Charlie Sheen is currently leading the headlines after he spoke out with truth bombs in his memoir, The Book of Sheen. In the memoir, Charlie Sheen wrote about his friendship with Friends actor, Mathew Perry. Sheen and Perry established common ground instantly through a private support group. It was their shared history of addiction which connected the two of them.
Charlie Sheen regretted not reaching out to his pal, Mathew Perry, before his death
In an interview with Page Six, Charlie Sheen spoke about his regret of not reaching out to his good friend, Mathew Perry, before his death. In the same interview, Sheen also shared that he read Perry’s memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, in one day and was touched by the mention of his name. Revealing the regret of not being able to call Perry, Sheen continued:
“I was going to call him, just reach out and try to meet him up for a cup of coffee or something. And regrettably, I didn’t. And Jesus, three weeks later, he died.”
Mathew struggled with addiction during the time when his popularity peaked through his role in the series, Friends. It was at that moment that he read a report on Charlie Sheen’s struggle with drug addiction and his aspiration to stardom.
When did Charlie Sheen meet Mathew Perry for the first time?
In his memoir, The Book of Sheen, Charlie wrote about meeting Mathew for the first time and how they connected. Sheen revealed that it was in 2007 when Sheen met Perry through a private support group that Perry had hosted in his home. Perry and Sheen connected instantly as they saw the deeper truth in each other that no one else did.
Charlie Sheen heaped praises on Mathew Perry’s ability to use humour as a shield
In his memoir, Charlie Sheen penned his thoughts about Mathew Perry and also revealed that he cherished every moment spent with him. In his words:
“I was fascinated by Matt’s ability to turn every frown upside down. I’ve never met anyone who more masterfully used humor as a deflector-shield to keep you just enough over there. I dug every minute we spent together—and over there with Matthew was much better than most people’s front and center.”
Mathew Perry’s untimely death
It was on October 28, 2023, that the world was left stunned when Matthew Perry, best known as ‘Chandler Bing’ from the sitcom Friends, was found dead in his Pacific Palisades home, floating face-down in his hot tub. At first, many believed that the actor died due to natural causes, given his long history of health issues. However, autopsy reports and further investigations soon uncovered that Perry’s life was cut short by a lethal dose of ketamine in his blood.
Investigation revealed how five individuals, including two of Perry’s doctors, his personal assistant, a middleman (Erik Fleming) and Jasveen Sangha, the so-called ‘Ketamine Queen’, allegedly enabled his relapse and later tried to hide their tracks. After Matthew Perry was found unresponsive in his hot tub, his live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, allegedly cleared the scene by deleting evidence of deals. In his plea, Iwamasa admitted that in Perry’s final days, he injected him six to eight times daily.
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