Inside Matthew Perry’s Struggle Before His Shocking Death

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00:00 In the year leading up to Matthew Perry's death, it seemed the actor was on the upswing.

00:04 But in Us Weekly's cover story, sources are opening up to us about the true extent of his addiction.

00:10 On October 28th, Matthew died from acute effects of ketamine,

00:14 and suggested he may have been using the drugs recreationally,

00:18 in addition to going to ketamine infusion therapy to treat depression.

00:21 An insider tells us everybody close to Matthew was saying he died from an overdose,

00:26 and that he never got proper help for his mental health.

00:28 Though several sources with close knowledge of the situation,

00:31 tell us that Matthew had been lying about his sobriety,

00:34 both during the promotional tour for his memoir, and in the time leading up to his death.

00:39 A source tells us he wanted to sell books.

00:42 Everything was crafted and manipulated.

00:44 The truth wasn't important.

00:46 According to a second source, nothing would have shocked anyone who was genuinely close to Perry

00:51 when it came to his abuse.

00:53 They add, "Addicts are smart, and Matthew was brilliant."

00:56 A source adds that he was verbally, emotionally, and also physically abusive,

01:01 adding all he knew how to do was cause pain and play the victim.

01:05 However, a second source does insist he wasn't a horrible human being, adding,

01:09 "He was so warped in his addiction that he wasn't himself and the man he should be."