Here’s the thing about celebrity deaths — it’s okay for them to hurt. People get a lot of shit for crying over the loss of a beloved celebrity or public figure, because they didn’t personally know them, and it’s not deserved. I obviously didn’t know Friends actor Matthew Perry. I only knew the Matthew Perry I watched onscreen or, more recently, read about in his memoir. But when I first saw the news of his passing, it hit me like I lost a close friend.
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Sara Bechtol 