MATT LeBlanc has broken his silence following the sudden death of friend and co-star Matthew Perry.
The Friends actor was found dead in his hot tub last month.
After weeks of silence, Matt, 56, shared an emotional message on his Instagram.
"It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye," he wrote.
"The times we had together are honestly among the favorite times of my life.
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"It was an honor to share the stage with you and to call you my friend.
"I will always smile when I think of you and I’ll never forget you. Never.
"Spread your wings and fly brother you’re finally free. Much love."
The star finished with a touch of brevity, further demonstrating their friendship.
"And I guess you’re keeping the 20 bucks you owe me."
SAYING GOODBYE
Earlier this month, Matthew's family and Friends co-stars gathered in Los Angeles to say an emotional goodbye to the beloved actor.
His funeral was held at Forest Lawn Church of the Hills, just down the road from where the actor and his castmates filmed the iconic series Friends for 10 years.
The ceremony in Los Angeles seemed to be an intimate event with about 20 or so people in attendance.
Matthew's co-stars, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, and David Schwimmer, were all dressed in black as they arrived at the church.
Matt also attended the two-hour-long service, joining Matthew's father, John Bennett Perry, and stepfather, Keith Morrison.
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Photos showed mourners in all black comforting one another on the lawn at the funeral home.
The final farewell came after Matthew, 54, was found unresponsive in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home.
CLEAN AND SOBER
While an official cause of death is yet to be determined, his friends have insisted Matthew was clean and sober in the final years of his life, and was known for being active at his home in the Palisades.
The star's longtime barber, Pierre Johnson Jr, exclusively told The U.S. Sun that Matthew had even tried to cut back on smoking which was his "last bad habit."
“He had a home gym inside of his place in the Palisades, and I knew he’d taken up pickleball again,” Pierre said.
“It was his last bad habit, he was so keen to quit, it’s why he took up pickleball.
“It was enjoyable, you didn't need to be some gym-crazy person in order to have fun doing it. And it's cardio."
He went on: “His fingers were brown from smoking. He even went to see a hypnotist to try and quit. Often we smoke because we’re stressed.
“On his last day, he played pickle ball, that’s the lungs. I wonder if that had something to do with [his death]."
Pierre said he never saw Matthew drink an alcoholic beverage and believed he was clean and sober in his final years after opening up fully about his struggles in his memoir.
“His story was changing lives, and I was so glad to see that he was on the other side of [his addiction]," he said.
“To hear that he overcame, that’s what everyone wants. He was ticking them off."
Elsewhere in his interview, Pierre admitted that Matthew didn't want to be alone but struggled to find a woman he could trust and that the actor was planning his TV comeback.
