Jennifer Aniston asks fans to support Matthew Perry Foundation: ‘He would have been grateful for the love’
The Matthew Perry Foundation was launched on November 3, about a week after Matthew Perry was found dead.
Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry on the set of Friends. (Photo: Instagram/Jenniferniston)
Jennifer Aniston has urged fans to support The Matthew Perry Foundation, an organization launched to help people struggling with addiction following the sudden death of her Friends co-star Matthew Perry.
Perry died at the age of 54 on October 30 at his home in Pacific Palisades. The actor, who detailed his lifelong struggle with alcohol and drug addiction in his 2022 memoir, was found unresponsive in his hot tub and believed to have drowned.
On her Instagram stories, Jennifer Aniston encouraged her followers to support The Matthew Perry Foundation in recognition of Giving Tuesday, a day after Thanksgiving dedicated to giving back through philanthropic and charitable efforts.
“For #GivingTuesday please join me and Matty's family in supporting her foundation—which is working to help people with addiction. He would have been grateful for the love,” Aniston wrote.
Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Aniston appealed to her fans to support the Matthew Perry Foundation. (Photo: Instagram/Jenniferniston)
The Matthew Perry Foundation was launched on November 3, about a week after Matthew Perry was found dead. His cause of death has been withheld pending a toxicology report. The Foundation is a donor-advised fund sponsored and maintained by the National Philanthropic Trust.
“In the spirit of Matthew Perry's enduring commitment to helping others struggling with the disease of addiction, we embark on a journey to honor his legacy by establishing the Matthew Perry Foundation, guided by his own words and experiences, and inspired by his passion to create. It makes a difference in as many lives as possible," the foundation previously said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.