Matthew Perry dragged for incredibly brutal remarks about Keanu Reeves
Los Angeles, California - Friends star Matthew Perry learned the hard way that fans don't play when it comes to Keanu Reeves.
On Wednesday, an excerpt from the 53-year-old actor's new memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, did the rounds on net because of its harsh attitude towards Reeves.
According to Variety, in the passage reveals Perry's feelings after discovering that his friends, late actors River Phoenix and Chris Farley, each passed away from drug overdoses.
"It 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?" the section reads.
Regarding Farley, Perry added: "I punched a hole through Jennifer Aniston’s dressing room wall when I found out. Keanu Reeves walks among us."
Matthew Perry apologizes after social media uproar
Needless to say the Fools Rush In star's words struck a major chord among Twitter users who viciously dragged actor for the insensitive remarks.
A few made light of the situation by posting memes of the Netflix TV show Barbarians and the Marvel movie Avengers: Endgame.
Following the uproar, Perry made a statement to People and clarified that he "misspoke" about the Matrix actor.
"I'm actually a big fan of Keanu. I just chose a random name, my mistake. I apologize. I should have used my own name instead."
It should also be noted that aside from sharing friendships with Phoenix and Farley, Reeves and Perry have never worked together
This makes the target of Perry's dark jokes even more bizarre.
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