Matthew Perry’s Ex Recalls Plane Tryst Aboard Bruce Willis’ Jet
WHO:
NY Post - Ashton was identified as an actress in *Mother’s Deadly Son*.
TMZ - Matthew Perry and his ex, René Ashton, are described as having traveled together.
US Magazine - René Ashton said she dated Matthew Perry and described him as “at the core, good people.”
TMZ - Bruce Willis owned the private plane mentioned in the article.
WHAT:
NY Post - René Ashton said Matthew Perry was “so excited” to travel on the movie star’s aircraft.
TMZ - Ashton implied that she and Perry joined the “mile-high club” aboard Willis’ private plane.
US Magazine - Ashton made a “surprise sex confession” while reflecting on her romance with Perry in Netflix’s three-part docuseries *The One About Matthew Perry*.
US Magazine - Ashton said, “I was in love with him because he’s, at the core, good people.”
WHERE:
TMZ - Perry and Ashton were jetting to Turks and Caicos when Ashton implied the encounter took place.
TMZ - The implied encounter took place aboard Bruce Willis’ private plane.
WHEN:
US Magazine - Ashton said she dated Perry in 1999.
US Magazine - The docuseries premiered Tuesday, October 27.
HOW:
TMZ - Ashton hinted at the claimed encounter rather than stating it directly.
US Magazine - Ashton shared her recollections and confession in a three-part Netflix docuseries.
(UPDATED October 27, 2026 22:12 UTC)
In Netflix’s three-part docuseries *The One About Matthew Perry*, René Ashton recalled dating Perry and said she was in love with him because he was “at the core, good people.” Ashton also hinted that she and Perry joined the “mile-high club” aboard Bruce Willis’ private plane while traveling to Turks and Caicos, saying Perry was “so excited” to fly on it. She described the encounter indirectly while reflecting on their romance in the series.
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(UPDATED October 27, 2026 21:10 UTC)
René Ashton said she was in love with Matthew Perry, describing him as “at the core, good people,” as she reflected on their romance in a three-part Netflix docuseries. Ashton said she dated Perry in 1999 and hinted that they joined the “mile-high club” aboard Bruce Willis’ private plane while flying to Turks and Caicos. The docuseries, *The One About Matthew Perry*, premiered Tuesday.