Sean Penn praises Matthew Perry’s “bold” and “generous” addiction campaign
nme.comSean Penn has praised Matthew Perry’s courage in the way that he spoke out about his addiction in order to help others who are suffering.
Appearing on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Wednesday (November 22), the Oscar-winning actor explained that while he did not know the late Friends star well, he admired the openness in the way that he handled his struggles. “I can’t claim to have known him well, but I liked him very much,” he said. “He seemed to be talking about it, had confronted it, and was very intelligent and bold about it.
And generously offering his experience to people to be helpful.” Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, was found dead in his hot tub at his Los Angeles home on October 28.
He was 54 years old. A private funeral service was held on November 3. Penn, who appeared in two episodes of Friends in 2001, added: “It’s tragic, I can’t say that I was terribly surprised.
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