“Friends” star Matthew Perry, who died last month at age 54, revealed in his bestselling 2022 memoir that he was supported throughout his drug addiction and recovery by a personal assistant who he called his rock and considered “best friend”.
This woman, referred to only by the pseudonym “Erin,” first met Perry when he was admitted to a rehab facility where she worked.
The couple then struck up a friendship that lasted almost a decade and became the closest and most loving – albeit always platonic – relationship of his life.
Following Perry’s sudden death – the actor was found dead in the hot tub of his Pacific Palisades home on October 28 – there was speculation that his glamorous assistant Briana Brancato may have been “Erin.”
However, I can now reveal that the woman Perry credited with “saving his life” after sitting by his bedside every night for five months while he recovered from an intestinal explosion is actually Morgan Moses .
Moses, 37, is a “sober companion” who the troubled Friends star described as “the nicest person in the world.”
In his bestselling 2022 memoir, Matthew Perry used the pseudonym “Erin” to refer to a personal assistant and “best friend.” Now it has been revealed that the woman who is said to have “saved his life” is Morgan Moses after she sat by his bedside every night for five months while he recovered from an intestinal explosion. (Pictured together in 2019).
Moses, 37, is a “sober companion” who the troubled Friends star described as “the nicest person in the world.”
Following Perry’s sudden death, there was speculation that his glamorous assistant Briana Brancato (pictured with the actor) may have been “Erin.”
A friend of Moses confirmed this week that she was indeed “Erin,” but said she was a private person who did not want a public profile. “But it’s important to tell the truth,” they added.
Another close source tells me: “Morgan has saved Matthew time and time again. “She’s an incredible person.”
On her LinkedIn page, Moses says she has been working “full-time” as a “sober companion” since 2018. Her listed skills include “therapeutic crisis intervention,” “mental health first aid,” “behavioral intervention,” and “nutrition counseling.” ‘.
Originally a website designer, she graduated from Full Sail University in Florida. Her social media suggests that she has also had her own struggles with addiction and her own journey to sobriety.
She appears to have helped Perry and his ex-fiancée Molly Hurwitz purchase a Doodle mix puppy, Alfred, shortly before the couple split in 2021.
Moses has her own doodle named Spencer.
As Perry wrote in “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” when he and Morgan first met in rehab, he and Morgan “didn’t get sober” this time, but quickly realized “how wonderful she was in.” “was in every respect”.
Two years later, in another attempt to get clean, Perry “stole” her from her rehab job and hired her as his assistant.
A friend of Moses confirmed this week that she was indeed “Erin,” but said she was a private person who did not want a public profile. “But it’s important to tell the truth,” they added. On her LinkedIn page, Moses says she has been working “full-time” as a “sober companion” since 2018. Her listed skills include “therapeutic crisis intervention,” “mental health first aid,” “behavioral intervention,” and “nutrition counseling.” ‘.
She appears to have helped Perry and his ex-fiancée Molly Hurwitz purchase a Doodle mix puppy, Alfred, shortly before the couple split in 2021. Moses has her own doodle named Spencer.
As Perry wrote in Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, when he and Morgan first met in rehab, he and Morgan “didn’t get sober” this time, but quickly realized “how wonderful she was in every way.” was”. Two years later, in another attempt to get clean, Perry “stole” her from her rehab job and hired her as his assistant. (Pictured together on Perry’s Instagram in 2020).
At first, Moses slept in a separate queen-size bed in the same room as him in a “sober living house” in Southern California. They then lived together for a while in his $22 million penthouse apartment in Century City. She was so committed to his recovery that she gave up smoking to help him.
As for Perry’s other personal assistant, Briana Brancato — who was with him for seven years before quitting her job as a personal trainer earlier this year — a friend told me that their relationship wasn’t as close as it first seemed.
The friend said: “It was just a professional relationship and Briana took care of things like ordering food for him.”
After his death, Brancato took to social media to pen a tribute to her former boss.
“My heart is heavy, but celebrating my memories is the most profound way to honor his legacy.” “I hope Mattman sends us signs up there, in the afterlife… I love you, Matty,” she wrote alongside a series of photos of the couple.
Perry was linked to a number of younger women following his split from Hurwitz in 2021 – and was pictured dining with brunette Athenna Crosby at the Hotel Bel-Air in LA the day before his death.
Pictured: Perry’s ex-fiancée Molly Hurwitz.
Crosby, 25 and a former Miss California, has since said that Perry was just a mentor and that the lunch was not romantic.
In recent days it has also been revealed that Perry followed porn star Kylie Rocket, 22, on Instagram – one of only 68 people he followed.
She told last week that Perry was a “big fan of.” [her] Work,” but that the two didn’t know each other personally.
Perry said in his memoirs that he deeply regretted sabotaging numerous romances, including one with Julia Roberts, out of fear of abandonment.
In the days following his death, insiders revealed that Hurwitz was “heartbroken” and “wished things had turned out differently.”
She felt, the source said, that while Perry claimed he wanted to [a] Family and being loved forever by a woman… he threw [their relationship] gone’ after he allegedly messaged 19-year-old Kate Haralson on the exclusive dating app Raya.
As for Perry’s other personal assistant, Briana Brancato (pictured), a friend told me that their relationship wasn’t as close as it first seemed. The friend said: “It was just a professional relationship and Briana took care of things like ordering food for him.”
Perry was linked to a number of younger women following his split from Hurwitz in 2021 and was pictured dining with brunette Athenna Crosby at the Hotel Bel-Air in LA the day before his death.
Crosby (pictured), 25 and former Miss California, has since said that Perry was just a mentor and that the lunch was not romantic.
In recent days it has also been revealed that Perry was following 22-year-old porn star Kylie Rocket (pictured) on Instagram. She told last week that Perry was a “big fan of.” [her] Work,” but that the two didn’t know each other personally.
Perry was publicly embarrassed after Haralson posted a flirty FaceTime exchange between the two on her TikTok in May 2021. The separation from Hurwitz followed shortly afterwards.
In contrast, his platonic relationship with Morgan Moses appears to have been a rare and consistent constant in his life.
Their close friendship is discussed in the first and last chapters of his book. In a dramatic scene, he describes how Moses overruled rehab staff in 2019 after they tried to stop him from going to the hospital because of his exploded colon.
He recounts how she pushed past nurses, bundled him into her car and sped off on a bumpy ride to a medical center that left him unconscious from head-splitting pain.
“I have to go quickly,” Erin said, her brown, compassionate eyes looking over at me with concern and fear. “We have to get you there now.” “Right here I lost consciousness,” Perry wrote.
“She saved my life… and she still saves it every day,” he added.
Perry insisted their bond was never sexual, but was still extremely close. “Who knows what I would do without her,” he said. “I plan on never finding out.”