Matthew Perry this week clarified he’s actually a “big fan” of Keanu Reeves after excerpts of his new book made some believe he didn’t like the actor.
“River [Phoenix] was a beautiful man, inside and out — too beautiful for this world, it turned out,” Perry wrote in his Future book“Friends and Lovers and the Big Terrible thing” “It seems that the truly talented guys always go down. Why is it that the original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us?”
He also wrote that Chris Farley’s disease progressed quicker than mine. (Plus, I had a healthy fear about the word ‘heroin’, which we did not share. I punched a hole through Jennifer Aniston’s dressing room wall when I found out. Keanu Reeves walks amongst us.”
People magazine spoke to the actor of “Friends” Tuesday. He said that he is a huge fan of Keanu. My mistake, I chose a random name. I apologize. I should have used mine instead.
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Matthew Perry, left, has apologized for using Keanu Redeves’ name when he wrote in the book about the deaths of “really gifted guys”, but the Speed actor “still walks amongst” us.
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Several celebrities came to Reeves’ defense on social media after the excerpts were released. Rachel Zegler tweeted “personally delighted that Keanu Remeves walks amongst of us” and Linda Carter said “Come on… Keanu is like a frozen cake.” He’s a favorite of everyone!
In his book, Perry talks about overcoming addiction and health scares – including a time when his heart stopped for five minutes – his career and his time on “Friends” and his relationships, among other topics.
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Matthew Perry was 24 when he was cast in “Friends.” L-R Matthew Perry, Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston, Rachel Green, Courteney Cooper, Ross Geller, Courteney Geller, Courteney Geller, Matt Le Blanc, Joey Tribbiani and Lisa Kudrow, Phoebe Buffay.
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He wrote in his memoir that he knew the truth. Cast of “Friends” supported him through his addiction – most notably Jennifer Aniston – and that at one point he was taking 55 Vicodin tablets and drinking a quart of vodka a day.
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Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves attend the MOCA Gala 2022 at The Geoffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, California on June 4, 2022.
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“I have not only the disease but it is also very bad. It’s as severe as it gets. It’s back-to-the-wall time all the time. It’s going to kill me,” he writes in the book, adding “It is very odd to live in a world Where are you if you die?It would surprise people, but it wouldn’t surprise anyone.”
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Fox News Digital reached Perry’s representatives but they didn’t respond immediately to the request for comment.
