Jennifer Aniston is reportedly “saddened” by claims her former Friends co-star Matthew Perry “assaulted women”.

She put on a brave face at the Critics’ Choice Awards as she urged people to “celebrate Matthew” who was found dead in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home on October 28 last year. When speaking to reporters she didn’t address the late star’s abuse allegations.

An insider had claimed Perry “assaulted women”, including his including ex-fiancée Molly Hurwitz, they also said he lied about being sober after struggling for years with drug and alcohol addiction. Now a source says Perry’s co-stars are “stressed”.

Matthew was found dead at his LA home last October ( Image:Getty Images)

Speaking on Jennifer and the Friends cast, they said: “The last thing they want to do is to have to give these awful claims any sort of weight by even addressing them, but they’re all very stressed and saddened by this tidal wave of negativity towards Matthew and not sure how to proceed.”

“They all want to remember the kind and loving Matty that they knew,” the insider told Closer Magazine. In his memoir, Matthew spoke fondly of a woman named Morgan Moses, who he referenced under the pseudonym Erin. The late actor referred to her as his “best friend” and credited her for saving his life.

However, a source has now claimed things were very different between the pair. “Morgan was no longer working with Matthew. He had a horrible breakdown and in the heat of the moment he could not control his emotions. He had a fear that he was going to be abandoned,” the source told the Daily Mail.

The source alleged Matthew “shoved” Morgan into a wall and threw her onto a bed before she left. They claimed Morgan had stopped working with Matthew a year before his memoir was published.

The source also alleged that Matthew had a huge fight with his ex-fiancée Molly Hurwitz, which ultimately ended their relationship. They claimed Molly “confronted him” after finding a romantic gift he’d allegedly bought for someone else. The source alleged Matthew “threw a coffee table at her” in response.

Matthew was found dead in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home on October 28, 2023. He had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction for years, but claimed that he was clean in the 18 months before his death.

His cause of death has been ruled an accident from the acute effects of ketamine. The Friends star had substantial amounts of ketamine in his system at his time of death. The drug is a powerful anaesthetic used in hospitals, and it’s often abused recreationally.