Matthew Perry sparked concern over his well-being by tweeting that he “got kicked out of therapy” on Wednesday. Perry, 49, did not expand further or offer any explanation.
I got kicked out of therapy today.
— matthew perry (@MatthewPerry) February 6, 2019
The tweet received over 2,500 comments and was shared 2,700 times. Perry followed up his tweet the next day telling his fans to relax. He wasn’t officially kicked out for good, just asked to leave for the day. The actor famed for his role in Friends publicly battled addiction issues in the 1990s but has somewhat fallen out of the spotlight since Friends ended in 2004.
In August, Perry suffered a gastrointestinal perforation that left him bedridden for three months. Gastrointestinal perforation is a hole in the digestive tract. It can happen anywhere along the small or large intestine. There are several causes for a gastrointestinal perforation, including diseases of the bowels and opioid addiction.
Perry has been open about his battle with addiction. He first checked himself into rehab in 1997 to battle an addiction to alcohol and prescription painkillers. Perry began drinking as a teenager, and has said he doesn’t remember three seasons of Friends due to his alcohol abuse. He suffered from pancreatitis in 2000 and required hospitalization. The pancreatitis diagnosis is related to alcohol abuse.
