Matthew Perry did not have fentanyl nor methamphetamine in his system at the time of his sudden death this past weekend.
The results stem from initial tests following the “Friends” star’s death Saturday of an apparent drowning in a hot tub at his Pacific Palisades home, law enforcement sources told TMZ. He was 54.
It remains unclear whether the five-time Emmy nominee had fatal doses of any prescription drugs — several of which were found at his home — in his bloodstream, or whether any illicit substances were in his system.
As a full toxicology report is expected to take at least six weeks, and more likely 4 to 6 months, an official cause of death has not yet been determined. The Los Angeles County medical examiner on Sunday having listed his autopsy status as “deferred.” Foul play is not suspected.
Authorities found prescription anti-depressants and anti-anxiety at Perry’s residence, along with a medication for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, which affects a person’s breathing. They did not locate illegal substances.
If the toxicology report ultimately turns up narcotics, the Robbery Homicide Division of the Los Angeles Police Department would continue the investigation, per TMZ.
The “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing” author, who played pickleball earlier Saturday, died while home alone, having sent his assistant on an errand. Law enforcement sources also told TMZ this week that Perry’s body was not waterlogged when paramedics arrived to the scene, meaning he had not been submerged long.
People close to the actor, who was candid about his experience with substance abuse and alcoholism, told the outlet that, in recent weeks, he was sober and had “never been happier.”
