Matthew Perry documentary director reveals why Jennifer Aniston, different Associates stars weren’t interviewed | Hollywood

A brand new documentary on F.R.I.E.N.D.S. star Matthew Perry will make clear his life and premature demise. Directed and executive-produced by Robert Palumbo, “Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy” will debut on Peacock Tuesday, February 25.
Talking to The NY Put up, Palumbo said that it is not too early for a documentary like this as a result of “the influence of his demise is contemporary.”
Perry handed away on October 28, 2023, on the age of 54 in his residence in Pacific Palisades, California. In response to his post-mortem report, he drowned by chance and died from “acute results of ketamine.”
Matthew Perry doc director explains absence of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. stars
Nevertheless, interviews with Perry’s co-stars in F.R.I.E.N.D.S., David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, and Matt LeBlanc, are usually not included within the documentary.
Palumbo has now given an evidence on their absence, stating that it is smart that they had been hesitant to look in a documentary about Matthew presently. “Understandably, they had been reluctant to go on a documentary about Matthew at this level. Possibly a few years down the road … We perceive their determination to not seem,” he advised The Put up.
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The documentary delves deeply into Perry’s wrestle with substance misuse and dependancy. It options interview of Morgan Fairchild, who performed Chandler’s mom on F.R.I.E.N.D.S.’
Fairchild repeated Palumbo’s revelation that Perry wished to be identified for his efforts to help others fighting dependancy.
“I believe he can have a legacy of serving to different individuals. And Morgan [Fairchild] thought that was actually an important factor to speak,” Palumbo stated.
Palumbo was shocked by a number of particulars of Matthew demise probe
The 5 arrests made throughout Perry’s demise investigation are additionally mentioned within the documentary. A few of them, together with Jasveen Sangha, typically often called the “Ketamine Queen,” and Dr. Salvador Plasencia, are nonetheless awaiting trial. US District Decide Sherilyn Peace Garnett has scheduled their joint trial for March 4, 2025, after they each entered not responsible pleas to the offense.
Many facets of the case startled Palumbo, who described it as a peek into the “underbelly of Hollywood.”