Matthew Perry reveals was newly sober for Friends: The Reunion

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Matthew Perry revealed he’s spent nearly $10 million over the course of his life to get sober from his alcohol and drug addictions.

Talking to the New York Times, the “Friends” alum he’s been 18-months clean of all substances, which meant he was newly sober by the time the “Friends” reunion aired in May 2021.

“I’ve probably spent $9 million or something trying to get sober,” he estimated.

While Perry is aware that he has resources most addicts don’t, he also said that they have “the gift of anonymity,” which means they’re spared the humiliation of having their darkest moments exposed.

The “Whole Nine Yards” star, 53, detailed his long history with substance abuse, which began with imbibing alcohol at age 14 and turned into a full-blown opioid addiction that would ultimately cause him to suffer a nearly fatal health scare in 2019.

“The doctors told my family that I had a 2 percent chance to live,” he previously told People of the moment his colon burst.