Elizabeth Hurley made some sharp-tongued comments about Matthew Perry while promoting her new film “Christmas in Paradise.”
Hurley insisted that she harbors no ill-will toward the actor and did have a few nice things to say about him, but the compliments were sprinkled among a series of jabs and accusatory comments. “I have very fond memories of him,” Hurley said before immediately continuing with some harsher words. “To be honest, it was a nightmare working with him at that time and, as it’s now known, our movie was shut down because of his addiction,” Hurley said, according to Yahoo.
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Hurley starred alongside Perry in the 2002 romcom “Serving Sara,” which saw production interrupted so Perry could attend rehab.
Hurley’s comments come on the heels of the release of Perry’s memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” which Hurley claimed she had skimmed but had not read. Perry’s memoir addresses his issues with addiction and his health struggles in depth.
“We were in a force majeure and had to all sit at home twiddling our thumbs for some time,” Hurley complained, as she blamed Perry for the production issues with “Serving Sara.” She followed up by adding, “That was a little tough, but he came back and he was fabulous,” according to Yahoo. (RELATED: Valerie Bertinelli Low-Key Admitted To Making Out With Famous Actor While Hubby Van Halen Was Nearby)
Shortly after calling her experience with him a “nightmare” Hurley referred to the “Friends” actor as a “lovely person” and went on to throw a few other compliments his way. “He’s a very funny writer, like, he’s a very funny man. He’s an incredibly gifted comedian … his way with words is fantastic,” Hurley said, according to Yahoo.
“It was tough, obviously. He was having a tough time, but he was still very charming and a lovely person to work with,” she said of Perry’s struggles with addiction. “But you could see he was suffering for sure.”