Adele, 'SNL' & More Honor Matthew Perry After Shocking Death

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00:00 Hollywood is mourning the loss of Matthew Perry.

00:04 Following the heartbreaking news that the Friends star passed away at the age of 54,

00:08 social media was flooded with touching tributes for the late actor.

00:12 The official social media account for the sitcom Friends,

00:15 which Perry starred in as Chandler Bing from 1994 to 2004,

00:20 shared their condolences on X.

00:22 "We are devastated to learn of Matthew Perry's passing.

00:26 He was a true gift to us all.

00:28 Our hearts go out to his family, loved ones, and all of his fans."

00:33 Selma Blair also took to social media to honor her late friend,

00:37 writing on Instagram, "My oldest boyfriend, all of us loved Matthew Perry,

00:42 and I did especially.

00:44 Every day I loved him unconditionally, and he me.

00:47 And I am broken. Broken hearted.

00:50 Sweet dreams, Maddie. Sweet dreams."

00:53 She and Doherty reflected on her longtime friendship with Perry in an emotional post on Instagram,

00:58 writing in part, "Our friendship spanned a long time. A lifetime, really.

01:03 I know many are hurting, especially our little gang.

01:06 He will be missed by many and definitely by us.

01:09 Yes, I could be more poetic or say things better, but right now, shock and sadness prevail."

01:15 Adele also paid tribute to Perry during her Las Vegas residency show on Saturday night,

01:21 saying in part, "Perry was a really big part of my life,

01:25 and he was so open with his struggles with addiction and sobriety,

01:28 which I think is incredibly, incredibly brave.

01:31 And yeah, I just want to say how much I love what he did for all of us,

01:34 especially what he did for me."

01:37 Perry was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Saturday, October 28,

01:41 a representative and law enforcement officials confirmed to NBC News.

01:46 Law enforcement officials tell Access Hollywood they got a 911 call at around 4 p.m.

01:52 and responded to his home for a water rescue.

01:55 No parent foul play is suspected, per law enforcement officials.

02:00 Later that night, Saturday Night Live honored Perry by showing a black and white portrait of him

02:05 at the end of the show.

02:07 Perry hosted the sketch comedy show back in 1997, during the fourth season of Friends.

02:12 Friends aired for 10 seasons and made all of his co-stars Jennifer Aniston,

02:16 Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer household names.

02:21 Access Hollywood spoke to the Friends cast back in May 2021,

02:24 ahead of their highly anticipated Friends reunion,

02:27 and they all took a walk down memory lane looking back at their decades-long friendship.

02:32 Now, I know back in the day you used to huddle before each episode.

02:36 Did the huddle happen today?

02:38 We have not huddled yet.

02:40 But I think we're all planning to have a huddle.

02:43 We had a little pre-huddle yesterday.

02:45 Yeah.

02:46 A little pre?

02:47 Yeah, it was a pre-huddle.

02:48 I like a little pre.

02:49 Back in the day, what went on in those huddles?

02:52 Now, when you say "back in the day," what are you referring to?

02:56 You know, it was just--

02:57 Huddles 17 years ago.

02:59 When y'all first started.

03:00 I read an article that said there was this whole thing that y'all did, like a secret huddle.

03:04 Nobody was allowed up in--

03:06 Is this true?

03:07 Yeah.

03:08 Very secret, and bad things happened when we did not huddle.

03:13 Yeah.

03:14 People got injured.

03:15 Which you'll find out about, I think, in the special.

03:17 In the special, you'll find out all about it.

03:19 There was only one show we didn't do a huddle for, and someone got seriously hurt.

03:24 Yes, they did.

03:26 How did the huddle come about initially?

03:28 Who initiated the huddle?

03:30 I think David Schwimmer was the one that initiated the huddle.

03:33 David is the most perverted.

03:35 It was his idea.

03:37 I really thought everyone should touch each other.

03:39 All I can say about the huddle is--

03:43 All I want to say about the huddle is fingers.

03:47 No, no, that's wrong.

03:50 What do you mean?

03:51 No, listen.

03:52 I think it's kind of something that a lot of theater companies do, a lot of cast before a play.

03:59 I just thought we're an ensemble, just to have one moment of all of us focusing right before we go out there.

04:07 And wishing each other a good, safe, fast show.

04:12 I hope so.

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