Abuse, drugs, amnesia: the dramatic life of Friends star Matthew Perry

Katie Edwards bought him drugs

The actor had many affairs, including a brief relationship with Julia Roberts in 1995. He ended up in rehab in 1997 for an addiction to painkillers, and returned in 2001 to kick his addiction to more serious substances.

Katie Edwards was with him for about a year, and this relationship can hardly be called happy. They met during Katie’s visit to her grandparents: Matthew was discussing the details of the audition with her grandfather at the time.

In an interview with The Sun, she admitted that the actor asked and then forced her to buy him drugs. She was five months pregnant (the baby’s father isn’t Parry) and he said, “There’s absolutely no stopping you.” Katie had to communicate with dealers, buy the drugs that Matthew ordered (she got a bag in exchange for money), and she couldn’t refuse. Katie also did not want to let him out – the actor pulled away strongly and the police could stop him.

Sometimes Katie even delivered drugs to him right on the set of the TV show Mr Sunshine. Of course, no one knew that. Over time, Katie began to feel discomfort with this relationship and decided to say goodbye to the actor and disappeared from the radar for almost 20 years.

The actress spent six years next to Matthew – from 2006 to 2012. They met when he had already finished filming the movie Friends, coped with the desire for drugs and was open to a relationship.

It is strange that the lovers managed to hide their romance for six whole years! They were seen together several times, but Lizzy and Matthew always convinced the public that they were just friends. And only after the breakup did the truth come out.

Lizzie never mentioned Perry’s drug problems. They broke up due to the fact that both of them were not ready for family life. Kaplan subsequently married Tom Riley.

The actor met literary manager Molly Hurwitz in mid-2018. Despite the 22-year age difference, the two developed strong feelings for each other. The other day, the couple announced their engagement, and the actor’s friends were very happy for him: he was never married.

Parry has not yet resolved his drug problems. It was Molly who convinced him to undergo further treatment to kick his addiction. It is clear that the girl assumed that the star “Friends” could offer her a hand and heart, and did not want to bring old problems into a happy life. They will definitely want to have a baby if the relationship continues, and Molly is clearly not going to give birth to a drug addict! Close friends of the couple say that she always supported him and helped him in difficult times. In May 2020, Matthew and Molly decided to call it quits, but then got back together.

Parry himself has repeatedly admitted that he suffered from drug and drug addiction for many years, and he barely remembers filming in three seasons of Friends. By the way, after the announcement of the engagement in the media, Katie Edwards turned to talk about the difficulties in relations with the actor. Parry has yet to comment on her performance.