- Matthew Perry’s cause of death remains deferred
- The actor was found unresponsive in a hot tub
- The postmortem results were inconclusive; awaiting toxicology tests
The cause of death for Matthew Perry is listed as “deferred” pending further investigation.
On Saturday, the Friends actor was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his residence, as initially reported by the Los Angeles Times and TMZ.
The post-mortem examination of Perry produced inconclusive results, and authorities are now awaiting the outcome of toxicology tests.
Also no obvious signs of trauma were present, confirmed a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department.
On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office updated the case file to reflect the postponement, indicating that the post-mortem is typically complete, but additional information is needed.
The specific location of the “water emergency” to which first responders were dispatched in Pacific Palisades was not disclosed by a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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The late Friends character, who was 54 years old, was best known for his role as the sardonic Chandler Bing in the hugely popular 1990s sitcom.
The program, which ran from 1994 to 2004, followed the lives of six young friends living in New York City.
Its final episode ranked as the most-watched television program of the 2000s in the United States, with 52.5 million viewers.
However, during the height of his fame, Perry grappled with alcohol and drug addiction, often seeking treatment in rehabilitation clinics.
In 2016, he revealed that he couldn’t remember three years of filming Friends due to alcohol and drug use.
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