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Keanu Reeves has 'responded' after Matthew Perry questioned why the actor 'still walks among us' in his new autobiography, reports US Magazine. Friends star Perry, 53, caused a social media storm after he wrote in his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, 'Why is it that the original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us?'A source close to Reeves, 58 -  who is known as the 'internet's boyfriend' due to his caring nature and numerous good deeds - told the publication: 'Keanu thought the comments came out of left field.  Response: Keanu Reeves  (left) has 'responded' after Matthew Perry (right) questioned why the actor 'still walks among us' in his new autobiography, reports US Magazine 'It’s kind of backfired on Matthew anyway, which is why he had to apologize.'DailyMail.com has contacted Reeves' representative for comment.  This comes after Perry  backtracked on his shockingly negative feelings about Reeves.After the revelation, the Friends actor released a statement clarifying his comments to People on Wednesday as he said: 'I'm actually a big fan of Keanu.  Although Reeves has called Phoenix one of his 'closet friends of that era,' Perry also had a strong connection to him after he made his feature film debut opposite Phoenix in 1988's A Night In The Life Of Jimmy Reardon; Phoenix and Reeves in My Own Private Idaho  'I just chose a random name, my mistake. I apologize.

Renowned actress Dame Joan Plowright has passed away at the age of 95, her family has announced.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter David Fincher’s 2010 Facebook drama “The Social Network,” 1974’s indie horror classic “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey’s Catskills-set love affair “Dirty Dancing” have been selected for preservation by the National Film Registry. The Librarian of Congress annually recognizes 25 motion pictures that are at least 10 years old and register as “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant. This year, more than 6,700 titles were submitted by the public for consideration.

Interview With the Vampire” hit theaters in 1994, the film had been in development for almost 20 years, seemingly with an obstacle or controversy for almost every one of them. Aided by producer David Geffen, only director Neil Jordan — riding high after the critical and commercial success of “The Crying Game” — was able to overcome those hurdles and deliver an adaptation of Anne Rice’s 1976 novel that merged the operatic scale of “Gone With the Wind” and theatrical bloodletting of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” Although Rice originally balked at Tom Cruise playing the vampire Lestat, it didn’t hurt that the film starred one of the biggest actors in Hollywood, as well as Brad Pitt, himself on the precipice of superstardom, alongside Kirsten Dunst as their scene-stealing pre-teen companion.

Hollywood's child stars have sometimes come to a very sad and untimely end. Actors like Stand By Me's River Phoenix, Descandants' Cameron Boyce, Poltergeist's Heather O'Rourke and Diff'rent Strokes' Dana Plato all left the world too soon, leaving fans devastated.

Patrick Wilson celebrated Father’s Day with one of his kids by his side at the 2024 Tony Awards!

Sharon Stone has made a critical comment about Johnny Depp’s artwork in a recent interview.The Basic Instinct star, who switched her focus from acting to art during the COVID lockdown, has just opened her own exhibition in Berlin, and is due to open another in San Francisco in April.In explaining her road to success to The Guardian, she made comments referring to an art collection created by Depp, which sold for more than $3.6million within hours.The collection, titled Friends And Heroes, featured portraits of individuals who inspired the actor: Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Al Pacino and Elizabeth Taylor.According to Business Insider, Depp sold all 780 pieces within hours of his announcement that the art would be on sale at Castle Fine Art’s 37 gallery in Birmingham, England.Stone however, didn’t seem to be quite so enamoured with the portraits, saying: “Johnny Depp is printing pictures of people, putting some paint over it and signing it, and making a fortune.”Depp followed up the original collection with some more prints in 2023, which featured other famous faces including Bob Marley, Heath Ledger and River Phoenix.Seemingly referring to Depp’s recent sale of his self-portrait, in which he donated $200 from every sale to Mental Health America, Stone shared that she had received similar requests from galleries.“I had galleries approach me and say, ‘Could you please make prints of your face?’ I think it’s my duty not to do that,” she said.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Mickey Cottrell, a veteran publicist for independent films known as a champion of filmmakers and actors, died Monday at the Motion Picture Hospital in Woodland Hills, his sister Suzy Cottrell confirmed. He was 79.

Kiefer Sutherland is recalling a sweet anecdote from the set of Stand by Me and remembering his late co-star River Phoenix.

Ione Skye, a co-star from the 1988 movie A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, shared her heartfelt tribute to Matthew Perry following his untimely passing at the age of 54. Their last text exchange became a poignant memory for Ione, which she shared along with a throwback picture of herself and Perry, expressing her deep sadness over the loss.Taking to Instagram to commemorate Matthew's passing, Ione posted screenshots of their final conversation from a week before his tragic death.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard have both officially entered the Oscar race for their extraordinary performances in Michel Franco’s “Memory.” However, the awards campaign has announced that Sarsgaard’s riveting turn as a man suffering from Alzheimer’s disease will be submitted for supporting actor consideration at the major ceremonies, including the Golden Globes, SAG and Academy Awards. His Oscar-winning co-star Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) will vie for lead actress.

Hollywood Reporter.Marc suffered from glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, and died at his home in Dallas, Texas on July 29.Peri, 62, also paid tribute to her brother and his wife, Kaki Gilpin, in an emotional Instagram post.“Kaki and Marc took care of each other with kindness, strength, dignity and invaluable humor,” the “Make It or Break It” star began. “When Marc became ill, Kaki and their boys surrounded Marc with love, hugs, and round the clock support and care.

Marc Gilpin, the child actor who played a son of Roy Scheider’s Police Chief Martin Brody in 1978’s Jaws 2, died Saturday in Dallas of the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma. He was 56.

Friends star Matthew Perry has said “mean” comments he made about Keanu Reeves will be removed from future editions of his memoir. The 53-year-old actor said he will also apologise to the John Wick star “if I ever run into the guy”. Perry released a memoir titled Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing in 2022, in which the actor details his struggle with alcohol and opioid addiction.

Matthew Perry is trying to make amends.

Keanu 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.

Matthew Perry is taking a step in the right direction by removing a few choice words he used against Keanu Reeves in his November memoir about addiction and recovery, "Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing." During a sit-down chat at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday, the 53-year-old actor admitted he may have made a mistake referring to the "John Wick" star in a negative light, and he's righting his wrongs. In his book, the "Friends" star questioned how Reeves "still walks among us," while "the really talented guys" died, such as River Phoenix and Chris Farley. "I said a stupid thing.

Matthew Perry says that nasty remarks he made about Keanu Reeves in his memoir released last autumn, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing will be omitted from future copies. The 53-year-old Friends actor raised eyebrows last year and issued an apology after he asked why Reeves 'still walks among us' when peers such as River Phoenix and Chris Farley had died prematurely. The Williamstown, Massachusetts native appeared Saturday at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC’s Bovard Auditorium, where he said on a panel that 'any future versions of the book will not have his name in it.

Matthew Perry has decided to make an import change to future editions of his tell-all memoir, . The actor says he's nixing the insulting off-handed remarks he made dissing Keanu Reeves.Perry made an appearance on Saturday at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, where he addressed the seemingly random insults against Reeves in his memoir, and said that reprintings and future editions won't include the remarks.«I said a stupid thing. It was a mean thing to do,» Perry admitted during a panel discussion at USC’s Bovard Auditorium, per the «I pulled his name because I live on the same street.»In his memoir, Perry made some flippant remarks about Reeves, in the context of his own friendship with the late River Phoenix.

Could he be more regretful? Matthew Perry admitted that he shouldn’t have dropped Keanu Reeves‘ name in his November 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.

Matthew Perry plans to make some big changes to his memoir moving forward!

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing” which detailed his struggle with addiction after dissing the actor several times in the book Perry, 53, made the apology when the “Friends” star appeared at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.“I said a stupid thing. It was a mean thing to do,” Perry said according to the LA Times. “I pulled his name because I live on the same street.