Matthew Perry remembers Jennifer Aniston calling him for alcohol abuse

Matthew Perry praised Jennifer Aniston for being a good friend in his struggle with sobriety.

The actor, who recently revealed that he “almost” died from heavy drug use, said his colleague from “Friends” confronted him with the appalling use of drugs and alcohol at the height of his career.

In harbinger for the interview with Diane Sawyer – which will air on October 28 – Aniston apparently told Perry, “We know you drink.”

“Imagine what a scary moment it was,” the 53-year-old told Sawyer, adding that “she was the one who pulled the most. I am really grateful to her for that.

In the same interview, the star “Fools Rush In” confirmed that in addition to “Methadone, Xanax” and “a full quart of vodka”, she is taking “55 Vicodin a day”.

The rampant drug abuse nearly killed the actor at age 49 when his colon ruptured due to opioid abuse.

At the time, Perry claimed to have suffered “gastrointestinal perforation” but in fact spent five months in the hospital – including two weeks in a coma – and had to use a colostomy bag for nine months after doctors told him he had “2 percent chance of life. “

The actor says he is “grateful” that Aniston confronted him.

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The actor says he is “grateful” that Aniston confronted him.

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The 61-year-old revealed himself during his performance in “Drew Barrymore …”

“I have been given what is called an ECMO machine that does all the breathing functions for the heart and lungs. And it’s called the Hail Mary. Nobody can survive this, he said the People in a separate interview.

After almost a year of wearing a colostomy bag – an outer bag for storing feces – the actor decided to sober up and find a therapist.

“It was pretty hellish to have one because they break down all the time,” he added Departure.

“My therapist said,” The next time you think about taking OxyContin, think about having a colostomy bag for the rest of your life, “Perry continued. “And a little window opened and I crawled through it and I don’t want oxykontin anymore.”

Perry, who is now sober, honestly describes his long struggle with addiction in his new diary, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, due out on November 1st.