Adelaide pub is being criticized for creating a Matthew Perry cocktail following the Friends star’s tragic death: ‘You know he was an alcoholic, right?’
An Adelaide pub has been slammed after a cocktail was created in honor of the late Friends star Matthew Perry.
The Unley revealed at Parkside that its latest cocktail was the ‘Chandler Bing’, a tribute to the Hollywood star, who died on Sunday.
‘A tribute to our sarcastic king. We present to you The Chandler Bing,” the pub wrote in a now-deleted caption on Instagram.
The alcoholic drink consists of Southern Comfort, peach schnapps, cranberry, fresh lime and sugar, for $18.
Perry rose to fame for his role as Chandler Bing on the hit ’90s sitcom Friends, which ran for ten seasons and amassed a worldwide fan base.
An Adelaide pub has been criticized for creating a cocktail in honor of Matthew Perry, following the Friends star’s tragic death last week. In the photo: New York, 2022
Some of the pub’s own followers criticized the measure, especially after Perry’s much-publicized battle with alcohol.
“You know he was an alcoholic, right?” wrote one follower.
“This feels so wrong considering he has battled alcoholism,” added another.
“Anyone who has seen his interviews and read his book knows that Friends wasn’t actually what he wanted to be remembered for, his words, not mine,” wrote another.
The Unley, in Parkside, created an alcoholic drink in honor of Matthew Perry called the ‘Chandler Bing’, featuring Southern Comfort and Peach Schnapps
The Unley, in Parkside, Adelaide
The actor tragically died last week ‘after drowning in his jacuzzi at home’, aged just 54.
In his last interview in November 2022, he promoted his book Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.
He talked about how “people can change” if they can overcome their addiction.
“I want people to understand that they are not alone and that there are other people who feel exactly the way they feel,” he said.
Perry details his battle with addiction in his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing. Here he promotes his book
The actor spoke about how “people can change” if they can overcome their addiction
‘That their behavior is not insane, that they have a disease and that it is not their fault.
‘There is a very well-known rule that people don’t change. I happen to know that people change.’
Perry went on to say that “every day” he sees people “getting better” as “the lights come on in their eyes” during recovery.
“They get through the horrible part of the addiction and the detox and can live a normal life as long as they do a certain amount of work every day.”
Perry rose to fame for his role as “Chandler Bing” on the hit ’90s sitcom Friends, which ran for ten seasons and garnered a worldwide fan base. Pictured: Friends cast