Matthew Perry had a ‘premonition’ before he died: mother
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Matthew Perry had a ‘premonition’ before he died: mother

Matthew Perry’s mother believes the late ‘Friends’ star recently had a ‘premonition’ his death.

“Interestingly, just before he died, he went through a phase when he was showing me one of his new homes,” Suzanne Morrison said. Called back to Savannah Guthrie on the “Today” show Friday.

“He came up to me and said: ‘I love you so much and I’m so happy to be with you now.’ … It was like a premonition or something.”

Matthew Perry’s mother, Suzanne Morrison, said on the “Today” show Friday that she believes the late “Friends” star had a “premonition” shortly before his death. NBC/TODAY
“He came up to me and said, ‘I love you so much and I’m so happy to be with you now,'” Morrison recalled. NBC/TODAY
Savannah Guthrie’s full interview with Perry’s family will air next Monday on “Today.” NBC/TODAY

Morrison, who is married to longtime “Dateline” correspondent Keith Morrison, said at the time that she “didn’t think anything of it” about her son’s sweet comment, but that it seemed a bit unusual to her.

“’How long has it been since you had a conversation like this? ‘It’s been years,’ he remembered thinking.

“I think there was something; There was an inevitability of what would happen next to him, and he felt it very strongly. But he said, ‘I’m not afraid anymore,’ and that worried me.”

Morrison, seen here with Perry in 2002, said his son’s comment left him “concerned.” Getty Images
The actor’s parents, Morrison (not pictured) and John Bennett Perry (left), divorced when he was young. Matthew Perry / Instagram

Guthrie’s full interview with Suzanne, Keith and other members of Perry’s family will air on “Today” next Monday, which will mark the one-year anniversary of the sitcom star’s untimely death.

Perry died in the hot tub at his home in Los Angeles on October 28, 2023. He was 54 years old.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office later revealed: cause of death It was the acute effects of ketamine; drowning and coronary artery disease were listed as contributing factors.

The sitcom star passed away on October 28, 2023. He was 54 years old. NBC
He drowned in a jacuzzi due to the acute effects of ketamine. Matthew Perry/Instagram

Perry had publicly declared his sobriety before his death. has struggled with addiction for decades.

But LA prosecutors said in August that the Emmy nominee had relapsed and It started to get “out of control.” with it Unsupervised use of ketaminea dissociative anesthetic.

Five people were later detained, including his personal assistant, his doctors and a drug dealer. charged in connection with Perry’s death.