Jennifer Aniston 'struggling' after Matthew Perry's death

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Jennifer Aniston's friends are worried about her following Matthew Perry's death, sources tell Page Six.

Industry insiders say the “Friends” star is deeply saddened by his death at just 54 years old.

She and the four other surviving members of the “Friends” cast mourned him at his funeral Friday.

“Of the remaining five, Jen and Courtney [Cox] “Jen is the most upset, but she's probably the one suffering the most,” the source said.

“This is the second huge loss in less than a year as the first anniversary of her father's death is quickly approaching. She has still not fully recovered from it and now this has completely devastated her. Ta.”

Aniston's father, John Aniston, starred in “Days of Our Lives” and when he announced his death in November 2022 at the age of 89, Aniston called Aniston “the best person I've ever known.” “One of the most beautiful human beings.”

“She is trying to regroup and recover, but it has been an absolutely devastating blow,” the source added.

The 54-year-old star attended Perry's funeral on Friday at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles, along with the rest of the cast, Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc. It's minutes from the Warner Bros. studios where the NBC sitcom was filmed. Ten years.

Aniston, who broke down in tears at the prospect of losing Perry during a 2004 interview, was seen walking behind the other performers, escorted by security.

However, while the cast, who released a touching eulogy for their 'brother', attended an intimate funeral, they were left with Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush's hit song 'Don't Give Up' at the burial. He did not attend with his family and close friends. I played.

Perry drowned in the hot tub at her Pacific Palisades home late last month. He spoke openly about his personal struggles and his addiction, and praised Aniston for checking in on him.

“She was the one who reached out to me the most. You know, I'm really grateful to her,” Perry said of Aniston in an October 2022 interview with Diane Sawyer.

Perry also revealed that when his addiction was revealed to his castmates on the set of Friends, Aniston was the first to confront him.

He also revealed that he met Aniston through a mutual friend three years before starting work on the sitcom, and that he had a crush on her, and how Aniston gently let her down when he asked her out on a date. detailed in his memoirs.

“She said no (which made it very difficult for us to actually date), but she said she wanted to be friends with me, and I blurted out, 'We can't be friends!' which made things worse. It made things worse.

When he started “Friends,” which first aired in September 1994, he still had a crush on her, but he ultimately lost interest, mainly due to Aniston's “deafening lack of interest.” He said he felt less emotional.

However, Perry revealed that during his years of drug and alcohol addiction, “Aniston was the one who helped me the most,” and the two developed an inseparable bond.

In August, Aniston, who currently appears on The Morning Show, opened up about her father's death to the Wall Street Journal, saying she believes her father gave her a sign at his funeral. .

She revealed how she dropped the crystal that had been kept in her father's jacket for years before he was buried. She then noticed that the crystal was clearly broken and the pieces were still on the dressing table.

“I feel closer to him now than I did when he was alive,” she said. “I feel like he's everywhere. It's true.”

Page Six has reached out to her representative for comment.