Jennifer Aniston marks one year since Matthew Perry’s death

Jennifer Aniston remembers Matthew Perry a year after his sudden death.

“1 year “, actress, 55, – she signed the post on Instagram on Monday, October 28. She posted four photos of Perry, one of which featured the entire Friends cast. Aniston also tagged the Matthew Perry Foundation.

Perry died on October 28, 2023 at the age of 54 due to “acute effects of ketamine”. A toxicology report has been published in December 2023, he cited drowning (Perry was found unconscious in a hot tub), coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine as contributing factors to his death.

Two weeks after Aniston’s death, she was second Friends cast member to share your tribute on social media until the late star. (Perry and Aniston starred together on the long-running comedy series Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc AND David Schwimmer from 1994 to 2004)

Related: Everything the ‘Friends’ cast said about Matthew Perry’s death

Warner Bros. Television/Getty Images The late Matthew Perry will always be remembered by the cast of “Friends.” “We are all absolutely devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just castmates. We are a family,” the series’ stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer told Us Weekly (…)

“Oh man, this affected me deeply,” she wrote in November 2023. “ Saying goodbye to our Matty was a crazy wave of emotions that I had never experienced before. Each of us experiences loss at some point in our lives. Loss of life or loss of love. By being able to truly SIT in that sadness, you can feel moments of joy and gratitude for having loved someone so deeply. And we loved him deeply. He was such a part of our DNA. There were always 6 of us. It was a chosen family that forever changed the course of who we were and what our path would be.

She posted a throwback photo and a string of text messages between them that she hopes to keep “forever.”

“Matty KNEW he loved making people laugh. As he himself said, if he didn’t hear the ‘laughter,’ he thought he was going to die,” Aniston continued in the post. “His life literally depended on it. And boy, did he do just that. He made us all laugh. And laugh hard.”

Although Perry’s death was ruled accidental in January, the case was solved it has since reopened. Since then, five people have been charged in connection with the actor’s death.

Related: Touching quotes from Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry about each other

Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry were friends not only on screen. Aniston and Perry played Rachel Green and Chandler Bing, respectively, on the NBC comedy series for a decade. Aniston and Perry remained close after the show until his tragic death in October 2023. Perry died of drowning at the age of 54. “We are all completely devastated (…)

Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death and named Perry’s friend Erik Fleming pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine resulting in death. Dr. Mark Chavez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine. All three were cooperating with the investigation to Perry’s death in exchange for a lesser charge.

Doctor Salvador Plasencia AND Jasveen Sangha (also known as the “Ketamine Queen”) pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine.

If you or someone you know struggles with addiction or mental health, contact the National Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at samhsa.gov or 1-800-662-HELP.