Matthew Perry’s stepdad says ‘Friends’ star was “beating” drug addiction in days before death

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Lynda Carter, who became a television icon as the star of the live-action “Wonder Woman” series from 1975 to 1979, delighted comic book fans when she popped up at the end of Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman 1984” as Asteria, a legendary Amazonian warrior previously thought to be dead. The tease led many to believe a third “Wonder Woman” movie would unite Carter and Gal Gadot on the big screen, but the sequel was announced as dead in August 2023. In a new interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Carter heavily suggested that she would’ve been back as Asteria had Jenkins and Gadot’s “Wonder Woman 3” taken flight at Warner Bros.

Jerry Seinfeld found Hugh Grant to be a “pain in the ass” during the filming of the upcoming movie “Unfrosted.”“We had lots of fights. He’s a pain in the ass to work with. He’s horrible,” Seinfeld, 69, said during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday.

The “Bold and the Beautiful” star Maeve Quinlan only has nice memories of her relationship with the late Matthew Perry. The actress, 59, opened up about the “Friends” star — who died in October 2023 at the age of 54 — with Soap Opera Digest recently, claiming he was “100% sober” when they were together.The “Serving Sara” actor died from “acute effects of ketamine,” according to his autopsy report.Quinlan and Perry were together from 2002 until 2003 after meeting at a tennis game, with the latter struggling with substance abuse throughout his life.

Just days before his tragic death, TV star George Gilbey posted a picture of himself smiling to the camera on social media. It was announced that he passed away today (March 27) at just 40 years old and fans have been left devastated. George - who was best known for his appearances on Gogglebox and Celebrity Big Brother - died after an alleged accident in the workplace.

Ghostbusters movie, has said that the all-female reboot was “disappointing”.Hudson, who has reprised his role as Winston Zeddemore in the new Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, shared his opinion on the 2016 film in a recent interview.Speaking with The Independent, Hudson praised the film’s director and the cast, which featured Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, for their “brilliantly funny” performance. However, he did have some criticisms of the movie.“Fans were really invested in the story and the characters and I think it was disappointing.

Pete Townshed has said The Who have one “final” thing left to do before they “crawl off to die” in a new interview.Speaking with the New York Times, Townshend was asked about new music from the band, with the publication pointing out that the band had only done two new albums since 1983 and that Townshend’s last solo album arrived in 1993.Asked if he wanted to create new music, he replied in the affirmative, and said The Who want to do a final world tour.Townshend said: “I do and I think I will,” on being asked about creating new music. He continued: “It feels to me like there’s a final tour where we play every territory in the world and then crawl off to die. I don’t get much of a buzz from performing with The Who.

Kristen Stewart is saying her Happiest Season, the lesbian rom-com touted as the first of its kind by a major Hollywood studio, was a disaster.

allegations made in the docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, former child actor Alexa Nikolas has spoken up about Dan Schneider, the boss who allegedly created and tolerated toxic working conditions.The much-talked-about doc looks at misconduct involving , specifically at Nickelodeon and , whose series dominated the network in the mid-aughts. Schneider has long been a subject of various rumors and allegations; , and he is more or less called out by name as the perpetrator of .

Drake Bell is asking Drake & Josh fans to take it easy on his co-star Josh Peck after Bell alleged on Quiet on Set he was abused by former Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck.

who lasted exactly one day on the job as the show’s host, opened up about being fired — and about the strength of cancer-stricken Alex Trebek. Richards, 48, replaced Trebek in August 2021, nine months after Trebek died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 80.

Felix is getting some attention on social media.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Toby Keith, who died Feb. 5, is one of three inductees named Monday as the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, along with fellow country star John Anderson and legendary country-rock guitarist James Burton. Keith will be inducted posthumously, of course, but he was not elected posthumously.

Matthew Perry‘s stepfather, Keith Morrison, is opening up about the actor’s death almost five months after the Friends actor died from the acute effects of ketamine.

“Making Spaces” podcast, Morrison opened up about his stepson’s sudden death at 54.The beloved actor, who was propelled to global stardom after landing a role on “Friends,” died on Oct. 28 of an apparent drowning incident at his California home.Perry felt he was overcoming his decades-long battle with addiction at the time of his tragic death, according to Morrison.“He felt like he was beating it,” said Morrison, who has been married to Perry’s mother Suzanne since 1981.

Details have been unveiled from the late Matthew Perry‘s will.

Matthew Perry dated a lot of high profile women in his day, including such luminaries as Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Neve Campbell. (See the heartbreaking full story of his dating history HERE.) But there was only one girlfriend who stood out enough for him to make room for her in his will.

documents obtained by Page Six on Monday, Perry named Lisa Ferguson and Robin Ruzan to co-execute his $1 million estate in his Alvy Singer Living Trust, which he named after Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” character.The 1977 movie follows Alvy Singer (Allen), a neurotic comedian who tries to figure out why his relationship with Annie Hall (Dianne Keaton) ended, and he spends time questioning the nature of love. The movie has a bittersweet ending, as the former couple meet again after they’ve both moved on.

Matthew Perry's will has left more than $1million in a trust he set up and named after a Woody Allen film character, according to the Daily Mail. The Friends star died at age 54 on October 28 last year, being found “unresponsive in the pool" at his residence.

Kerry Katona has had a huge transformation in recent years and has completely turned her life around from struggling with cocaine addiction to living in domestic bliss with her five children, and fiancé Ryan Mahoney. Reflecting on how her life has changed in her OK! column, Kerry, 43 discussed a recent night out with Ryan, that ended with her in bed by 10:30pm - a far cry from the partying lifestyle she would hit headlines for in her early career. She told us: "Ryan and I headed out on a double date with our friends Anthony and Serene last week, we had a right old giggle! It’s funny, I say ‘double date’, but really it was the boys chatting and Serene and I chatting, rather than me and Ryan.

The 2024 Oscars had many memorable moments, but it was the In Memoriam segment that really struck home with viewers. This segment of the show is when the Academy pays tribute to those in showbiz who have passed away over the last year.This year, fans were eagerly waiting for a special tribute to actor Matthew Perry, who passed away last year. His ex-girlfriend and assistant, Kayti Edwards, had previously asked the Oscars bosses to honour him, saying it was always his "dream" to be recognised at the ceremony.