Perry called the confrontation a "scary" moment during an interview with Diane Sawyer in 2022. He told Sawyer that Aniston remained in close contact with him during those dark times. "She was the one that reached out the most," Perry said. "You know, I'm really grateful to her for that."

Jennifer Aniston, who starred alongside Matthew Perry in Friends from 1994 to 2004, has opened up about watching her former co-star battling his addiction for decades. Reflecting on the actor's tragic demise, Aniston told Vanity Fair that she had been mourning “for a long time” before his death.

Friends actress Jennifer Aniston has said it felt like she had been mourning her co-star Matthew Perry "for a long time" before his death due to his struggles with addiction.