Matthew Perry once punched a hole in Jennifer Aniston's dressing room - Insider

• Matthew Perry punched a spread successful Jennifer Aniston's dressing country erstwhile helium heard Chris Farley died. 
• The histrion shares the anecdote successful his upcoming memoir: "Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing."
• Perry and Farley costarred successful "Almost Heroes," which was released aft Farley died of an overdose successful 1997.

Chris Farley's decease deed Matthew Perry hard, arsenic the histrion revealed helium punched a spread done Jennifer Aniston's dressing country partition connected the acceptable of "Friends" erstwhile helium heard the news. 

Perry, 53, shared the anecdote successful his upcoming memoir "Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing," acceptable to beryllium released connected November 1. In an excerpt from the book, published by The Sunday Times, the histrion discussed however his opioid and intoxicant addiction took clasp of him aboriginal successful his career. His conflict with addiction coincided with Farley's, who died astatine property 33 from a cause overdose, Rolling Stone reported. 

In 1997, Perry, known for his portrayal of Chandler Bing connected "Friends," co-starred successful "Almost Heroes" with Farley. At the time, Perry said helium was taking up to 55 pills a time of Vicodin, the marque sanction for a painkiller that combines the opiate hydrocodone with the over-the-counter symptom reliever acetaminophen, Healthline reported.

"Then, Chris Farley died," Perry wrote. "His illness had progressed faster than excavation had. (Plus, I had a steadfast fearfulness of the connection "heroin," a fearfulness we did not share.)"

His absorption to Farley's decease was visceral. "I punched a spread done Jennifer Aniston's dressing country partition erstwhile I recovered out," helium wrote. Aniston, 53, starred alongside Perry connected "Friends" passim 10 seasons of the NBC deed show. 

Not lone that, Perry wrote that 2 weeks aft Farley's death, helium had to beforehand their film, which helium said the brace "barely" finished owed to their addictions.

"I recovered myself publically discussing his decease from drugs and alcohol," Perry wrote. "I was precocious the full time."

"No 1 knew — not my family, my friends, nary one," helium added.

Eventually, his castmates and unit connected "Friends" caught on. At 1 point, Aniston approached him and said she knew helium was drinking due to the fact that they could odor it connected him. "To beryllium confronted by Jennifer Aniston was devastating," Perry wrote. 

But during a sit-down interview with Diane Sawyer for ABC News connected Friday discussing his memoir, helium said helium was "grateful" for Aniston speaking retired looking back. 

"She was the 1 who reached retired the most," Perry said of Aniston, who helium referred to successful the interrogation arsenic "Jenny." "I'm truly grateful to her for that," helium added.