Matthew Perry's ex-girlfriend shared a tragic anecdote that showed the actor hitting rock bottom in his battle with drugs (AP)
Kayti Edwardswho was friend and manager of Matthew Perry has had a lot to say about the actor's self-destructive behavior for several years the first to claim his death was due to an overdose.
Now, in a recent interview with The Sun USA, Edwards recalled one of the dirtiest moments of the person who played Chandler Bing in Friends. In her opinion, Perry was probably at the lowest point in his life and addicted to all sorts of drugs. Kaity remembered “deeply sad” that afternoon she found him with her His hands were glued to his knees to keep from getting high.
“I was at Matthew’s house in the Hollywood Hills. It was very bad. He had been high on a lot of drugs throughout the night, probably crack and other substances,” Kayti told The Sun. “I found Matthew on the couch, his hands glued to his legs. It was terribly sad. I had to use nail polish remover and olive oil to get it off. We literally pulled the hair out of his legs and he was left with red, sore spots, It was pretty terrible.“.
“I found Matthew on the couch with his hands glued to his legs. “It was terribly sad,” Perry's ex-girlfriend Kayti Edwards said Portal/Carlo AlREUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photolegri/File Photo
Over the years, Matthew managed to reduce his drug use, but the truth is that he never completely quit them. Kayti assured that even when he was clean and in rehab, Matthew was still thinking about taking drugseven made jokes inviting Kaity to do cocaine.
It was October 28th when Matthew Perry was found dead in the hot tub of his home. Dozens of people close to him assured that the actor is in one of the best phases of his life and is completely drug-free. However, as mentioned above, Kaity was the first to claim that Matthew had relapsed into his addiction before his death.
Kayti Edwards, Matthew Perry's ex-girlfriend, was the first person to claim that the actor had relapsed and used drugs before his death. Michelle Groskopf/The New York Times
It was the discovery in the water that was the first sign of Kaity of Matthew's relapse, as she said he enjoyed “going underground” when he was under the influence of various drugs. Another important sign was when Perry shared a post naming himself “Mattman.”, an obvious reference to Batman. Several of his friends claimed it was an innocent joke made by the actor given his “geek taste,” but Edwards reiterated this It was a nickname Perry used when he was high..
“I wasn't there, so I don't know exactly what happened, but I know Matthew as a person and as a friend and I know the patterns that led to it,” Edwards shared in a recent interview. “I could see him from a mile away, he didn't seem to be well for the last two weeks of his life. “The sober people who knew him had never been with him when he was using drugs, so they didn’t know the signs.”
Almost two months after his death, it was revealed that Perry died of a ketamine overdose. CULTURE HBO
Finally, on December 15, it was announced that Matthew Perry had died of an illness Ketamine overdosewhich the actor took through IV fluids to treat his depression and anxiety, confirming Kayti's theories that Matthew never completely gave up drugs.
“I'm pretty sure that in Matthew's brain, ketamine infusions in a doctor's office were considered sobriety,” said Edwards, who also called for an investigation into the doctors who gave Matthew Perry the fatal dose of ketamine.