Some ratings on this page are entered from the public AllSides ratings and not yet verified against the licensed feed.
New Documentary Features Matthew Perry's Family Discussing His Life and Death
What happened
A Netflix documentary titled The One About Matthew Perry, set to release October 27, includes interviews with the actor's family members. Matthew Perry's half-sister Mia Perry Bowick discusses his funeral and aspects of his life. Perry died in 2023 at age 54 from acute effects of ketamine.
Side by side
The Daily Beast leads with how "the Friends cast paid tribute" at Perry's funeral, framing the story around "touching moments" shared by his sister in the documentary.
- TDBMatthew Perry’s Sister Reveals What ‘Friends’ Stars Did at His FuneralThe Daily Beast · Left
No outlet on this side covered it.
The New York Post and Daily Mail lead with multiple angles, emphasizing "shocking revelations," "harrowing" and "heartbreaking details" about the funeral, and highlighting "the painful truth" that Perry "never married or had kids" despite appearing in the Friends wedding episode. One Post piece calls these "EXCLUSIVE details."
- DMThe Friends stars stood at his coffin and wept... but they won't take part in a documentary about Matthew Perry's tragic life. Now, his family and friends reveal how the cast are still haunted by the one they couldn't saveDaily Mail · Lean Right
- DMHow Matthew Perry's family really feels about the assistant now serving prison time in connection with star's death, as Netflix show reveals he demanded seven shots of alcohol in his drinksDaily Mail · Lean Right
- DMMatthew Perry's sister candidly reveals painful truth behind beloved Friends wedding episodeDaily Mail · Lean Right
- NYPEXCLUSIVE details about Matthew Perry revealed… | The Low DownNew York Post · Right
- NYPMatthew Perry’s ‘harrowing’ private funeral detailed for the first time in new docNew York Post · Right
- NYPMatthew Perry’s sister reveals devastating reality behind ‘Friends’ wedding episodeNew York Post · Right
Bias ratings from AllSides Media Bias Ratings™. Ratings are fluid and change as outlets change. Unbiased links to the source article rather than reproducing it. A few outlets no longer publish a feed and reach us through Google News; their links are marked, and they pass through Google before reaching the outlet.