saying the doctors supplied Perry with a large amount of ketamine and even wondered in a text message how much the former _Friends_ star would be willing to pay. > > “These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong,” Estrada said. > **[5 charged in Matthew Perry's death, including his assistant and 2 doctors,...](https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7295308)** > > A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death, including the actor's assistant and two doctors.  ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/131 "2024-08-16T14:33:14Z")
I daresay countless celebrities in the entertainment biz are distraught over this. Whether their names will crop up or their supply cut off, they must be shaking in their Louboutins. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/132 "2024-08-16T15:51:33Z")
I wish someone would track down whoever supplied Prince with fentanyl. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/133 "2024-08-17T14:50:08Z")
> [@spifflog](#): > > Not sure how I feel about this. There are most likely guilty as they have been charged and or pleaded to. But Perry was a big boy, and knew what he was doing. Not sure how this is ‘justice.’ They are despicable scum who took advantage of a struggling addict’s vulnerabilities. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/134 "2024-08-17T15:57:31Z")
One of them was his personal assistant. For him are you certain it wasn’t a case of “you help me get drugs–or you get fired”? ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/135 "2024-08-17T16:12:11Z")
His attorneys could certainly offer that up as a defense against the charges if they thought it would help his case. But, even if true, I wouldn’t see it as a reason not to charge him, or – quite likely – as a reason not to convict. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/136 "2024-08-17T16:14:11Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > One of them was his personal assistant. For him are you certain it wasn’t a case of “you help me get drugs–or you get fired”? No. Are you certain it was? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/137 "2024-08-17T16:16:37Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > For him are you certain it wasn’t a case of “you help me get drugs–or you get fired”? Even if Perry had told his assistant this – I would be very surprised if “my boss told me to do this illegal thing, or I’d be fired” would be a legitimate argument against having committed a crime. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/138 "2024-08-17T17:12:09Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > They are despicable scum who took advantage of a struggling addict’s vulnerabilities. That’s the definition of all drug dealers. Matthew Perry knew he had a drug problem and had the money to treat it. He could have found a benevolent house sitter who acted on that goal and not against it. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/139 "2024-08-17T18:25:29Z")
You convinced me. He got what he deserved. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250/140 "2024-08-17T18:41:41Z")
That’s a non-sequitor It’s not a question of what he deserved. It’s sad that he succumbed to his addictions but he knowingly surrounded himself with people who enabled his drug habit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-perry-from-friends-dies-rip/992250.md?page=8)