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AT FIRST, HIS COSTARS on NBC's "Friends" thought chunky-hunky actor Matthew Perry, 27, was just taking off a few pounds. But when his weight began to plummet dramatically from a robust 180, they were worried. Last week Perry's publicist announced that he'd entered a rehab facility for addiction to prescription painkillers. She didn't reveal what kind they were, why they had been prescribed, or even where Perry was--but said that he will be ready to resume shooting in the fall. "He's a good friend," the show's David Schwimmer told NEWSWEEK. "I wish him well."

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