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Matthew Perry was 'happy,' stepfather says as star's will goes public

LOS ANGELES — For "Dateline" host Keith Morrison, the grief of losing his stepson and "Friends" star Matthew Perry last year is still raw. "It doesn't go away. It's with you everyday, it's with you all the time," Morrison said in a recent conversation with journalist Hoda Kotb. "There's some new aspect of it that assaults your brain." Morrison, 76, revealed how he has coped with Perry's death ...
Matthew Perry speaks during the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California on April 22, 2023, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — For "Dateline" host Keith Morrison, the grief of losing his stepson and "Friends" star Matthew Perry last year is still raw.

"It doesn't go away. It's with you everyday, it's with you all the time," Morrison said in a recent conversation with journalist Hoda Kotb. "There's some new aspect of it that assaults your brain."

Morrison, 76, revealed how published Wednesday. The longtime TV host married the actor's mother, Suzanne, in 1981. Morrison was one of the loved ones who rushed to Perry's home in Los Angeles the night he died.

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