Doctorโ of โ’Friends’ Starโข Matthew perry โCalls for Prison Sentence โin Ketamine Case
LOS ANGELES – The โphysician of late โคactor Matthew Perry hasโข publicly urged a judge to impose a considerable prison โฃsentence โคon a woman convicted in connection wiht โคprocuring the ketamine that contributed to his โdeath. โฃDr. Keith Morrison, Perry’s stepfather, and Suzanne Perry, the actor’s โmother, were photographed leaving a Los Angeles courthouse following aโค hearing related to the case.
Theโ call for imprisonment centers on Nina plasencia, โwho โฃpleaded guilty to โคcharges related โto obtainingโ the anestheticโ ketamine for Perry. Plasencia is one of several individuals facing legal โฃconsequences stemming fromโฃ the โคexamination into โขPerry’s October 2023 โdeath, a tragedy that brought renewed attention โtoโค theโ actor’s decades-long battle with addiction. The case highlights the legal and โethical complexities surrounding accessโค to powerful drugs โand โขthe responsibilities of โขhealthcare professionals and individuals involvedโ in providing them.Plasencia faces sentencingโฃ in the coming weeks,โ alongsideโ others implicated โขin the supply of drugs to Perry.
Perry, renowned for his roleโค as Chandler Bingโฃ in all ten seasons of the hit sitcom “friends,” openly detailed his struggles โwith โsubstance abuse inโ hisโข 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” The book chronicled his years of dependence on alcohol and opioids, and his attempts โขat recovery.
Beyond Plasencia,โค Dr.Mark Chavez, Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, drug dealer Erik fleming, and Jasveenโ Sangha – dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” by media โฃoutlets – have also entered โguilty pleas related to the case and await sentencing. Theโข outcomes ofโ these cases are โคexpected to unfold โin the weeks ahead, possibly setting precedentsโ for accountability inโข similar situationsโ involving prescription drugโ access andโ celebrity addiction.
