Was Prince Harry the Chandler to Courteney Cox's Monica? Or
was that just the shrooms talking? Let's go down the rabbit hole to see if Harry,
Cox, and Batman really did magic mushrooms together.
Prince Harry recently released his explosive memoir, "Spare," which revealed intimate
details about the royal family and his frequently testy relationship with them.
There were numerous startling revelations made in "Spare" about Harry's life and,
unsurprisingly, The Firm is far from pleased. In fact,
a royal insider informed People that the commotion surrounding the book may negatively
impact the celebration surrounding King Charles III's coronation. An anonymous insider shared:
"This is all so ghastly. Although there is sorrow because the queen has died, the coronation should
be a joyful moment, too, because Charles will be crowned. But this is a massive shadow."
Members of the royal brood are not the only ones speaking out against the comments made
in the duke's memoir, either. Now, Courteney Cox has also come forward
to set the record straight about a story shared about her in the bombshell memoir.
Courteney Cox, the actor who portrayed fan-favorite character Monica Gellar
throughout the 10-season run of "Friends," was asked by Variety
about the shocking story Prince Harry shared about her in his memoir, "Spare."
Among the myriad surprises Prince Harry revealed about himself in "Spare" is the
fact that he was a diehard fan of Courteney Cox's beloved TV show.
Harry revealed how he felt that he was similar to Cox's love interest on the show,
Chandler Bing, and wanted to tell her. The royal defector wrote:
"She was Monica. And I was a Chandler. I wondered if I'd ever work up the courage
to tell her. Was there enough tequila in California to get me that brave?"
Maybe magic mushrooms did the trick? In the book, Harry claims that he and Cox partied
together at the actor's home, and partook in some interesting substances. The prince writes that,
during a particularly wild party, he enjoyed "[magic] mushroom chocolates." He wrote:
"Someone behind me said they were for everybody. 'Help yourself,
boys.' My mate and I grabbed several, gobbled them, washed them down with tequila."
"You should eat them now 'cause they're hot from the oven."
This resulted in him hallucinating Cox's bathroom trash can turning into a head, saying:
"I stepped on the pedal and the head opened its mouth. A huge open grin."
However, Cox does not recall it going down like that. She
did clarify to Variety that the duke had in fact spent some time at her place, saying:
"He did stay here for a couple of days — probably two or three. He's a really nice
person. I haven't read the book. I do want to hear it because I've heard it's really entertaining."
As for the hallucinogenic mushrooms specifically, Cox had some push-back. She told Variety:
"But yes, it's gotten back to me about it. I'm
not saying there were mushrooms! I definitely wasn't passing them out."
But wait, there's more! When recalling the party at Courteney Cox's home, Prince Harry also
mentioned talking to an actor from the "Batman Lego Movie." He described asking the mystery
actor for his best Batman impression, to which he consented with a gravelly: 'Hello, Harry.'"
While Harry didn't include the actor's name, the titular star of the 2017 animated "The Lego
Batman Movie" film was "Arrested Development" star, Will Arnett, and why else would he ask
an actor for a Batman impression if he wasn't in fact talking to the actor who had played
Batman? It's hardly a stretch to imagine Courteney Cox and Will Arnett hanging out,
and if there were magic mushrooms involved, well, nobody's fessing up except for Harry.
"I'm sorry, I literally have no idea what you're talking about."
While Cox didn't confirm Harry's wild story, she didn't dispute it either, so we're taking that
as a sign that the only part of this tale that was in Harry's head was the talking trashcan.