Netflix's Matthew Perry doc, Obama's Cheesecake Factory jab

Perry's sister says he spent more than seven million dollars seeking sobriety, and none of his five Friends co-stars took part in the film.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 8:32 AM ET, Tuesday, October 27, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The Washington Post: “The four most revealing insights from Netflix’s new Matthew Perry doc”, with reporting from Washington Examiner, Newsweek, HuffPost UK, Jingletree, Fox News and Yahoo News.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 8:32 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Cheesecake Factory, Obama, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Perry documentary, Cheesecake jab, Alaska Senate suit (October 27).

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The Washington PostThe four most revealing insights from Netflix’s new Matthew Perry doc
Washington ExaminerIt’s time for Trump to work a shift at the Cheesecake Factory
NewsweekMatthew Perry Netflix Doc Reveals $7M Rehab Fight, 'Friends' Stars Actions at Funeral - Newsweek facts used on air
HuffPost UKThe One About Matthew Perry Reviews: Critics Praise Netflix Documentary facts used on air
JingletreeAll the biggest revelations from Netflix’s Matthew Perry documentary - Jingletree facts used on air
Fox NewsObama compares Trump's White House renovations to 'Saddam Hussein opening a Cheesecake Factory' at Ohio rally October 24, 2026 · facts used on air
Yahoo NewsObama’s Trump jab pulls Cheesecake Factory into politics October 24, 2026 · facts used on air

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNetflix's new Matthew Perry documentary is out, and it is built around his sister, Mia Perry Bowick, who speaks at length about her brother, including that he spent more than seven million dollars pursuing sobriety.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe film also says he started drinking at fourteen, and that his five Friends co-stars declined to take part.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Telegraph gave it three stars out of five and called it a tragic but familiar tale.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAt a rally in Cleveland on Saturday, Barack Obama said of Trump's renovations, quote, he's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe also said Trump belongs on HGTV and listed a ballroom, a paved-over Rose Garden and a helicopter pad.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Washington Examiner's answer is that Trump should work a shift there.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA shift at the Cheesecake Factory. Have you seen that menu? It's thirty pages. He'd be lost by the appetizers.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThirty pages.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNina, it's yours. I'll be here. I'm always here.