Matthew Perry Apologizes for Asking Why Keanu Reeves “Still Walks Among Us” - Hollywood Reporter

Matthew Perry is apologizing for passages successful his forthcoming publication Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing that notation Keanu Reeves.

Among the excerpts that person been posted online from the memoir, which hits stands Nov. 1 from Flatiron Books, are ones successful which the Friends alum opens up astir his ain struggles with substance maltreatment and laments that his erstwhile co-stars River Phoenix and Chris Farley were mislaid to addiction portion Reeves “still walks among us.”

In a connection shared to media outlets including People, Perry said, “I’m really a large instrumentality of Keanu. I conscionable chose a random name, my mistake. I apologize. I should person utilized my ain sanction instead.”

As wide reported, Perry writes successful the publication that Phoenix, with whom helium shared the surface successful the 1988 movie A Night successful the Life of Jimmy Reardon, was “a beauteous man, wrong and out.” Perry adds astir the histrion who died of a cause overdose successful 1993, “It ever seems to beryllium the truly talented guys who spell down. Why is it that the archetypal thinkers similar River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves inactive walks among us?”

Perry again brings up Reeves erstwhile reminiscing astir Farley, who passed distant from a cause overdose successful December 1997, 5 months earlier the theatrical merchandise of the pair’s drama Almost Heroes.

He writes astir the Saturday Night Live standout’s death, “I punched a spread done Jennifer Aniston’s dressing country partition erstwhile I recovered out. Keanu Reeves walks among us. I had to promote Almost Heroes two weeks aft helium died; I recovered myself publically discussing his decease from drugs and alcohol. I was precocious the full time.”

Perry’s publication offers nary further clarification connected wherefore Reeves’ sanction was mentioned. Reeves, who does not look to stock immoderate movie oregon TV credits with Perry, co-starred with Phoenix successful 1991’s My Own Private Idaho. Since Phoenix’s passing, Reeves has been open astir their adjacent relationship and the grief that the nonaccomplishment has caused him.

Representatives for Perry and the steadfast did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Click here for cardinal revelations from Perry’s book, including memories from filming Friends and battling addiction.