‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry's heart stopped for 5 minutes before an operation


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The actor chronicles his struggles with substance addiction in the book 'Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing'. Photo: Matthew Perry/Instagram

Matthew Perry’s heart stopped for five minutes after he received an anesthetic before an operation, requiring CPR that left him with eight broken ribs, the “Friends” star writes in a new memoir.

The actor, who chronicles his struggles with substance addiction in the book Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing, says he was given hydrocodone after complaining of stomach pain at a Swiss rehab center, according to Rolling Stone.

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