New Matthew Perry documentary makes bombshell claim about his final days before tragic death
A new documentary that delves into the death of Friends star Matthew Perry has made a bombshell claim about his final days.
In October 2023, Perry, 54, was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home.
Following his death, a post-mortem examination concluded that the actor died from the 'acute effects of ketamine', while also listing contributing factors that included 'drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine'.
In the months that followed, five people were charged in connection with Perry's death.
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In August last year, an indictment issued by the Department of Justice listed Jasveen Sangha, who it says is known as the 'Ketamine Queen', as well as Dr Salvador Plasencia, as among those charged in the death of the late actor.
His assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, and Erik Flemming, were also named as co-conspirators.
Authorities announced that the investigation had uncovered a 'broad criminal network' of ketamine suppliers who 'took advantage' of Perry's addiction issues.
Speaking at a press briefing in August, attorney Martin Estrada said: "These defendants took advantage of Mr Perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves.
"They knew what they were doing was wrong, they knew what they were doing, was risking great danger to mister Perry, but they did it anyways.
"In the end these defendants were more interested in profiting off mister Perry than caring for his well being."
He continued: "As many of you know, mister Perry struggled with addiction in the past. Now many occasions he saw it help for his addiction issues.
"The investigation revealed it in the fall of 2023, Mr Perry fell back into addiction, and these defendants took advantage to profit for themselves."
The new doc, Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy, examines Perry's final months prior to his death.
In the doc, Estrada claims that Perry had been administered a number of doses of ketamine by 'people who should have known much better'.
The attorney explained: "In the past, we used to call these things overdose deaths and do more blaming of the victim.
"We don't do that anymore. We blame the drug dealers, the drug sellers, for taking advantage of those addiction issues to cause death or serious injury, and that's why we bring these cases.
"The big takeaway from this case is that when people involved in reckless activity, whether that be drug dealing or other activity, cause the death of others, there needs to be accountability."
Dr Plasencia and Sangha will face trial on 4 March after pleading not guilty, meanwhile Iwamasa, Fleming and Dr Chavez are awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty.
You can watch Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy on Peacock now.
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Lucy Devine