Matthew Perry's ex René Ashton reveals they joined mile-high club on Bruce Willis' private plane as she dishes on their 'amazing' relationship in new doc

Matthew Perry's ex-girlfriend René Ashton has revealed a NSFW story about their romance in his new three-part Netflix docuseries, The One About Matthew Perry.The 56-year-old actress recalled the time they joined the 'mile-high club' while traveling on Bruce Willis' private jet.Willis and Perrry starred together in the hit 2000 crime comedy The Whole Nine Yards, as well its 2004 sequel titled The Whole Ten Yards. 'Before he went to shoot The Whole Nine Yards, Bruce asked him and I to go to Turks and Caicos with him and his then-girlfriend,' Ashton spilled in the new Netflx doc. She said the late Perry, who died at age 54 in October 2023, was 'so excited' to fly private.'He’s like, "Bruce wants us to go on his private plane. Bruce wants me to share a plane with him,"' Ashton remembered. Matthew Perry's ex-girlfriend René Ashton revealed a NSFW story about their romance in his new three-part Netflix documentary; pictured in October 1999 The 56-year-old actress recalled the time they joined the 'mile-high club' – engaging in sex on an aircraft – while traveling on Bruce Willis' private jet; pictured in April 2004Asked what the experience was like, she coyly answered, 'I joined a club.' And she added that overall, the trip was 'pretty amazing.'Ashton detailed: 'There weren’t any paparazzi there, so it was a nice, normal and fun trip.'She also remembered falling 'in love' with Perry when they dated for a year in 1999 because he was 'at the core, good people.'However, they broke up in December 1999, after Ashton became wary about his substance abuse struggles.Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Pacific Palisades home three years ago.The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office later revealed that his cause of death was a fatal ketamine overdose.The multi-part docuseries features interviews from loved ones who admired the late star.However, his five co-stars – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer – opted not to take part. Matthew Perry's famous five Friends co-stars will be absent from his new Netflix documentary; pictured in November 2022 L-R, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Perry as Chandler Bing, Aniston as Rachel Green, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani and Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay on Friends The three-part docuseries – called The One About Matthew Perry, in a nod to the 90s sitcom Friends' episode titles – hit the streamer on TuesdayA source claimed to Page Six, 'They were reached out to and decided not to participate. 'Ultimately, the series gives a voice to other friends and colleagues in his life who have memory and love from Matthew.'A second insider said specifically about Aniston, 57: 'There’s no way Jen would ever do something like that. She isn’t going to sit down and start crying on camera. She doesn’t want to relive it and have it be so public.'Friends' ten-season run lasted from 1994 to 2004.The cast later reunited for a one-off special on HBO Max in 2021, reportedly earning $2.5million apiece for their return.Kudrow, 63, reflected on why the series continues to generate such enormous residual income, while speaking to The Times this past April.‘After Matthew died I watched the show again. Before, I only saw what I did wrong or could have done better, but for the first time I truly appreciated just how great it was,’ Kudrow explained, referencing the tragic passing of Perry, who died on October 28, 2023.'Because there was a genius at work. And whatever any of us do in the future, we will never experience something like that again,' she reflected.She added: 'I felt I did OK, but Jennifer and Courteney? Amazing. David and Matt? They had me laughing so hard. And then Matthew – he was just beyond us all.'