Matthew Perry questions why Keanu Reeves is still alive in upcoming memoir

Publish date: 2024-05-22

“Why is it that the original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us?,”

Hmmmmm

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by Anonymousreply 98November 1, 2022 10:01 PM

OMG. He does it twice.

[quote]Perry also reportedly wrote about being upset after Chris Farley’s death, and again brought up Reeves.

[quote]“I punched a hole through Jennifer Aniston’s dressing room wall when I found out,” Perry wrote of “Almost Heroes” co-star Farley’s 1997 death by overdose. “Keanu Reeves walks among us.”

What the hell.

by Anonymousreply 1October 26, 2022 6:38 PM

Seriously. Who has a problem with Keanu Reeves? He really comes.off.like an asshole here.

by Anonymousreply 2October 26, 2022 6:42 PM

Why would Chandler bash him without an explanation? Otherwise he comes off as a mean girl.

by Anonymousreply 3October 26, 2022 6:45 PM

He gives a reason. It’s easy to understand what he’s saying. He is asking why the unique, original, genuine and creative talents like River Phoenix, Chris Farley, Heath Ledger etc. always end up dead while generic puppets for the industry like Keanu Reeves never do.

by Anonymousreply 4October 26, 2022 6:48 PM

Keanu seems like a loveable, unproblematic, sweet guy. This fat ugly drug abuser with no self control needs to sit down and shut his mouth. Also nice name dropping there of Jen Aniston's name, loser. He was also the weakest link in the Friends cast and should thank his lucky star someone hired him. Without the Friends money, this loser would be living under a bridge.

by Anonymousreply 6October 26, 2022 7:12 PM

Keenu despite lacking somewhat in dramatic skill at least is a compelling presence unlike Perry who is a blight wherever he shows up.

by Anonymousreply 7October 26, 2022 8:05 PM

Never been much of a Keenu fan, but Perry's comments are incredibly tasteless and inappropriate. Furthermore, Keenu was friends with River.

You know who amazes me that they're still alive? That fat, talentless, whiny, drug-addicted cunt Matthew Perry.

by Anonymousreply 8October 26, 2022 8:44 PM

The guys brain is fried. He needed money and a publisher saw an opportunity. Anything he says is filtered through a broken man.

Although his memoir is being positioned as a story of survival he’s actually been dead for years. He needs sober handlers to be with him around the clock. His alleged insights into other people both living and dead are meaningless.

by Anonymousreply 9October 26, 2022 8:50 PM

R9 he’s doing interviews etc. his brain isn’t fried. His sit down airs tonight I believe.

And he isn’t broke. Money still comes in from Friends.

by Anonymousreply 11October 26, 2022 9:42 PM

[quote]And he isn’t broke.

He may not be broke, but he's broken.

by Anonymousreply 12October 26, 2022 9:43 PM

The only way this makes sense is if there's something personal between them. Keanu must have made fun of Matthew to his face, said something mean to a mutual friend behind Matthew's back, or stole a part/girl Matthew wanted.

by Anonymousreply 13October 26, 2022 9:49 PM

WHAT a shitty thing to say!

Well.....consider the source.

by Anonymousreply 14October 26, 2022 9:52 PM

Why put Valerie Bertinelli on blast like that?

by Anonymousreply 15October 26, 2022 9:55 PM

They're contemporaries, he's probably jealous of Keanu's good looks, lovability, and mainstream success in film, while Matthew's millions are tainted by shameful television. Jealousy, plain and simple, based on nothing.

by Anonymousreply 16October 26, 2022 9:57 PM

He used Keanu as he’s example because Pete Davidson wasn’t born yet.

by Anonymousreply 17October 26, 2022 9:57 PM

I don't think Chris Farley would have worked as Neo.

by Anonymousreply 18October 26, 2022 10:04 PM

River was a junkie and really stupid. I loved him so much when I was younger and when I read his interviews from back in the day I find him embarrassingly dumb. His brother let him die on the street so, we’ll never know if he’d have kept his acting cred.

by Anonymousreply 19October 26, 2022 10:22 PM

Keanu Reeves is lifelong healthy, takes good care of himself, dabbles in substances on occasion maybe, but he can control himself, that's why he's still alive and kicking and sweet. Sadly, Those other guys are dead due to unrestrained fast living with no limits, that's not Keanu's fault... Keanu has a very positive outlook, he will live a long healthy life of prosperity and success, adored by millions who enjoy his movies and his philosophy and pleasant world view. I certainly adore Keanu. :-)

by Anonymousreply 20October 26, 2022 10:26 PM

R13 what doesn’t make sense? You don’t need to meet someone to find them to be talentless and unoriginal. You all say this shit about celebs daily and you’ve never met them.

by Anonymousreply 21October 26, 2022 10:29 PM

R19 his brother LET HIM die???? What an ugly thing to say. Have you heard the phone call he made to the police? He didn’t let him die. The police took forever to come. There was but so much Joaquin could do.

by Anonymousreply 22October 26, 2022 10:31 PM

Both Matthew and Keanu are longtime drug addicts with no talent, but at least Keanu was hot decades ago.

by Anonymousreply 23October 26, 2022 10:38 PM

Perry would be nowhere and a nobody if he didnt have his fathers connections. It angers me when these products of nepotism and wealth bitch about how unfair everything is. Most of us would kill for those opportunities and connections.

by Anonymousreply 24October 26, 2022 10:43 PM

Agree w R16. Perry is just jealous. Neither Heath Ledger nor River Phoenix struck me as philosopher geniuses.

by Anonymousreply 25October 26, 2022 11:20 PM

What a cunt. Figures he idolizes fellow low lives who are drug addicts like him. All those fuckers deserved to die for being addicts. That is why Keanu is still here.

by Anonymousreply 26October 26, 2022 11:23 PM

Apparently, Keanu is really generous with the crew on the sets he works on. I've heard nothing but great things from him.

by Anonymousreply 27October 26, 2022 11:23 PM

[quote]All those fuckers deserved to die for being addicts.

No, they did not deserve to die.

As for Perry's gripe with Keanu, it seems pretty clear. Keanu became a bonafide movie star, and Perry did not.

by Anonymousreply 28October 26, 2022 11:32 PM

I didn't read this whole article but it does confirm what I said about him giving money to the crew.

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by Anonymousreply 29October 26, 2022 11:34 PM

R28 Fuck you. Addicts are fucking low lives and have zero reason to exist with normal people.

by Anonymousreply 30October 26, 2022 11:36 PM

Back in the early 2000s, when there were gay rumors about him, it was alleged he specifically gave money to the crew's GUYS.

by Anonymousreply 31October 26, 2022 11:36 PM

Keanu Reeve is awesome. I had no idea he was so generous.

by Anonymousreply 32October 26, 2022 11:39 PM

There have been nothing but positive things floating around about Keanu for years!!! I remember when he gave his seat up on the subway for a woman or the time he was spotted shopping a stoop sale. He seems very humble

by Anonymousreply 33October 26, 2022 11:43 PM

What’s his deal? “Original thinkers” does he not realize these men were actors not philosophers? At least Keanu Reeves doesn’t have a busted out asshole.

by Anonymousreply 34October 26, 2022 11:49 PM

it is well known that Keanu is VERY generous - and it wasn't a one-time thing either.

his humility probably stems in part from the loss of his pregnant girlfriend and baby in a car accident (i believe).

Also, he was born in Canada. Canadians, in general, tend to be very nice, polite and all around good people. Yes, I'm certain someone will provide me with examples of asshole Canucks, but having lived very close to the Canadian border for 10 years, spending a good amount of time in Canada and having a Canadian boyfriend for a few years, it is my experience Canadians are very sweet, nice, conscientious people who care about others besides themselves are very environmentally fastidious.

by Anonymousreply 35October 26, 2022 11:53 PM

Keanu still lives in Canada.

by Anonymousreply 37October 26, 2022 11:57 PM

*and are very environmentally fastidious.

by Anonymousreply 38October 27, 2022 12:01 AM

[quote] he comes off as a mean girl.

r3 Um, he IS a mean girl. A pretty self-loathing one at that.

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by Anonymousreply 39October 27, 2022 12:05 AM

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by Anonymousreply 40October 27, 2022 12:06 AM

R39 that entire cast was known for being cold and rude. Many guests have said they were like a HS clique that wouldn’t allow anyone to sit at their table. Kathleen Turner has been the most outspoken of them all about what assholes they were.

by Anonymousreply 41October 27, 2022 12:07 AM

[quote]his humility probably stems in part from the loss of his pregnant girlfriend and baby in a car accident (i believe.)

You know nothing.

by Anonymousreply 42October 27, 2022 12:09 AM

There was an actor who was a guest about 1 time almost every season and he wrote a book, and in it he speaks about how the Friends cast changed from season 1 onward. They were cool the first season and alright the second but by season 3/4 you could see a change in all of them. They became very famous and wealthy fast, and their attitudes and personalities changed with that.

by Anonymousreply 43October 27, 2022 12:09 AM

Keanu was always known for being a kind person, even as a teenager. He played his cards right with the right people, hence the career he’s had with almost no talent.

by Anonymousreply 44October 27, 2022 12:10 AM

Matthew Perry is an untalented shitface and still has a career, too, r44.

by Anonymousreply 45October 27, 2022 12:12 AM

r42 i know you're an asshole. Also, it is known fact that he's generous (always has been) and DID lose his pregnant girlfriend to an accident.

Also, I *do* know something about Canadians, as detailed in my reply. So fuck off and die. You're now blocked so, don't bother responding as I won't see it.

Have a great day and maybe get a hug. You apparently need it.

by Anonymousreply 46October 27, 2022 12:13 AM

Reeves looks gaunt in OP's photo.

by Anonymousreply 47October 27, 2022 12:20 AM

Matthew Perry is an asshole. Fucking cunt. Talentless. Ugly. And yes, the worse character of the Friends cast.

by Anonymousreply 48October 27, 2022 12:23 AM

He gives away so much because he’s supposedly a bit embarrassed by how wealthy he is.

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by Anonymousreply 49October 27, 2022 12:25 AM

Keanu Reeves was truly beautiful in his youth. He now looks like my Native American great uncle after a lifetime of smoking.

by Anonymousreply 50October 27, 2022 12:30 AM

Wow. Pretty ignorant. Was Keanu ever a druggie like Farley and Phoenix? Maybe that’s a reason why, Chandler Bing. Why didn’t his overgrown heroin filled ass not die instead of Phoenix? Can you TELL me that?

by Anonymousreply 51October 27, 2022 12:31 AM

Keanu isn’t an American Citizen, still to this day, despite owning homes here (as well as his hometown, Toronto).

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by Anonymousreply 52October 27, 2022 12:41 AM

I didn't know that he hated Keanu. I didn't know he was such a mean and dumb fucker. Goes to show what I know. Original thinkers?! Dying from dope is not original thinking, you jackass. Why didn't that pathetic dope head Johnny Depp survive all this time? Is he an original thinker or ordinary dog food, like Keanu Reeves? Think I liked him better when he was stoned, or nothing but a memory. Such a sneery face on him, too. Blech.

by Anonymousreply 53October 27, 2022 12:43 AM

Raise your hand, please, if you give a shit that Keanu is not an official American.

by Anonymousreply 54October 27, 2022 12:44 AM

Foreigners from Canada and Europe seem so cool and personable until they start feeling this sick need to build themselves up by shitting on Americans. I expect it from then now. It's just a matter of time. Every one of them. And I'm not refering to Keanu Reeves, reply 52

by Anonymousreply 55October 27, 2022 12:49 AM

He was into drugs. His “girlfriend” was his drug partner who he had sex with. And then she died in the car accident.

Keanu is generous, but he’s not a saint like some are purporting.

by Anonymousreply 56October 27, 2022 12:49 AM

R35 Mathew Perry is a Canadian also, so there's one Canadian asshole right there.

by Anonymousreply 57October 27, 2022 12:51 AM

r57...He may have dual citizenship because his mother was Canadian, but hes an American. His father is American, and he was born in MA. Yes, he was raised in Canada when his parents divorced, but that doesnt negate his US birth.

by Anonymousreply 58October 27, 2022 12:56 AM

Matthew Perry is an American citizen. Dual citizenship.

He was also born in the states

by Anonymousreply 59October 27, 2022 12:58 AM

R42 Agreed. People don't develop humility because some bitch dies or aborts their fetus. Fucking moron. Definitely cunt brain speaking.

by Anonymousreply 60October 27, 2022 1:02 AM

I stand corrected. Thank you.

by Anonymousreply 62October 27, 2022 1:04 AM

At least I can shit without a tube.

by Anonymousreply 63October 27, 2022 1:07 AM

Why so many stories about this no neck bitch lately.

by Anonymousreply 64October 27, 2022 1:09 AM

Doesn't anybody here give a damn about what he did to Valerie Bertinelli!?!

by Anonymousreply 65October 27, 2022 1:13 AM

A person isn't tainted or immoral just because they do drugs dumbass. R56

by Anonymousreply 67October 27, 2022 1:28 AM

I didn’t that claim that r57. But tell that to others who bash Perry for his drug usage.

by Anonymousreply 68October 27, 2022 1:33 AM

All drug users, 100%, should be forced to get MAID.

by Anonymousreply 69October 27, 2022 1:36 AM

[quote] Kathleen Turner has been the most outspoken of them all about what assholes they were.

Well…consider the source.

by Anonymousreply 70October 27, 2022 2:05 AM

r70 I read that in Alec Baldwin's throaty voice.

by Anonymousreply 71October 27, 2022 2:29 AM

R67 OH I bet Keanu's taint was quite delicious when younger.

by Anonymousreply 72October 27, 2022 2:40 AM

r59, yes, but we don't want him.

by Anonymousreply 73October 27, 2022 4:01 AM

I just read that he says that the world would be a better place if Keanu Reeves had died instead of River Phoenix or Heath Ledger.

by Anonymousreply 74October 27, 2022 4:23 AM

Yeah, he's since tried to walk it back, but what a shithead

by Anonymousreply 75October 27, 2022 4:27 AM

He lost me with that comment. I never want to hear from or about Perry again. Wishing death on someone who has done you no harm. What a shifty person. Supposedly "in recovery". Even if he's not using he's still a sociopath.

If you take drugs and alcohol away from a sociopath what do you have? Answer: A sociopath.

by Anonymousreply 76October 27, 2022 9:39 AM

That is such a gross comment from Matthew Perry. Didn't somebody actually edit the book and tell him it would be better to remove it because it is no tasteless and unnecessary.

I suppose on the plus side show what a cunt Perry is.

by Anonymousreply 77October 27, 2022 9:42 AM

Well, that backfired. Just one line of his book and that's all people talk about. I guess the rest of his book must suck too.

by Anonymousreply 78October 27, 2022 11:16 AM

[quote]Keanu was always known for being a kind person, even as a teenager. He played his cards right with the right people, hence the career he’s had with almost no talent.

It doesn't say much for an industry when someone as untalented as Keanu can have such a long and successful career.

by Anonymousreply 79October 27, 2022 12:27 PM

Look, yes these guys were talented but it's no cosmic injustice that they are no longer here while the clean living Reeves still is. Drug use is high risk behavior, and no amount of talent or potential will change that.

by Anonymousreply 80October 27, 2022 12:37 PM

Reeve was always a terrible actor but at least he was clean. So he can live to shit on our screens for decades.

by Anonymousreply 81October 27, 2022 12:51 PM

Does he realize that his cruel little "still walks among us" dig against a still-popular actor with a stellar personal reputation can more accurately be employed against himself?? "Robin William died, yet MATTHEW PERRY still walks among us!"

Fuck YOU, Matthew Perry, you bloated washed up bag of hot mess.

by Anonymousreply 82October 27, 2022 1:18 PM

Back in the 1990s, people blamed Keanu for River's death based on a rumor that Keanu was there at the time and ran off instead of helping River. I can't find any articles but there is this old 1998 Usenet thread that mentions it. The rumor was debunked pretty quickly, but it spread enough that there were little mini conspiracy theories about it for a while.

No one has really blamed Keanu for what happened since, I dunno, mid 1990s I would guess. Matthew Perry bringing it up at this late date is bizarre. There can't be more than a handful of people like me who even REMEMBER that this was a rumor at one time, let alone anyone left who believes Keanu is to blame.

[quote] I've been wanting to ask if anybody remembers the BRIEF rumor that Keanu was in attendance at the Viper Room the night River died. I'm positive I read that in an early report, probably in a tabloid, though. Whatever source, the story was that several well knowns were there when River was at the club, but they quickly vacated the premises when River became ill, because they knew cops would come with the ambulance, and drug busts were possible. Keanu was named as an attendee that night.

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by Anonymousreply 83October 27, 2022 1:48 PM

This is who he's attacking.

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by Anonymousreply 84October 27, 2022 1:52 PM

Why is Perry still alive???

by Anonymousreply 85October 27, 2022 1:53 PM

Keanu isn't a junkie, right? That's why he's still alive.

by Anonymousreply 86October 27, 2022 2:25 PM

[quote]In a statement to PEOPLE, Perry says: "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."

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by Anonymousreply 87October 27, 2022 2:48 PM

Next up...Courtney Cox on why God should have taken the talentless Dolly Parton before Loretta Lynn.

by Anonymousreply 88October 27, 2022 2:51 PM

Lisa Kudrow’s memoir:

Chapter 7

WHY is Faye Dunaway still Alive??!?!

by Anonymousreply 89October 27, 2022 2:53 PM

Woah! That's like, way harsh dude!

by Anonymousreply 90October 27, 2022 3:21 PM

Perry is gross and has the appeal of a 13 year old obese child with poo on his fingers.

by Anonymousreply 91October 27, 2022 3:23 PM

Bookstores and libraries the world over are going to have to create a whole new genre for Perry's memoir and Harry's "Spare." Look for these scintillating page turners in the Whiny Loser section.

by Anonymousreply 92October 27, 2022 3:27 PM

R87" I should have used my name". That's actually a decent apology. I really think Perry was just trying to be Gen X snarky and didn't think it through. I don't think he hates Keanu or anything.

by Anonymousreply 93October 27, 2022 3:27 PM

[quote]It doesn’t say much for an industry when someone as untalented as Keanu can have such a long and successful career

R79, People like him. It’s no different in any field. Being liked can take you a long way.

He doesn’t cause trouble on sets, does his job and will happily do promo. While he may be a limited actor, being great to work with and be around can take you quite a long way once you get your foot in the door …. just as being a dick can sink your career.

And I called him a “limited” actor because I do think he was great in Bill & Ted and then later on in Speed. His “acting” style also fit The Matrix and John Wick. He got lucky enough that those were all hits and kept him afloat.

by Anonymousreply 94October 27, 2022 3:32 PM

Reeve is the same age as Johnny Depp. At least Reeve used his wealth to spread around other people instead of pissing it all away and having absolutely nothing. All addicts need to be extinguished from the planet.

by Anonymousreply 95October 27, 2022 3:47 PM

Is Keanu a bisexual bottom?

by Anonymousreply 96October 27, 2022 3:55 PM

'It doesn't say much for an industry when someone as untalented as Keanu can have such a long and successful career.'

It says nothing about an industry but everything about audiences.

Keenu has an extraordinary 'it' factor. It's probably the most important thing.

by Anonymousreply 97October 28, 2022 10:02 PM

That's a great link at R84. He was an adorable twink.

by Anonymousreply 98November 1, 2022 10:01 PM

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