Future editions of Matthew Perry’s memoir won’t embody his dig at Keanu Reeves.
The “Associates” star advised Los Angeles Instances Pageant of Books attendees Saturday that his “silly” remark concerning the “John Wick” actor will probably be faraway from “Associates, Lovers and the Huge Horrible Factor.”
Perry, 53, admitted that he “stated a silly factor” within the ebook, launched in November 2022.
“It was a imply factor to do,” he added, per Selection. “If I run into the man, I’ll apologize. It was simply silly.”
The “Odd Couple” alum famous that he solely “pulled [Reeves’] title” as a result of they “stay on the identical road.”
Perry publicly apologized for the dig after questioning in his memoir why the “Matrix” star, 58, “nonetheless walks amongst us” when different legendary actors have died.
“It at all times appears to be the actually gifted guys who go down,” he wrote. “Why is it that the unique thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die?”
Later within the memoir, the comic recalled punching a gap in his co-star Jennifer Aniston’s dressing room wall when information broke of Chris Farley’s demise, repeating that “Keanu Reeves [still] walks amongst us.”
In his apology final yr, Perry known as himself a “large fan” of the “Constantine” star.
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“I simply selected a random title, my mistake,” he stated in a November 2022 assertion. “I ought to have used my very own title as a substitute.”
As for Reeves, he has but to touch upon the diss — regardless of reportedly being “bowled over” by it.
Perry’s ebook name-dropped many different A-listers, together with Julia Roberts, Valerie Bertinelli and different girls he connected with over time.
Bertinelli, for her half, hilariously reacted to the actor confessing they made out throughout her marriage to late rocker Eddie Van Halen.
“Anybody else misbehave of their 20’s and early 30’s?” the actress, 63, captioned a TikTok video on the time. “Are you mortified?”
Perry additionally detailed his drug and alcohol habit and ongoing restoration within the tell-all — and in interviews selling the ebook.
In a candid dialog with Diane Sawyer, he shared relapse indicators to look out for, from saying he’s “going to sit back at house alone tonight” to claiming he’s “cured.”