“I pulled his name because I live on the same street.

I’ve apologized publicly to him.

Any future versions of the book will not have his name in it.”

Matthew Perry attends “The Circle” Premiere; Keanu Reeves attend CinemaCon 2022

Matthew Perry; Keanu Reeves.Theo Wargo/Getty Images; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

It was just stupid."

“It always seems to be the really talented guys who go down.

The excerpts made headlines,prompting Perry to issue an apology.

“I’m actually a big fan of Keanu,” Perry said in a statement at the time.

“I just chose a random name, my mistake.

I should have used my own name instead.”

At the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Perry said writing his memoir helped with his recovery.

“It went really quickly.”

The most painful aspect was reading what he had written.

Perry said he remembered thinking, “What a horrible life this guy has had.”