Charlie Sheen regrets not reaching out to Matthew Perry earlier than his demise.
Sheen displays on his connection to the “Friends” star in his new memoir, “The Book of Sheen,” which affords a uncooked account of his lifelong battle with habit and his repeated rebounds from all-time low.
Within the guide, Sheen writes, “Matt and I shared a deeper truth we saw in each other — we were both, as Bobby Dee Jay [his nickname for Robert Downey Jr.] used to say, ‘veterans of the unspeakable.’”
Speaking extra about his bond with Perry in an interview with Web page Six printed Tuesday, the Golden Globe winner mentioned, “We had that common ground instantly with each other.”
Sheen advised the outlet how he learn his pal’s 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing” in a single day, calling the guide “brilliant.”
Sheen mentioned quickly after cracking it open, “I turned off my phone, I just said, ‘OK, this is all that matters right now.’”
He was notably charmed by a part of the guide the place Perry reveals how he prayed to seek out fame after seeing a TV section about Sheen’s struggles within the mid-90s.
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“I’m in his book! It cracked me up when there’s a story about me on the news and he was like, ‘Fuck Charlie Sheen, I’m going to be just as famous one day.’ And I was like, ‘You go, Matt.’”
After ending the memoir, Sheen meant to test in along with his comrade. Sadly, he wasn’t capable of make that occur earlier than Perry’s premature demise.
“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,” he advised Web page Six. “And Jesus, three weeks later he died.”
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Perry was discovered lifeless at his LA residence in October 2023 after by accident drowning whereas incapacitated by the consequences of ketamine.
Whereas Sheen has been open about his adventures with all kinds of medicine, he advised Web page Six that ketamine was one of many few issues her by no means tried.
“I never did it,” he advised Web page Six. “I knew a couple people that did and so I would see them on it. It just wasn’t a color I knew I would look good in.”
“The Book of Sheen” got here out on Sunday. An accompanying Netflix documentary, titled “aka Charlie Sheen,” premieres on Wednesday.
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