'Friends' star Matthew Perry refused to leave show during addiction struggles despite offer to quit

According to one of the "Friends" creators, Matthew Perry was given the option to quit the show when he was really struggling with his addiction problems.

"There was a point where we said to him: ‘Do you want to stop [being in the show]?’ And he was adamantly like: ‘No, this is really important to me.'" Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer. Story tips can be sent to caroline.thayer@fox.com.

"There was a point where we said to him: ‘Do you want to stop [being in the show]?’ And he was adamantly like: ‘No, this is really important to me.’"