Matthew Perry apologises after firing shots at Keanu Reeves in his memoir
The Friends actor Matthew Perry's upcoming memoir details his life, career and struggles with opioid addiction but takes seemingly misplaced shots at an otherwise universally beloved actor Keanu Reeves.
Titled “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing”, Perry’s memoir walks us through his near-death experiences due to a crippling opioid addiction among other revelations in his life. However, while remembering the late actors River Phoenix and Heath Ledger, Perry slams the John Wick star for no apparent reason.
In another instance in the memoir, Perry brings up Reeves once more; this time professedly outraged over Reeves still being alive while the comedian Chris Farley passes away.
The internet has evidently not taken kindly, the besmirching of good ‘ol Keanu’s name...
Imagine kicking off your goodwill tour with “Keanu Reeves should be dead.”
— Evan Dickson (@EvanDickson) October 26, 2022
personally thrilled that keanu reeves walks among us
— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) October 26, 2022
Come on...
— Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) October 26, 2022
Keanu Reeves is like one of those frozen cakes. Nobody doesn't like him!
The world teaming up to annihilate Matthew Perry in defense of Keanu Reeves pic.twitter.com/GkUcouWT8o
— Sven (@dogemanx) October 26, 2022
In a world full of Matthew Perry’s… be a Keanu Reeves.
— Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) October 27, 2022
I’m nominating Matthew Perry for Unforced Error of the Year
— Bill Corbett’s Ghost (@BillCorbett) October 26, 2022
Imagine being one compelling recovery memoir away from a massive comeback and fumbling the bag because you have a weird one-sided beef with Keanu Reeves
— G. Willow Wilson (@GWillowWilson) October 27, 2022
Besides, his tag of 'Nicest Man in Hollywood' that has swamped the internet hasn’t been sudden, owing to countless accounts of real-life incidents by onlookers over the years. There's a good chance that you'll find him casually sipping a cup of coffee, sitting on a fire hydrant in NYC, or perhaps catch him in the subway offering his seat to others, or even spot him driving 50 miles out of his way to drop a stranded woman back home.
Because POS Matthew Perry disrespected Keanu Reeves for no reason, here’s a thread about a regular dude who likes to train BJJ and seeks continued self improvement.
— Tex Chatham (@TexChatham) October 26, 2022
Posted from Entering Manhood:
Keanu was abandoned by his father at 3 and grew up with 3 different stepfathers. 1/ pic.twitter.com/lHI8KekA0m
I'm not sure what's wrong with the Chandler guy, but Keanu Reeves is absolutely up there with the best to walk among us. Honestly hoping that it's some weird inside joke between Reeves and the Chandler guy because otherwise, what a completely foul thing to say.
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️⚧️🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) October 26, 2022
Keanu Reeves is widely regarded as a national treasure because of his kindness, empathy, and talent, whereas Matthew Perry is known for his pill addiction and playing the unfunniest character on a show full of unfunny characters.
— The Fourteenth’s Bearded Seat (@drocprboi) October 26, 2022
Could he BE any more bitter? https://t.co/QBQS83bZWL
One of the things I appreciate most about Keanu Reeves is that, in 30 years of fame, I’ve never heard him publicly say an unkind word about anyone. https://t.co/IeVh6t64RE
— Walrus in a Top Hat (@Red_Roscoe) October 26, 2022
Contrary to Perry’s misconceived notions, Keanu's life was not without its ups and downs. He went through a disturbed childhood. Later in life, he suffered great personal loss – his best friend (the aforementioned River Phoenix himself) died of a drug overdose at a young age and he lost his girlfriend in a car crash. The sorrow of the past notwithstanding, Keanu comes across as a gentle, benevolent human being. Few know that he runs a private charitable foundation that funds cancer research and children's hospital wards.
When you consider how heartbroken Keanu Reeves STILL is over River Phoenix’s death… this is especially evil. https://t.co/tUB9777Egd
— Brandy Booo 👻 (@ThisIsBrandyB) October 26, 2022
Matthew Perry dumping on Keanu Reeves is a joke. Keanu has had his series of personal tragedies (death of fiancé, unborn child, sister dying of cancer, etc.) yet he rises above it to be a kind and generous human being.
— Louise Moore ❤️ (@LouiseMoore19) October 26, 2022
And then there’s Matthew Perry who’s a self-indulgent tool
Matthew Perry - spends $9 million on his own sobriety, whines about it in a book.
— kingy (@AnImminentKing) October 26, 2022
Keanu Reeves - spends untold millions on secret foundation that funds paediatric health care, tells nobody.
Keanu Reeves is one of the kindest, most generous people on the planet.
— Geek Girl Diva (@geekgirldiva) October 26, 2022
Heath Ledger and River Phoenix were incredibly talented.
I’m happy you’re sober, Matthew, but you were never in their league. https://t.co/YdErBZRZN0
Following the outrage that has swept the internet, Perry has since issued a statement to PEOPLE magazine, clearing the air,
Though Perry’s comments may have been misplaced and in poor taste, hopefully, they shouldn’t take away from the more pertinent themes in his memoir that deal with the overcoming of his crippling substance abuse.