Keith Morrison, Matthew Perry's stepfather, speaks out about the actor's death

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Matthew Perry's stepfather, Keith Morrison, spoke out about the actor's death about five months after his death. friends The actor died from the acute effects of ketamine.

the Dateline The reporter married Berry's mother, Susan Berry, in 1981 and recently revealed in an interview that they are still dealing with the actor's loss.

“It's like others have told me hundreds of times. It's not going away yet,” Morrison told Hoda Kotb on her podcast. Space making. “It's with you every day. It's with you all the time.”

Morrison said Perry's death was tough on his wife, adding: “There's a new side of her that attacks your mind, and that's not easy, especially for his mother. I don't think I'm giving away too much if I say that at the end of his life, they were closer than I've seen them in decades.” They were constantly texting each other and sharing things with her in middle age.Men don't share with their mothers.

Before his death, as many of Perry's friends like Jennifer Aniston had previously noted, the actor was happy.

“He said that, and he hasn't said that in a long time,” Morrison said. “It's a relief, but he also couldn't do his third act, which isn't fair. As he said himself, ‘If I die suddenly, people will be shocked, but not many people will be surprised.’ And he was right.

Morrison said he “never tried to take his father's place, but I was there for him and he knew it.” Despite Perry's departure, Morrison says he “still feels that echo everywhere around here.”