Matthew Perry says he’ll remove Keanu Reeves insult from his book
nme.comKeanu Reeves from future editions of his book.The former Friends star released his memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing last year – which saw him discuss his long struggle with substance abuse and addiction.
However, the book also received backlash, after including an insult aimed at Keanu Reeves.The comments were made in a passage where Perry discussed the death of River Phoenix – a close friend of Reeves, who died in 1993.
In it, he wrote: “Why is it that the original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us?”After a wave of backlash regarding the insult — which reportedly blindsided Reeves — Perry formally apologised for the insult, stating that he is “actually a big fan” of the John Wick actor and “just chose a random name” for the punchline.Now, the 53-year-old actor has confirmed that he will remove the insult from all future editions of the book.Perry made the announcement at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday (April 22), during a panel moderated by The Times’ deputy editor for arts and entertainment, Matt Brennan.“I said a stupid thing.
It was a mean thing to do,” he said. “I pulled his name because I live on the same street… I’ve apologised publicly to him. Any future versions of the book will not have his name in it.”He continued, adding: “If I run into the guy, I’ll apologise.
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