Matthew Perry’s mom says he had ‘a premonition’ in troubling conversation before his death

As the one-year anniversary of Matthew Perry’s death approaches, these closest to him — together with mom Suzanne Morrison and stepfather Keith Morrison — are sharing intimate particulars about “a premonition” the late “Friends” actor seemingly had before his death. 

During Friday’s episode of the “Today” present, longtime anchor Savannah Guthrie shared a clip of a “powerful” chat she had with Perry’s household forward of the one-year anniversary of his death on Oct. 28. 

“He went via a interval, curiously sufficient, simply before he died the place he was displaying me one in every of his new homes. He got here as much as me and mentioned, ‘I love you so much, and I’m so joyful to be with you now,’” Perry’s mom shared. “It was almost as though it was a premonition of something. I didn’t think about it at the time, but I thought, ‘How long has it been since we’ve had a conversation like that. It’s been years.’”

MATTHEW PERRY’S ‘INCREDIBLY SHOCKING’ DEATH WAS ‘SHATTERING’ FOR STEPFATHER KEITH MORRISON

Matthew Perry’s mom, Suzanne Morrison, shared particulars of a worrisome conversation she had together with her late son forward of his death. (Getty Images)

“I think there was something … there was an inevitability to what was going to happen next to him, and he felt it very strongly,” she added. “But he said, ‘I’m not frightened anymore.’ And it worried me.”

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“It’s a powerful conversation,” Guthrie mentioned after the clip aired. 

“There’s so much pain and sorrow, but [they] also have a real sense of purpose about the work that he was doing, helping others get sober,” she added. “It was the purpose of his life, and so there’s some stuff to announce around that too.” 

The full phase is ready to air Monday.

MATTHEW PERRY’S FINAL HOURS INCLUDED ALLEGED DEMAND TO ASSISTANT: ‘SHOOT ME UP WITH A BIG ONE’

Matthew Perry died in October 2023 from “acute effects of ketamine.” (Gregg DeGuire)

Perry died Oct. 28, 2023, from “acute effects of ketamine,” in keeping with his post-mortem, which was accomplished Oct. 29. Drowning, coronary artery illness and buprenorphine results had been listed as contributing components.

The morning of his death, Perry’s assistant administered a shot of ketamine to the actor round 8:30. By 12:45 p.m., Perry had instructed Kenneth Iwamasa to offer him one other injection whereas the “Friends” star watched a film. Roughly 40 minutes later, Perry requested one other injection, allegedly telling Iwamasa, “Shoot me up with a big one,” in keeping with the assistant’s plea settlement.

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The live-in assistant administered a 3rd injection to Perry whereas the 54-year-old was close to or in a Jacuzzi. Iwamasa then left the house to run errands for Perry. When he returned, the assistant discovered Perry “face down” in the Jacuzzi, deceased.

Five individuals had been arrested in reference to Matthew Perry’s death. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Iwamasa discovered Perry unconscious a minimum of two occasions on the actor’s residence all through October 2023, the assistant’s plea settlement mentioned. Iwamasa pleaded responsible on Aug. 7 to 1 rely of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, inflicting death.

Four others have been charged in Perry’s death, together with intermediary Erik Fleming, Jasveen Sangha, Dr. Salvador Plasencia, a ketamine supply, and Dr. Mark Chavez, who allegedly taught the assistant the best way to inject Perry with the drug.

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Matthew Perry and his co-stars throughout a season 4 episode of “Friends.” (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal through Getty Images)

“When [Matthew] suddenly died, it was incredibly shocking. … Anybody who has lost a child will tell you that, even if you are in some way prepared for the possibility, it’s shattering,” Morrison advised Hello! Canada this week. “What we have decided to do is hang on to that determination and try to do something useful.”

Perry’s sister Caitlin now serves because the Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada’s government director because the household expands its outreach.

“The work that I’m doing now is very selfish because it kind of feels like I’m sitting right next to Matthew, working with him every day on something that was important to him,” Caitlin advised the outlet.

“I have this treasure of getting to keep him very, very close to my life all the time, which is wonderful,” she mentioned.

Fox News Digital’s Lauryn Overhultz and Tracy Wright contributed to this report.