Jennifer Aniston broke down in tears over him during a 2004 Diane Sawyer interview.The sit-down has now resurfaced following Perry’s tragedy.
The late star died of an apparent drowning in his hot tub at his California home on Saturday. He was 54.Aniston, 54, spoke about the “Fools Rush In” actor as the beloved NBC comedy was coming to an end after 10 seasons.
Sawyer, 77, asked the actress what each cast mate “didn’t know” about themselves.While the “Morning Show” actress looked elated speaking of co-stars such as Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow, she immediately looked down and sobbed when Perry’s name was brought up. “That he’s alright,” she said of what she hopes he knows about himself.
In a voiceover, Sawyer chimed in: “Perry has had a tough battle with addiction. When it hit, his fellow actors tried, but didn’t know how to help.”“He struggled,” Aniston went on, referring to his yearslong battle with drug and alcohol addiction. “We didn’t know.
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