The director of the “Friends” reunion for HBO Max spoke out against negative comments being made about series star Matthew Perry.
of the series. However, many fans believed that the 51-year-old, who has been open in the past about his struggles with addiction, seemed a little off during the show. and seeming a bit vacant during pre-interviews for the special.
However, director Ben Winston appeared on The Hollywood Reporter’s podcast"TV’s Top Five" over the weekend where he saw no evidence in working with Perry that he’s having any renewed issues with substance abuse and criticized those engaging in such online gossip. )."People can sometimes just be unkind. I wish they weren't. I loved working with him. He's a brilliantly funny man and I thought he had some great one-liners in the show.
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