Hearings and trials will be held in the coming months. Five people are accused of giving the actor ketamine
On the night of October 28, 2023, Hollywood was buzzing with life and Halloween parties. However, while many celebrities were going out for dinner and dancing, they heard the bad omens: THE Matthew Perry he was dead The actor – who will forever be remembered as Chandler Bing from “Friends” – became the focus of the conversation, overshadowing everything else. It has been a year since his death, but even today this loss continues to hurt us. Matthew Perry has not been forgotten.
Perry’s death at age 54 took the entertainment industry by surprise. Just a year earlier, he had candidly shared in his memoirs that despite his fame and fortune, his life was not easy. His addictions had caused serious health problems. However, the actor seemed to have gotten over it and is happy.
He had settled in the quiet, upscale Californian community of Pacific Palisades, overlooking the ocean. Although he had few professional plans on the horizon, he seemed relaxed and happy when spotted at parties, events or just running errands in Los Angeles. His life resembled that of a retiree, a welcome change after years of stress and health scares. But that fateful day changed everything.
Since then, the story surrounding Perry and the circumstances of his death has taken several unexpected turns. Perhaps the least surprising development was the coroner’s report in December, which revealed that she died of asphyxiation as a result of using ketamine—not the kind she used in the past to combat depression and anxiety. Ketamine usually only stays in the body for a few hours and he had received the treatment about 10 days before his death. However, the levels of the drug found in his system were equivalent to those of someone who had just undergone a general anaesthetic.
Everything took a dramatic turn last May, when it was revealed that some of the people he trusted the most were also involved in the actor’s death. This shocking development was confirmed not only by the Los Angeles police but also by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The investigation unfolded slowly, with details gradually emerging over several months. Finally, in August, five people were arrested: his assistant of 25 years, Kenneth Iwamasa, two doctors, Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chávez, the so-called “queen of ketamine”, Jasveen Sangha, and a middleman between the actor and Sangha , Erik Fleming.
Ketamine and the fatal dose
As time went on, tragic details emerged of how these individuals manipulated Perry like a puppet, using the drug to control him even though he had only been addicted for a month. “I wonder how much that idiot will pay.” This message was sent by one of the doctors, who tried to delete it after his death. The doctors, along with Sangha, sold Perry vials of ketamine that cost just $12 for more than $2,000.
The records state that on Oct. 12, 2023, one of the doctors administered a “large dose” of the drug, which caused Perry’s blood pressure to rise and left him paralyzed. “Mr. Plasencia and Mr. Chavez violated the oath they took to care for their patients,” said DEA Director Anne Milgram. “They hurt him to make more money.”
However, it was typically Iwamasa—his personal assistant and without any medical training—who supplied the substance to the actor. On the day of Perry’s death, Iwamasa confessed to injecting him with ketamine up to three times! On that fateful day, his assistant injected the actor at 8:30 am. and again at 12:45 p.m., while Perry was watching a movie. Just 40 minutes later, Perry asked him to get the hot tub ready and give him another shot. It would be the last…
Iwamasa, who faces up to 15 years in prison, pleaded guilty. His hearing is scheduled for November 6. Erik Fleming, 54, also pleaded guilty. His hearing will take place on Wednesday, October 30. Those involved in this particular case will “rot” in prison.
In his memoirs, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing”, released in late 2022, the actor had written about how he felt when taking ketamine: “I often thought I was dying during this hour. I thought, this is what happens when you die. And yet, I kept doing this m@l… because it was different and anything different is good. Ketamine wasn’t for me.”
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