Matthew Perry known for his role as Chandler Bing in the series “Friends” died with a relatively modest estate by the standards of Hollywood valued at US$ 1.5 million (around R$ 8.5 million). However, according to an inventory obtained by The Sun newspaper, the star left a fortune to his family and his ex-girlfriend in a trust fund.
The actor, who was found dead at 54 years old in the hot tub of his home in October of last year, had no property in his name at the time of his death, but held US$ 120 million (approximately R$ 682 million) invested in a legal settlement, naming his family and ex-girlfriend Rachel Dunn as beneficiaries.
In 2009, Matthew signed a will, revealing his desire to leave “the majority of his belongings” to the Alvy Singer Living Trust. The trust was created by him and named after Woody Allen’s character in the 1977 film “Annie Hall.”
The beneficiaries named in the settlement include his father, John Perry; his mother, Suzanne Morrison; his sister, Caitlin Morrison; and ex-girlfriend Rachel Dunn, with whom Matthew was in a relationship between 2003 and 2005.
People magazine recently reported that the artist’s tragic death has sparked an investigation that could result in several prisons . According to the publication, an investigation conducted by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to determine how the star – who fought for years against alcoholism and drug addiction – had access to the substance, would be “nearing its conclusion”.
The inside source did not specify to the magazine who the “multiple people” who could be indicted were, adding that any future prosecution would be conducted by the US Attorney’s Office.
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office revealed in December 2023 that Matthew’s death was drug-related. However, drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of buprenorphine were also listed as contributing factors to the tragedy.
Although the actor was undergoing ketamine treatment to cope with the anxiety and depression At the time of his death, the autopsy report claimed that “the drug in his system at the time of death could not have come from infusion therapy.”
In his autobiography, “Friends, Lovers and That Terrible Thing” released in 2022, Matthew spoke candidly about receiving the controversial treatment while in rehab in Switzerland. In the book, he explained that the synthetic form of the drug is used “to ease pain and help treat depression.”
“They would take me into a room, sit me down, put headphones on me so I could listen to music, blindfold me, and put me on an IV. I was like, ‘This is what happens when you die.’ But I kept putting myself through this shit because it was something different, and anything was better than nothing. Taking ketamine is like getting hit in the head with a giant shovel of happiness. But the hangover was bad and outweighed the shovel. It wasn’t for me,” the artist recalled.
Source: CNN Brasil
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