{"id":43990,"date":"2024-01-17T12:34:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T11:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1961869"},"modified":"2024-01-17T14:07:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T13:07:02","slug":"emmys-producers-on-why-friends-cast-was-absent-for-matthew-perry-tribute","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/emmys-producers-on-why-friends-cast-was-absent-for-matthew-perry-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmys producers on why Friends cast was absent for Matthew Perry tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"

The late actor was honoured in an emotional moment during Sunday night’s ceremony. <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 17 January 2024 at 11:34 AM<\/p>

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The producers of the Emmys have explained why the Friends cast did not take part in the emotional tribute to late co-star Matthew Perry at Sunday night\u2019s ceremony.<\/p>\n

Executive producer Jeannae Rouzan-Clay told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> that \u201cit\u2019s still very fresh for them\u201d following\u2019s Perry tragic death aged 54 in October 2023.<\/p>\n

And Jesse Collins added: \u201cWe had talked about it early on \u2014 but I can imagine, from their side, they\u2019re mourning someone who was still very close to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t speak for them, but we all have to respect that they were their own family. It was probably just a little too soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perry was the final star to be honoured during the ceremony\u2019s In Memorium segment, which also included tributes to a number of other big names from the world of TV who passed away in the last year including Norman Lear, Len Goodman, and Alan Arkin.<\/p>\n

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Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing in Friends.<\/span><\/figcaption> NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

A somber version of the iconic Friends theme tune I\u2019ll Be There for You was performed by musicians Charlie Puth and The War and Treaty when Perry\u2019s name and picture appeared on the screen.<\/p>\n

Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer had previously each shared personal tributes in the weeks after Perry\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

They had initially released a joint statement<\/a> in the immediate aftermath, saying they were \u201cutterly devastated\u201d by the news and adding: \u201cWe were more than just castmates. We are a family. There is so much to say, but right now we\u2019re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

In mid-November, LeBlanc shared a number of photos of him and\u00a0Perry on Instagram<\/a>, and wrote: \u201cIt is with a heavy heart I say goodbye. The times we had together are honestly among the favourite times of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The following day, Cox posted her own tribute writing \u201cI am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day\u201d while Aniston released a lengthy statement in which she concluded: \u201cMatty, I love you so much and I know you are now completely at peace and out of any pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Schwimmer wrote a statement that began \u201cThank you for ten incredible years of laughter and creativity\u201d and Kudrow wrote, \u201cThank you for the best 10 years a person gets to have.\u201d<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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