Matthew Perry recalls 'scary' confrontation with Jennifer Aniston: 'She was the one' - TODAY

Matthew Perry is opening up astir his decades-long conflict with addiction, and however Jennifer Aniston was the person who truly stepped-up and intervened.

The revelations are coming successful his upcoming memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing," and an interrogation with Diane Sawyer acceptable to aerial connected ABC connected Friday, Oct. 28.

In a sneak highest of Sawyer's interrogation with Perry, the 53-year-old "Friends" prima details his substance issues similar ne'er before.

“Secrets termination you,” Perry said successful the preview clip, obtained by E! News. “Secrets termination radical similar me.”

Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry successful 1995.Ron Davis / Getty Images

“At the clip I should person been the toast of the town,” helium added. “I was successful a acheronian country gathering thing but cause dealers and wholly alone.”

Sawyer lists "methadone, Xanax, afloat quart of vodka" arsenic Perry's drugs and booze of choice, earlier helium adds "55 Vicodin a day."

Later successful the preview clip, Perry is asked astir Aniston, who helium calls Jenny, detailing a confrontation the 2 had astatine the tallness of his addiction.

Sawyer quotes Aniston arsenic saying: “We cognize you’re drinking.”

“Imagine however scary a infinitesimal that was,” Perry responds.

Perry added that Aniston’s enactment was desperately needed successful his betterment journey. “She was the 1 that reached retired the most,” helium said, adding, “I’m truly grateful to her for that.”