Matthew Perry's mom had premonition he would die

Matthew Perry's mom has revealed she had a 'premonition' he would die just before his shock passing from a drug overdose aged 54 last year.

The Friends actor died from a ketamine overdose and drowning on October 28, 2023 at his Pacific Palisades home.

Perry's mom Suzanne Morrison and stepfather Keith Morrison have now opened up about the actor's final days in a Today Show special with Savannah Guthrie - which will air on Monday, October 28 to mark the one year anniversary of his death.

In a teaser clip shown Friday, Suzanne, 81, said Perry showed her 'one of his new houses' before saying: 'He came up to me and said, "I love you so much and I’m so happy to be with you now”.

'It was almost as though it was a premonition of something. I didn’t think about it at the time but I thought, How long has it been since we’ve had a conversation like that. It’s been years.’ 

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'I think there was something… there was an inevitability to what was going to happen next to him, and he felt it very strongly. But he said, "I’m not frightened anymore." And it worried me.

Chandler Bing star Perry's manner of death was ruled to be accidental, and the autopsy report released in May showed the actor died from acute effects of ketamine.

Contributing factors were given as drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, a prescription drug often used to treat those with opioid addiction.

It was later reported that at the time of his death, Perry was undergoing ketamine infusion therapy. 

In December last year, a medical expert speculated to Page Six the actor had 'likely' obtained ketamine illegally for 'recreational use,' however.

Even though Perry was undergoing ketamine treatment for anxiety and depression at the time of his passing, his autopsy report noted 'the ketamine in his system at death could not be from that infusion therapy.' When the Friends star died the LAPD began an investigation into the circumstances of his overdose.

The interview comes only weeks after a California doctor entered a guilty plea for his role in Perry's fatal overdose.

Mark Chaves arrived at an LA court on October 2 where he formally pleaded guilty to illegally distributing ketamine. The judge accepted the plea.

He faces up to 10 years in prison, even with a plea deal. He will be sentenced on April 2, 2025.

Prior to the court hearing, Chaves agreed to stop practicing medicine, and handed his passport to authorities.

It's understood Chavez sold ketamine lozenges to Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who is accused of then providing them to Perry.

Plasencia is facing separate charges, to which he pleaded not guilty.

Plasencia is accused of texting Chavez 'I wonder how much this moron will pay' when he learned Perry was seeking ketamine.

His lawyer Matthew Binninger said after Chavez's first court appearance on Aug. 30 that he is 'incredibly remorseful' and is 'trying to do everything in his power to right the wrong that happened here.' 

Perry struggled with addiction for years, dating back to his time on Friends, when he became one of the biggest stars of his generation as Chandler Bing.