Why did Matthew Perry have to apologize to Keanu Reeves?

• What did Matthew Perry’s autobiography say about Keanu Reeves?
• More tidbits from his memoir..
• Perry battled addiction for many years.

The 2022 memoir of Friends actor Matthew Perry unveiled numerous previously unknown details about his life.

He disclosed secrets about his relationships with actresses Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Gwyneth Paltrow.

He also touched on his costly struggle with addiction and the reason he had to drop out of the movie Don’t Look Up, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Most startling were his comments about Keanu Reeves, which sparked controversy but were later clarified by Matthew Perry himself.

What did Matthew Perry’s autobiography reveal about Keanu Reeves?

Keanu Reeves is one of Hollywood’s most beloved and least controversial actors.

In his memoir, Matthew Perry questions why Keanu is still alive while so many «talented» and «original thinkers» have died so young.

He specifically mentioned actors River Phoenix, Heath Ledger and Chris Farley .

«River was a beautiful man, inside and out. Too beautiful for this world. River was a better actor than me,» the Friends star said.

«Keanu Reeves walks among us»

In another section of his book Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Perry reminisced about his friend Chris Farley.

«His illness progressed faster than mine. (Also, I had a healthy fear of the word ‘heroin’, a fear we didn’t share),» he mentioned.

Perry also recalled punching a hole in Jennifer Aniston’s dressing room wall upon learning of Farley’s death.

«Keanu Reeves walks among us. I had to promote Heroes by Chance two weeks after his death. I was high the whole time,» he said.

Matthew Perry apologized to the Matrix star

Realizing his words might be offensive, Matthew Perry publicly apologized to Keanu Reeves through a statement published by People magazine.

In it, Perry expressed his admiration for the Matrix star.

«I just chose a random name, my mistake. I apologize. I should have used my own name instead,» he said.

Matthew Perry passed away on the afternoon of Saturday, October 28, at his home, apparently drowning in his jacuzzi.

Matthew Perry’s autobiography touched on his drug use

Matthew Perry’s autobiography had some shocking revelations about his drug use.

At his lowest point, he consumed up to 55 painkillers a day to get through filming Friends.

«When I’m carrying weight, it’s alcohol; when I’m skinny, it’s pills; when I have a goatee, it’s a lot of pills.»

This led him to enter rehab during the final seasons of Friends, though he claimed he was never high or drunk during filming.

Perry’s multiple brushes with death

Finally, Perry revealed in his book that his drug use nearly cost him his life on several occasions.

According to the Independent, he suffered a ruptured colon due to excessive opioid use.

This resulted in two weeks in a coma, five months in a hospital, and nine months using a colostomy bag.

Two years later, his heart stopped for five minutes: «It wasn’t a heart attack – I didn’t flatline – but nothing had been beating,» he concluded.