00:00The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office has released its first report on Matthew Perry,
00:04who died Saturday at age 54. Law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times that the
00:09actor was discovered unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home around 4 p.m. Saturday.
00:15On Sunday, the coroner's office updated its case online, saying that the cause of death
00:18had been deferred. That typically means an autopsy has been completed, but the examiner
00:22needs more time and is requesting further investigation into the death, including
00:26additional studies. The spokesperson told People on Sunday that the results of Perry's autopsy are
00:31pending a toxicology report, which can take several weeks to complete. The Hollywood Reporter has
00:36reached out to the medical examiner's office for additional information. The Friends actor was
00:40open about his decades-long struggles with substance abuse, reflecting on his struggles to get sober in
00:44his 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. While promoting the book, he noted he had
00:50been clean for 18 months. Perry also worked to help others become sober, turning his former Malibu
00:54Beach House into a men's sober living facility named the Perry House. For more on this story and the
00:59latest updates, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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