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Matthew Perry dead at 54 in apparent drowning

www.tmz.com 'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Dead at 54 After Apparent Drowning

Matthew Perry drowned to death Saturday, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

So sad :(

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i guess he's not a very good schwimmer

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- First lemmy angry upvote. Get my praise and fuck off.
  
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  I was hoping that any form of "upvoted" was something we'd be leaving behind on Reddit.
  
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- OH. MY. GAWD.
  
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- Thanks! Now I am in trouble for refusing to tell my family what I laughed at...
  
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- Just told this at the bar. Had everyone rolling
  
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Rest in peace, Matthew. Like many, I've been concerned about him for years. This is terrible news.

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- Same. Was always hoping to see him make a comeback. Damn shame :\
  
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  I always liked him as an actor. His role on West Wing is my favorite.
  
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- He looked 10-20 years older than he should be in the reunion.
  
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Damn, that's way too young.

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Could he be any more dead?

^im sorry^

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  Samesies.
  
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- I gotta be honest, this is the first thing that came to my mind when I read he had passed away.
  
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Rest in peace.

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Is it true he drowned in his jacuzzi? Really hard to believe

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- Stroke or heart attack (or shooting up after a long tolerance break) alone in a body of water has an immediate cause of death of drowning.
  
  The cause of the immediate cause of death isn't known until autopsy.
  
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  Says it was after he was playing pickleball, so I'm guessing heart attack.
  
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  They are saying no drugs or alcohol involved, so I'm guessing a few hours of strenuous exercise followed by jacuzzi = a heart attack while in the jacuzzi alone leading to drowning as the immediate cause of death, but triggered by the heart attack.
  
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  He could have just got drunk and passed out. Mix in a sleep aid and it doesn't seem unlikely.
  
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- That's what's being reported
  
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- Apparently his jacuzzi was massive, like the size of a small swimming pool.
  
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I have a question for native english speakers. I've read the TMZ article and they keep using the ellipses aka the "dot dot dot" (...). Why is that? It's usually used when skipping words inside quotations, but it does not seem to be the case here. They seem to be used instead of commas. Anyone can explain why?

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- Even as a native English speaker that doesn't make any sense.
  
  Trash news sources have trash grammar. Go figure.
  
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- It's also used for dramatic pause, suspense, or as a setup for a punchline, which may be the case for the title. Other punctuation is probably more appropriate, but oftentimes doesn't convey the desired level of pause.
  
  Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Why did the chicken cross the road..... To get to the other side.
  
  David Carradine was found dead in Thailand from auto erotic asphyxiation.
  
  David Carradine was found dead in Thailand.... From auto erotic asphyxiation
  
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- People are saying AI but I believe it’s more of a template. When a celebrity dies the first article out has a huge advantage for getting clicks. They might’ve quickly added details to the template and posted without deleting the ellipses.
  
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  Looking at other articles, it looks like abusing the ellipses is something they do frequently
  
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- It's definitely not normal. Ellipses can be used for pausing too. But you are right the kinds of pauses in this article requires, commas would suffice. Almost makes it seem jokey and disrespectful to read it out with the ellipses pauses.
  
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- That's long been TMZ style. Like drudge report.
  
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  Now that I think about it, it's actually my first time reading a TMZ piece. Looking at other articles, it does seem to be a thing they do pretty frequently. Weird!
  
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- Might be an AI generated article
  
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- This is an odd article. Reads like it was written by AI.
  
  The ellipses usage is definitely strange.
  
  I would say you could use it as a pause for thought, or to imply to the reader to draw their own conclusion, or that there is additional unwritten information left up to the reader to deduce or use their imagination.
  
  It certainly feels weird the way they use it in this article.
  
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  Yes, it's pretty strange...
  
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Chenandler Bong

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- Mrs. Chenandler Bong.
  
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  Miss Chanandler Bong
  
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The Courier has finally caught up with Benny. Rest in peace.

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Aw man. Even the main Seinfeld cast is still around.

Shows what substance abuse does I guess. RIP

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Never bathe alone.

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Shouldn’t have invited Michael Barrymore round for a dip.

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Why did his parent drown him?

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Is Japan going to close their ports now?

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united states internal news ....

Though TBH i don't understand what qualifies as "world news" here. Lemmy is not american

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- The TV series Friends was enjoyed by more than just the US.
  
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- Permanently Deleted
  
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  Wealthy man dies in his pool sized Jacuzzi. Entire world expected to be sad.
  
  Kids living in abject poverty are starved and made to drink salty water before being bombed into atoms. World expected to be largely indifferent.
  
  News at 11.
  
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Palistinians support Hamas.

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He will be rememebered by dplspping Justin Trudeau !!!🤘

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Fucked around with Keanu and found out...

Too soon?

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- I don't get it.
  
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  In his memoir, he made multiple disparaging remarks pointed at Keanu. I believe wishing for his death.
  
  Keanu said he had absolutely no Idea where the aggression was coming from.
  
  Instead of addressing why he would wish death on Keanu, he just edited the comments out of copies published moving forward.
  
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