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Matthew Perry’s Big Terrible death


by Amanda Cassidy
30th Oct 2023

“It is very odd to live in a world where if you died, it would shock people but surprise no one.”

Yellow-and-black LAPD crime scene tape cordoned off the entrance to Blue Sail Drive, a small Californian street with impressive views of the Pacific Ocean. Helicopters could still be heard overhead this afternoon. Across the world headlines splashed the news of the Friend’s star’s death. The elephant in the room immediately apparent; was Matthew Perry’s death an unfortunate accident or something related to the actor’s long, arduous path through addiction? Apparent drowning was the catchphrase used...

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