Emmys 2024: The Sad Reason The Friends Cast Didn't Host The Matthew Perry Tribute
perezhilton.comMatthew Perry’s tribute at the 2024 Emmys almost looked a lot different — but the wound left behind by his death is just too “fresh.” If you tuned into the awards ceremony on Monday night, you were probably moved by the touching in memoriam segment. Charlie Puth and The War and Treaty performing a beautiful rendition of See You Again, which transitioned into the Friends theme song.
The moment concluded with Matthew’s picture on screen, earning an emotional applause from the audience to the tune of a surprisingly elegiac version of I’ll Be There For You.
The moment was pretty perfect, but could have been made even more heartfelt if the rest of the sitcom’s cast, like Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt Leblanc, and David Schwimmer were up there on stage.
But for Matthew’s friends, it’s just “too soon.” Related: Soap Star Alec Musser’s Shocking Cause Of Death Revealed Emmys executive producer Jeannae Rouzan-Clay told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday that Matty’s death is “still very fresh for them.” That makes sense… It’s just been three months since the tragedy.
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