Matthew Perry’s speech and behaviour on a promo video for the Friends reunion has caused concern among his fans.
The actor, famous for playing the character Chandler, Bing appeared to slur his words and had a gazing stare in the video for the eagerly awaited reunion.
The video of the cast, including the 51-year-old, broke on Wednesday as they continue to promote the highly anticipated HBO Max special, which airs on May 27.
But while the video excited fans many took to social media to raise their concern about Matthew.
He was appearing alongside former co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc as they spoke about finally being back together to shoot the legendary sitcom one more time.
At one point, Matthew’s words sounded slightly slurred as he answered a question regarding souvenirs from the set.
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“I stole the cookie jar that had the clock on it,” he said, but pronounced “stole” with a distinct “sh” sound at the beginning.
One fan took to Twitter to say: “Was Matthew Perry ok today. He seemed to be trying really hard to speak correctly and not slur.”
Another said: “‘Hate to say it, but I’m sad and scared like hell for Matthew Perry.”
And a third put: “Is Matthew Perry okay?? Why does he slur his words and have a swollen tongue. I hope he’s not sick.”
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However, among the comments, one fan had a stark message, writing: “Let’s not use the friends reunion to make fun of the way Matthew Perry looks these days. people age, funnily enough.
“Matthew has been through A LOT since friends wrapped up in 2004. be respectful instead of judgmental. hard block me rn if you think making fun of him is funny.”
The star has been open about his struggles in the past.
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He previously told People that things got “out of control and very unhealthy” after a 1997 jet-ski accident left him addicted to the painkiller Vicodin.
In a 2016 interview with Radio 2, Matthew confessed that he didn’t remember three years of the show and said he “was a little out of it.”
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Originally from https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/matthew-perry-concerns-friends-fans-24145866