Friends

WHAT JENNIFER ANISTON IS NOT TALKING ABOUT

We happen to have a high opinion of Jennifer Aniston and think she’s one of the most decent, down to earth, and amiable women in Hollywood. Her interview in Allure covered a lot of her feelings about intrusive media, and her frustrating attempts to get pregnant. She DID leave out one important fact. Jen actually DID get pregnant (with husband Brad Pitt) before the 8th episode of Friends. Writers hastily wrote a pregnancy into the plot for Rachel (Ross was the “dad”) as Jennifer’s tummy grew. But months later, Rachel’s tummy disappeared for a Halloween show, and the tummy came and went for the next 12 months. What happened was, Jennifer had a heartbreaking MISCARRIAGE after just a few months and because of that, writers had continuity problems – frantically trying to patch together storylines. It was a VERY sad time for Jen, but she went on with the series for two more seasons. After that, she and Brad split up.

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MATTHEW PERRY MAKES A COMEBACK

Matthew Perry, 53, hasn’t worked for at least the last five years, and every time we’ve seen photos of him they were far from flattering. He looked unshaven and sometimes unkempt in pajama-like clothing. It’s common knowledge that he’s been struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, but maybe now he’s finally gotten a grip on it. While he wasn’t acting, he was actually writing a book, and that’s a GOOD thing. He finally finished his memoir called Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing – coming out Nov 1. He talks about his “lost love,” (who could that be?) his darkest days, and behind-the-scenes Friends stories – with plenty of humor. Sounds like a best seller…

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JENNIFER ANISTON: WHAT WERE THE SAD MEMORIES THE FRIENDS REUNION BROUGHT BACK?

Jennifer Aniston surprised everyone when she revealed that filming the Friends Reunion was NOT EASY for her. She said it brought back a lot of memories that were not necessarily good. In fact it was the “hardest time of her life.” At one point she even had to walk off camera to compose herself. She explained that the reunion reminded her about what was going on in her life at that time. She didn’t explain- but we CAN. Jennifer’s marriage to Brad Pitt was unravelling and she desperately wanted it to work. (Brad has admitted he became a couch potato- smoking and drinking too much) Remember when Jennifer’s character Rachel on Friends became pregnant? That script was written because Jen WAS pregnant in real life -and eventually had a miscarriage. Being reminded of the loss of her marriage and child was not easy for Jennifer…

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MATTHEW PERRY HAS NINE LIVES

It was just last summer that we saw those dreadful photos of Matthew Perry looking overweight, disheveled, and chain-smoking, wobblily visiting a medical building with his “sober coach.” (He has a history of addiction to methadone, vicoden, methamphetamines, and alcohol) He also had those whiskers that make many men look like transients. Magically, in December he announced that he was engaged to 29 year old literary manager Molly Hurwitz. He has also managed to pull himself together enough to film the Friends reunion and right now he’s filming Don’t Look Up with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. His fans are concerned about his appearance on the Friends reunion – if he’s smart he’ll shave off that stubble ASAP. But WHY is he selling his own collection of hoodys and t-shirts? The hoody he’s wearing in the photo above is $44.99, by the way…

Little known fact: Matthew Perry’s stepfather is Dateline’s Keith Morrison!

HIS “FRIENDS” WORRY ABOUT MATTHEW PERRY

Matthew Perry, 50, has been looking a little rough around the edges lately, but things might be improving. Perry is the one that his Friends costars worry about the most. He’s had substance abuse problems and health problems lately and hasn’t been looking his best. He recently split with a 29 year old girlfriend and seemed depressed about it. Or maybe he was depressed about social isolation. But this week he was seen in Malibu with a new woman – but we can’t tell if he’s happy because of the mask.

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COURTENEY COX OR MONICA GELLER?

Courteney Cox looks like she identifies in a big way with her character Monica Geller on Friends. Remember – Monica was known for her obsession with cleanliness and for being a neat freak. Her apartment was always spotless, and she cringed if anyone made a mess. Courtney herself was a bit of a controlling neat freak – she was known to barge in and clean her costars dressing rooms when she thought they needed it! Today Courteney and her assistant shopped for a few things at Whole Foods and Courteney wore a black facemask, glasses, a hat with a plastic shield and plastic gloves! Serious coverage…

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FRIENDS REUNION: SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR

Seems like the cast of Friends has been dropping hints about their upcoming reunion for YEARS now – they finally agreed to do it and be the big draw when HBO Max launches its streaming service in May. The reunion was scheduled to film on March 23 – 24 on the show’s original Warner Bros set, BUT coronavirus shut them down. Bad news for HBO Max’s debut, which will go on with Friends reruns instead. The reunion WILL be rescheduled and cast members definitely are up for it – they’re getting paid almost 3 million each for the special– remember, during the last season of Friends they each earned a historic million dollars an episode.
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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: DO WHAT I SAY, NOT WHAT I DO!

Does Arnold Schwarzenegger realize that he is sending a very strange mixed message? He had sweatshirts made picturing him and his miniature horse and donkey that say “DON’T BE AN ASS – STAY INSIDE.” Of course, that’s NOT what Arnold is doing himself. Every day he is outside riding his bike or motorcycle – today he rode with son Patrick and a friend. And NO sign of gloves or masks! Afterward they all stopped at the Country Mart in Brentwood for coffee and a snack. Do we see THREE ASSES?

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MATTHEW PERRY NEEDS MORE THAN A MANICURE

Matthew Perry, 49, was walking around New York yesterday looking down on his luck. If we didn’t know how wealthy his is, we’d feel sorry for him. Actually, the Friends star has been having a rough time – last year he spent three months in a hospital recovering from a gastrointestinal perforation. He’s had drug and alcohol problems in the past, and Perry has made several hospital visits recently. He was reported to be in the company of a “sober coach.”

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EVA LONGORIA GOT A LITTLE HELP FROM HER FRIENDS

Eva Longoria’s Walk of Fame star ceremony today was quite revealing. Pregnant Eva has more than her share of Hollywood friends! Besides Ricky Martin and Mario Lopez, Melanie Griffith, Reese Witherspoon, Felicity Huffman, Anna Faris, Kerry Washington and Victoria Beckham (above) and more, turned up to wish her well and Eva was delighted. Most of Eva’s friends are WOMEN and this is significant because not all actresses have a lot of female friends. Eva’s friends were not too busy to share her joy, and that indicates what kind of person Eva is…

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