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Friends star Matthew Perry was given ‘2 per cent chance to live’

Matthew Perry was on life support with a "two per cent chance to live" when his colon burst from an opioid addiction.

Friends star Matthew Perry says he is lucky to be alive after he put on life support and was given “2 per cent chance to live” at the height of his battle with opioid and alcohol addiction.

Perry, 53, detailed his struggles in a candid interview with People magazine, recounting how he spent months in hospital in 2018.

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