Calls for 'eerie' Matthew Perry scene to be deleted from Friends following his death
Topics: Matthew Perry, Friends, Film and TV
Gerrard Kaonga
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Topics: Matthew Perry, Friends, Film and TV
Friends fans have called for a scene from the show to be removed following Matthew Perry's passing last year.
Perry is well known to millions of people for playing the role of Chandler Bing in Friends so perfectly.
So when his passing was announced last year, the news shocked Friends fans to the core.
In October 2023, the 54-year-old was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home.
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Two months after his death, the LA County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that Perry had died of 'acute effects of ketamine', adding that the manner of the death was accidental.
The autopsy also listed 'drowning, coronary artery disease and the opioid buprenorphine' as contributors to his passing, according to the Medical Examiner's Office.
To remember the laughter he'd brought to the world, many fans took to binge watching the Friends series.
However, one scene in particular begun to rub a few fans the wrong way - with some even going on to say that the scene is now rather 'eerie'.
The scene in question is from episode 5 of the seventh series that aired back in 2000, which shows Monica and Chandler trying to get an engagement photo...after well, getting engaged.
Chandler is simply incapable of pulling a good face for the picture, smiling in the most off-putting way possible, with Monica growing more and more frustrated as she attempts to get a good smile from him.
She then says: “Chandler, what is the matter with your face. This picture is meant to say Geller and Bing to be married not local woman saves drowning moron."
When the cameraman starts laughing, Monica snaps at him and says: “Hey, don’t laugh at him, he is my drowning moron.”
And over on social media, some fans said they feel the joke hits a little too close to home now.
“Could this scene BE any more eerie.” one person wrote.
“They gotta take this scene out of the show, man. They pretty much predicted the future,” wrote another.
“Nah they gotta cut this scene out now,” a third commented.
However, not everyone was in agreement, as others said that the show should be left exactly as it was.
“Everyone saying delete this scene was too young or not even born when this scene happened... let the show stay how it was intended!” one person wrote.
"I think he would like it. He had the best sense of humor." someone else said.
Following his death, Perry's Friends co-stars all paid tribute to the actor in a collective statement: "We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. "We were more than just cast mates. We are a family.
"There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss.
"In time we will say more, as and when we are able.
"For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world."