Discover the deep bond between Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry and how she's navigating the pain of his loss.
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00:00 In a recent development, the entertainment world is abuzz with concern for Jennifer Aniston
00:05 as she grapples with the loss of her former co-star, Matthew Perry.
00:10 The France actor passed away at the age of 54, leaving his colleagues and friends in
00:15 shock, as reported by a leading website.
00:18 According to an industry insider, Jennifer Aniston, one of Perry's closest friends,
00:24 has taken his untimely death particularly hard.
00:27 Out of the remaining five, Jen and Kourtney are relying the most, and Jen is probably
00:36 the one who is struggling most acutely, revealed the source to the leading website.
00:42 The insider explained that this tragedy marks the second significant loss for Jennifer in
00:47 less than a year.
00:48 With the one-year anniversary of her father's passing just around the corner, John Aniston,
00:54 her father, was known for his role on Days of Our Lives and his passing at the age of
01:00 89 in November 2022 deeply affected Aniston, who referred to him as "one of the most beautiful
01:07 humans I ever knew."
01:09 The source continued, "She is trying to regroup and recover, but it's been a completely devastating
01:15 blow for her."
01:19 Jennifer Aniston, along with the other four remaining cast members of Friends, Kourtney,
01:25 Lisa, David and Matt, paid their final respects at the Matthew Perry burial on Friday.
01:32 The sombre event took place in Los Angeles, just minutes away from the Warner Bros. studio
01:38 where the iconic NBC comedy was filmed for a decade.
01:43 Jennifer's strong bond with Matthew was evident in the past.
01:46 In a 2004 interview, she was seen visibly emotional at the mere thought of losing her
01:53 dear friend.
01:54 Perry had been candid about his struggles with addiction, and he expressed gratitude
01:59 to Aniston for her support.
02:01 Aniston had reached out to him frequently, as per the leading website, during his challenging
02:07 times.
02:08 "She was the one that reached out the most.
02:10 You know, I'm really grateful to her for that," Perry had stated in an October 2022 interview
02:16 with The Answerware.
02:19 Perry also revealed that Aniston had confronted him about his addiction during the time of
02:24 the Friends set, which ultimately led him to seek help.
02:28 In his memoir, Perry confessed his feelings for Jennifer Aniston, whom he had met through
02:33 mutual friends three years before they embarked on the Friends journey.
02:38 However, his romantic pursuit was met with a polite decline.
02:42 He recalled Aniston telling him that she'd love to be friends, to which he famously responded,
02:47 "We can't be friends."
02:49 Despite his initial infutiation, Perry admitted that his feelings won over time due to Aniston's
02:56 defining lack of interest.
02:58 The loss of Matthew Perry is a poignant moment for Jennifer Aniston and the Friends cast,
03:03 and they are all coming to terms with the impact of this tragedy on their lives and
03:09 shared history.
03:10 "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry," Perry said. "I'm so sorry."
03:17 "I'm so sorry."
03:20 (dramatic music)