Cause of death for Matthew Perry 'deferred'

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Oct 30, 2023
The cause of death for actor Matthew Perry, who was discovered unresponsive in his hot tub Saturday, has been deferred, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner announced on Sunday. Omar Lewis reports for KTLA 5 News at 5, Oct. 29, 2023. Details: ktla.com KTLA 5 News - Keeping Southern Californians informed since 1947.
Omar. Yeah, good evening. An investigation into exactly how Matthew
Perry died is still ongoing, and it may be weeks before we know an official
cause of death. The L. A. County Medical Examiner's Office updated its online
records today, listing his cause of death as deferred right now, which
means additional tests will be needed. But we spoke to the L. A. P. D. Earlier
today, and they tell us that no foul play is suspected. Want to show you a
live look behind us here at his home here in the Pacific Palisades, where
fans have been dropping by all day long, leaving flowers and Batman
memorabilia. We could take it a video and tell you that these fans have been
paying their respects all day again. Uh, Perry was found dead here in the
jacuzzi of his Pacific Palisades home, according to sources in coroner's
records. Condolences have been pouring in from all around the world. When the
news broke, Perry's family released a statement to People magazine that
reads Matthew brought so much joy to the world, both as an actor and a
friend. You all meant so much to him, and we appreciate the tremendous
outpouring of love. Warner Brothers TV group produced friends and released a
statement saying he was a true gift to us all today at the Warner Brothers lot
in Burbank. Fans gathered to leave flowers there. We've been speaking to
these fans both here at Perry's home and at Warner Brothers about the impact
he had across the world. Take a listen to what they had to say. I am a huge,
huge friends fan, my favorite show of all time, and I found out about his
death last night. I was at Disneyland, and it just it changed my whole day. I
didn't even realize people were bringing flowers, so I just went and got
someone and came back. But I think it's so amazing that people are paying
their respects to this comedic genius. It's extra upsetting because I feel
like there's been such an outpouring of love for him now and lovers comedic
contributions. But I didn't realize what he was wrestling with. He had his
colon ruptured, and I believe he's talked about his sense with alcoholism
and trying to recover. And so I hope they find out exactly what happened. As
you can tell there, he was beloved by both fans and colleagues across the
world. According to TMZ, Perry had played pickleball earlier Saturday
morning for a couple hours before returning home and sending his
assistant to run an errand. That assistant then returned back to this
home to find Perry unconscious. Right now, no official funeral plans have
been announced. Of course, we'll keep you posted on this story, but that is
the very latest here live in the Pacific Palisades this evening. I'm
Omar Lewis will send it back to you in the studio, Omar. Thank you.
