'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Dead at 54 After Apparent Drowning

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'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Dead at 54 After Apparent Drowning
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Gotta admit, I expected it to be related to his past drug/alcohol abuse. Drowning is a bit of a shock.

It was in a hot tub. My money is on drugs plus hot tub

It was a lap pool, not a hot tub. His home he bought last June lists a lap pool, no hot tub.

Well, that confirms it. There's no way a millionaire could have had a hot tub installed since last June!

I did not know what a lap pool was. This is a lap pool.

Sources online say it was a combo of a lap pool hot tub.

Oh wow neither did I.

For some reason I thought it was a tiny shallow pool, like for toddlers to play in. Why would anyone even have one of those?!

A lap pool, for doing laps, makes so much more sense. I've lived in a house with a pool and it's just a huge pain in the ass. Being able to bust a couple of laps would be great though. I'd love to have this.

Strange, the article from la times said hot tub

Apparently his last Twitter/Instagram whatever post he showed off his new hot tub, so could be either I suppose.

Twitter is saying it is a hot tub, lap pool combo.

Doesn't really matter, does it? Not that most people, yours truly included, didn't contemplate it. But the man's dead, and that's kinda it.

One has to wonder about the medical issues he was experiencing in the past couple of years were.

I'm pretty sure addiction doesn't make one healthier or younger so you wonder what type of damage has incurred over the years of his struggles. Perhaps he had heart issues or something else that will surface in the hours and says ahead.

Still sad to hear he's passed. Money can make some things easier in life without a doubt but it can't fix everything it seems.

Apparently drowning in a hot tub, while it could be from any number of things, screams possible drug or alcohol involvement.

Yeah... It's possibly not, but the overwhelming probability is drugs.

Addiction is a disease. I'm sad to see him go.

It was possibly a heart attack that caused him to drown, which wouldn't be much of a shock considering his painkiller abuse, known to cause heart problems. No drugs or alcohol on site, but it's not like his addictions didn't leave a lasting impact.

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You've gotta be pretty fucked up to drown in a hot tub

Ehh not really. Dehydration alone could cause you to pass out in a hot tub when you think you're just really relaxed.

You have to be pretty fucked up to die of dehydration in a hot tub. I'd imagine dehydration makes you pretty fucking thirsty.

I guess I wouldn't know because I have never been in a hot tub or dehydrated? I don't have much in common with Perry beyond not remembering the 90s. I was too young, he was too high.

You've gotta be pretty fucked up to drown in a hot tub

If you've got low blood pressure, could be naturally that way or medication can cause it, you can pass out fast in a hot tub. I can't go in them for that reason.

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