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Matthew Perry Says He’ll Remove Keanu Reeves Insult From Future Editions of Memoir
Matthew Perry has decided to turn his words into actions regarding his negative comments about Keanu Reeves in his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. After previously apologizing for the passages that reference the John Wick actor, Perry said at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday that he is removing […]
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Jeffrey Ballard, Publicist for Charlie Sheen, Paula Abdul and Many Others, Dies at 64
Jeffrey Ballard, the veteran publicist who represented the likes of Charlie Sheen, Lori Loughlin, Johnny Depp, Paula Abdul and Matthew Perry, has died. He was 64. Ballard died Jan. 30 at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center after a long battle with lymphoma, Brad Bessey, director of communications and talent relations of Project Angel Food, told […]
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Matthew Perry Explains How Feeling “Uncomfortable and Agitated” Led Him to Start Writing
Matthew Perry reflected on his new role as a writer and his decision to write the memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, during a live conversation at New York City’s Town Hall on Wednesday night. While talking with Jess Cagle, the actor revealed what makes him laugh in the midst of his addiction […]
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6 Revelations From Matthew Perry’s Diane Sawyer Interview
Matthew Perry sat down with Diane Sawyer on Friday to discuss his upcoming memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. In the 250-page book, he reveals just how bad his struggle with addiction was, how many times he’s had to have surgery as a result of it and how his Friends experience was shaped […]
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Matthew Perry Apologizes for Asking Why Keanu Reeves “Still Walks Among Us”
Matthew Perry is apologizing for passages in his forthcoming book, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, that reference Keanu Reeves. Among the excerpts that have been posted online from the memoir, which hits stores Nov. 1 from Flatiron Books, are ones in which the Friends alum opens up about his own struggles with substance […]
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From Chandler’s Cadence to Addiction Woes: 8 Revelations From Matthew Perry’s Memoir
In Matthew Perry’s new memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, the author and actor spends most of the 250 pages discussing the Big Terrible Thing. For the very first time, he chronicles his addiction in great detail; Perry’s struggles with alcohol and painkillers have been known to the public for decades, but the […]
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Matthew Perry Says ‘Friends’ Co-Star Jennifer Aniston Supported Him Through His Addiction
It seems like Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston were friends on and off the screen. The Friends star, who played Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom, recently opened up about how his co-stars on the series were there for him while he was struggling with addiction — especially Aniston. In a preview clip for his […]
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Matthew Perry Says He Had a “2 Percent Chance to Live” After Addiction-Related Medical Emergency
Matthew Perry says he was close to death after experiencing a gastrointestinal perforation and his colon bursting following opioid misuse. In a new People magazine cover story ahead of the release of his new memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, releasing Nov. 1, Perry spoke for the first time about some aspects of […]
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‘Friends’ Creators on Creative Regrets and Biggest Reunion Reveals: “It Was a Very Hot Topic on the Set”
Oh. My. God. After 17 years of debating if Ross and Rachel were really on a break, it turns out we were all asking the wrong question as (spoiler alert!) HBO Max’s Friends reunion special delivered a bombshell when stars Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer revealed that they had romantic feelings for one another during […]
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HBO Max’s ‘Friends: The Reunion’: TV Review
After being delayed over a year because of COVID-19, HBO Max reunites Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer for only the second time since 'Friends' ended in 2004.
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Meet 5 Wellness Coaches Who Are Helping Hollywood Relieve Stress
Meet the circle goddess leaders, breathwork coaches and shamans beloved by Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Matthew Perry and more stars.
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From Casting Struggles to Marcel the Monkey: ‘Generation Friends’ Goes Inside the NBC Sitcom
Saul Austerlitz takes an inside look at NBC's long-running show 'Friends' amid the 25th anniversary in his new book 'Generation Friends' out Sept. 17.
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