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Woman Charged With Selling Perry Ketamine Changes Plea

Deal lets Jasveen Sangh avoid a trial

(Newser) - A woman charged with selling actor Matthew Perry the drug that killed him agreed to plead guilty Monday. Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the Friends star to strike a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Having initially pleaded not guilty, her change...

Aniston: We Mourned Matthew Perry Long Before Death

'His battle with that disease was a really hard one for him to fight'

(Newser) - In a wide-ranging interview with Vanity Fair , Jennifer Aniston touches on the drug-related death of Friends co-star Matthew Perry. "We did everything we could when we could," the 56-year-old says of her and mutual friends' efforts to help Perry beat his addiction.
  • "But it almost felt like
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Doctor Who Mocked Perry in Texts Pleads Guilty

Salvador Plasencia could get up to 40 years for selling ketamine to Friends star

(Newser) - A doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star's overdose death. Dr. Salvador Plasencia became the fourth of the five people charged in connection with Perry's death to plead guilty. He admitted guilt to Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett...

Doctor Who Mocked Matthew Perry in Texts to Plead Guilty

Salvador Plasencia allegedly supplied Friends star with ketamine

(Newser) - A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star's overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They...

A Year After Perry's Death, Family Members Speak Out

'There was an inevitability to what was going to happen next to him,' his mother says

(Newser) - A year after Matthew Perry's death, family members are looking back at his life and sharing memories of the Friends star. In an interview with the Today show, mother Suzanne Perry described his death as unavoidable after many years struggling with addiction, NBC News reports. "There was an...

Doctor Linked to Matthew Perry's Death Pleads Guilty

Mark Chavez supplied ketamine to doctor who mocked actor in text messages

(Newser) - A San Diego doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry's fatal overdose pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine. Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, entered the plea to the felony in federal court in Los Angeles, becoming the third person to admit guilt in the aftermath...

He's the Other Death in the Matthew Perry Investigation

Cody McLaury's sister speaks out about her brother's 2019 death

(Newser) - The death of a man who allegedly bought drugs from the same so-called "Ketamine Queen" accused in the death of actor Matthew Perry is mentioned in court documents related to Perry's death. Now, that man's sister has come forward, telling CNN , "I'm just happy that...

What We Know About Perry's 'Ketamine Queen'
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Perry's 'Ketamine Queen'
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Aug 16, 2024 2:08 PM CDT

What We Know About Perry's 'Ketamine Queen'

Jasveen Sangha pleads not guilty to charges she supplied the actor with a fatal dose of the drug

(Newser) - One of the five people facing charges in the fatal overdose of Matthew Perry last year is a woman prosecutors refer to as the "Ketamine Queen" in court documents. Now, new details are emerging about her (as well as about Perry's final days ):
  • Name: Jasveen Sangha is
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Among Perry's Last Words: 'Shoot Me Up'

Actor's illegal ketamine injections quickly went from bad to worse: court documents

(Newser) - Matthew Perry had repeatedly fallen unconscious or otherwise been unable to speak or move after injecting large amounts of ketamine before his last, fatal dose, court documents reveal. The Friends actor was undergoing medically supervised ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety but was also injecting illegal doses up to...

Matthew Perry's Family Responds After Arrests Made

Loved ones are grateful to law enforcement, 'heartbroken'

(Newser) - Matthew Perry's family is responding to the arrests made in connection with the actor's death last October at age 54. "We were and still are heartbroken by Matthew's death, but it has helped to know law enforcement has taken his case very seriously," reads the...

Doctors Charged in Perry's Death Mocked Him in Texts

Actor's personal assistant and an alleged dealer known as the 'Ketamine Queen' also charged

(Newser) - Authorities have charged five people in last year's fatal overdose of Matthew Perry —including his personal assistant and two doctors, reports the Washington Post . Perry died of a ketamine overdose last year at the age of 54, and authorities have been investigating the source of the drug. The...

'Multiple People' Could Be Charged in Matthew Perry's Death: Sources

The investigation into actor's death is wrapping up, sources say

(Newser) - As the investigation into Matthew Perry's death winds down, sources tell People exclusively that law enforcement officials believe "multiple people" should be charged. The Los Angeles Police Department, in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the US Postal Inspector, has been looking into where Perry got the...

LAPD, Feds Are Investigating Matthew Perry's Death

They want to know where the actor got the ketamine that killed him

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Police Department, assisted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the US Postal Service, is trying to find out where Matthew Perry got the ketamine that killed him. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that the investigation has been going on for months and authorities have already interviewed "...

Matthew Perry's Stepdad Speaks: 'He Was Happy'
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Mar 13, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

Matthew Perry's Stepdad Speaks

Keith Morrison says Perry 'was happy,' but he 'didn't get to have his third act, and that's not fair'

(Newser) - Keith Morrison is a longtime NBC News correspondent. He's also the longtime stepdad of Matthew Perry, and he sat down with Hoda Kotb on her podcast to discuss the actor's death last October. Morrison married Perry's mother, Suzanne Perry Morrison, in 1981, and tells Kotb that "...

Details of Matthew Perry's Will Revealed

He left belongings in a trust named after a Woody Allen character

(Newser) - Details of Matthew Perry's will are coming out, and one particularly headline-generating detail is that the actor, who died last year at age 54, left his belongings in a trust apparently named after Woody Allen's Annie Hall character. The will, created in 2009, dictates most of his estate...

Autopsy Finds Matthew Perry Died of Ketamine's Effects

Report lists several contributing factors in actor's death

(Newser) - An autopsy report released on Friday concludes that Matthew Perry died of "the acute effects of ketamine," an anesthetic. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office listed several contributing factors, including coronary artery disease, drowning, and the effects of the opioid buprenorphine. But the autopsy found the...

Jennifer Aniston on Matthew Perry: 'He Wasn't Struggling'

She says he was getting in shape, 'on a pursuit' before death

(Newser) - At the end of their interview for Variety's Emmys issue , Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon talked about Aniston's Friends co-star and longtime friend Matthew Perry. Aniston said that before Perry's death, "He was happy. He was healthy. He had quit smoking. He was getting in shape....

Julia Roberts Speaks Out on Matthew Perry

Calls death of her ex-boyfriend 'heartbreaking'

(Newser) - Julia Roberts, who dated Matthew Perry in the 1990s, spoke for the first time publicly about the comedian's death at age 54. "The sudden passing of anybody so young is heartbreaking," Roberts said during an interview on Entertainment Tonight . "I think that, you know, it just...

Matthew Perry's Famous Stepdad Breaks His Silence

Asks fans to donate to Matthew Perry Foundation

(Newser) - Jennifer Aniston took the opportunity on Giving Tuesday to promote a foundation established earlier this month in Matthew Perry's honor—as did Keith Morrison, the actor's famous stepfather, breaking his silence following the death of Perry at age 54 last month. "This is not the sort of...

Lisa Kudrow Pays Tribute to 'Completely Brilliant' Matthew Perry

'Thank you for the best 10 years a person gets to have'

(Newser) - Two weeks after Matthew Perry's Friends co-stars issued a joint statement after his death at age 54, speaking of their "unfathomable loss," Lisa Kudrow has become the last of the group to pay tribute to him on social media. "Thank you for making me laugh so...

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