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Matthew Perry is opening up about his decades-long battle with addiction and how Jennifer Aniston was the friend who really stepped in and stepped in.
The revelations come in his upcoming memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” and an interview with Diane Sawyer that will air on ABC on Friday, Oct. 28.
In a sneak peek of Sawyer’s interview with Perry, the 53-year-old “Friends” star details her substance abuse issues like never before.
“Secrets kill you,” Perry said in the preview clip, obtained by E! news “Secrets kill people like me.”
Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry on January 23, 1995 in Century City, California.Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
“At the time it should have been the toast of the city,” he added. “I was in a dark room meeting with drug dealers and completely alone.”
Sawyer lists “methadone, Xanax, full quart of vodka” as Perry’s drugs and drinks of choice, before adding “55 Vicodin a day.”
Later in the preview clip, Perry is asked about Aniston, who he calls Jenny, detailing a run-in the two had at the height of their addiction.
Sawyer quotes Aniston as saying, “We know you’re drinking.”
“Imagine how scary that was,” Perry replies.
Perry added that Aniston’s support was desperately needed in her recovery journey. “She was the one who came the most,” he said, adding, “I’m very grateful to her for that.”
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