Matthew Perry Cause of Death Inconclusive, Pending Toxicology Tests | THR News
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office has released its first report on Matthew Perry, who died Saturday at age 54. On Sunday, the coroner's office updated its case online, saying that the cause of death had been "deferred." That typically means an autopsy has been completed but the examiner needs more time and is requesting further investigation into the death, including additional studies.
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office has released its first report on Matthew Perry,
who died Saturday at age 54.
Law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times that the actor was discovered unresponsive
in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home around 4 p.m. Saturday.
On Sunday, the coroner's office updated its case online, saying that the cause of death had been deferred.
That typically means an autopsy has been completed, but the examiner needs more time
and is requesting further investigation into the death, including additional studies.
A spokesperson told People on Sunday that the results of Perry's autopsy are pending a toxicology report,
which can take several weeks to complete.
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to the Medical Examiner's Office for additional information.
The Friends actor was open about his decades-long struggles with substance abuse,
reflecting on his struggles to get sober in his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.
While promoting the book, he noted he had been clean for 18 months.
Perry also worked to help others become sober, turning his former Malibu beach house
into a men's sober living facility named the Perry House.
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