Jennifer Aniston has given her most extensive interview in years, telling Vanity Fair she still wrestles with the loss of her Friends co-star Matthew Perry, who died in October 2023 at 54 from what the Los Angeles medical examiner called the “acute effects of ketamine.” “We did everything we could when we could,” the 56-year-old actor said, adding that Perry’s long struggle with addiction meant the cast had been “mourning Matthew for a long time.” The profile, published 11 August, also touches on Aniston’s private life. She confirmed she and fellow actor Gwyneth Paltrow occasionally swap stories about their mutual ex Brad Pitt but downplayed recent tabloid speculation linking her romantically to wellness coach Jim Curtis and others. Aniston, who has not been publicly involved with anyone since her 2018 split from Justin Theroux, called social-media-fuelled rumours “out of thin air.” Aniston disclosed that personal safety concerns intensified in May when a 48-year-old Mississippi man allegedly rammed a vehicle into the gate of her Los Angeles home after sending her repeated messages. The suspect, charged with felony stalking and vandalism, has been ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial. The incident, she said, underscores why constant security is now “a necessity.”