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Matthew Perry was ‘doing really well’ before tragic death, pickleball coach says
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0:32Now PlayingMatthew Perry was playing pickleball shortly before his tragic and shocking death at age 54 on Saturday, and now his pickleball coach has broken his silence.
Matt Manasse, 35, told People that the sport was an outlet and a tool that Perry had used to aid his sobriety.
“He thought it was something that could help with his recovery,” Manasse said, referring to Perry’s struggles with addiction to alcohol and painkillers, which the “Friends” star was open about.
Perry reported last year in his memoir that he had attended 6,000 AA meetings, gone to rehab 15 times, and been in detox 65 times. The actor once estimated he spent around $9 million trying to get sober.
“And he was doing an awesome job,” Manasse, said. “He loved it. He came out five times a week, would always talk about it. [He] got so much better, always made everyone laugh. He was competitive, just a genuine, good guy — caring for everybody. Pickleball was his outlet. He really looked forward to it. He was a competitive guy, not in a bad way at all…When he hit an unbelievable shot, he would tell you about it for days.”
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