{"id":1715151,"date":"2022-10-28T13:18:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1715151"},"modified":"2022-10-28T13:18:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:18:46","slug":"fans-blow-up-after-matthew-perry-slams-keanu-reeves-in-memoir-perry-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fans-blow-up-after-matthew-perry-slams-keanu-reeves-in-memoir-perry-responds\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans Blow Up After Matthew Perry Slams Keanu Reeves In Memoir \u2014 Perry Responds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffans-blow-up-after-matthew-perry-slams-keanu-reeves-in-memoir-perry-responds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1715151&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>\u201cFriends\u201d alum <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/matthew-perry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew Perry<\/a> found himself in the social media crosshairs after excerpts from his memoir revealed an apparent dislike for \u201cJohn Wick\u201d actor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/keanu-reeves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keanu Reeves<\/a> \u2014 and fans were not happy.<\/p>\n<p>Perry released a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/there-is-a-hell-matthew-perry-says-hes-been-there-admits-he-spent-nearly-10-million-to-get-sober\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">excerpts<\/a> from \u201cFriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing\u201d \u2014 and sat down for several interviews \u2014 ahead of his book\u2019s November 1 release. And while a number of the \u201cWhole Nine Yards\u201d star\u2019s revelations were shocking \u2014 he admitted to taking upwards of 55 Vicodin per day at one point \u2014 none prompted so much backlash as his apparent digs at Reeves.<\/p>\n<p>The first mention came when Perry discussed his friendship with the late actor River Phoenix \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/river-phoenix-dies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died of a drug overdose<\/a> at 23 outside Hollywood\u2019s notorious Viper Room on October 31, 1993.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe list of geniuses who were ahead of their time is too long to detail here \u2014 suffice to say, near the top of any such list should be my costar in \u2018A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon,\u2019 River Phoenix,\u201d Perry <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/matthew-perry-slams-keanu-reeves-alive-heath-ledger-dead-1235415189\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, later adding, \u201cRiver was a beautiful man, inside and out \u2014 too beautiful for this world, it turned out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt always seems to be the really talented guys who go down. Why is it that the original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us? River was a better actor than me; I was funnier. But I certainly held my own in our scenes \u2014 no small feat, when I look back decades later,\u201d Perry continued.<\/p>\n<p>Perry name-dropped Reeves again later when he addressed the untimely death of another costar, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/matthew-perry-said-he-punched-a-hole-through-jennifer-anistons-wall-upon-hearing-chris-farley-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Farley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis disease had progressed faster than mine had. (Plus, I had a healthy fear of the word \u2018heroin,\u2019 a fear we did not share),\u201d Perry said of the comedian. \u201cI punched a hole through Jennifer Aniston\u2019s dressing room wall when I found out.\u00a0<em>Keanu Reeves walks among us<\/em>. I had to promote \u2018Almost Heroes\u2019 two weeks after he died; I found myself publicly discussing his death from drugs and alcohol. I was high the entire time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The backlash to Perry\u2019s comments was swift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a world full of Matthew Perry\u2019s \u2026 be a Keanu Reeves,\u201d Billy Baldwin said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In a world full of Matthew Perry\u2019s\u2026 be a Keanu Reeves.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillyBaldwin\/status\/1585443957928230912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s nice that in a time of such division in our country we can at least all come together and exclaim that no one gets to f*** with Keanu Reeves,\u201d Liz Vassey added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally thrilled that Keanu\u00a0Reeves walks among us,\u201d Rachel Zegler <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rachelzegler\/status\/1585399194386403328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf all the people in Hollywood, there\u2019s absolutely no reason to come for Keanu Reeves who even after personal tragedy has remained, by accounts, generous and kind. He just makes movies and comics, treats his cast and crew right, and minds his own business,\u201d Richard Newby <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RICHARDLNEWBY\/status\/1585415611173441536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWonder Woman\u201d Lynda Carter wasn\u2019t impressed either: \u201cCome on \u2026 Keanu Reeves is like one of those frozen cakes. Nobody doesn\u2019t like him!\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Come on\u2026<br \/>Keanu Reeves is like one of those frozen cakes. Nobody doesn&#8217;t like him!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealLyndaCarter\/status\/1585394040849453056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeanu Reeves secretly donates millions to children\u2019s hospitals. He gifted Matrix stuntmen Harleys as thanks. He bought ice cream just for a receipt he could autograph for a fan. He organized a road trip for fellow stranded air passengers. Walk on, Keanu,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AjitPai\/status\/1585604442912702465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">came from<\/a> former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative radio host Dana Loesch added, \u201cKeep Keanu\u2019s name out of your mouth, Chandler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Keep Keanu\u2019s name out of your mouth, Chandler <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nRh2rGDyMr\">https:\/\/t.co\/nRh2rGDyMr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DLoesch\/status\/1585429904333877250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMystery Science Theater 3000\u201d alum Bill Corbett announced, \u201cI\u2019m nominating Matthew Perry for Unforced Error of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m nominating Matthew Perry for Unforced Error of the Year<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Corbett\u2019s Ghost (@BillCorbett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillCorbett\/status\/1585400774863061006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perry responded to the kerfuffle in a <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/matthew-perry-apologizes-for-questioning-why-keanu-reeves-walks-among-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> to People Magazine, saying that he had not actually intended it to sound as though he had a problem with Reeves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m actually a big fan of Keanu. I just chose a random name, my mistake. I apologize. I should have used my own name instead,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFriends\u201d alum Matthew Perry found himself in the social media crosshairs after excerpts from his memoir revealed an apparent dislike for \u201cJohn Wick\u201d actor Keanu Reeves \u2014 and fans were not happy. Perry released a number of excerpts from \u201cFriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing\u201d \u2014 and sat down for several interviews \u2014 ahead &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1715154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1715151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1715151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1715151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1715151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1715154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1715151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1715151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1715151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}