Doctor of ’Friends’ Star Matthew perry Calls for Prison Sentence in Ketamine Case
LOS ANGELES – The physician of late actor Matthew Perry has publicly urged a judge to impose a considerable prison sentence on a woman convicted in connection wiht procuring the ketamine that contributed to his death. Dr. Keith Morrison, Perry’s stepfather, and Suzanne Perry, the actor’s mother, were photographed leaving a Los Angeles courthouse following a hearing related to the case.
The call for imprisonment centers on Nina plasencia, who pleaded guilty to charges related to obtaining the anesthetic ketamine for Perry. Plasencia is one of several individuals facing legal consequences stemming from the examination into Perry’s October 2023 death, a tragedy that brought renewed attention to the actor’s decades-long battle with addiction. The case highlights the legal and ethical complexities surrounding access to powerful drugs and the responsibilities of healthcare professionals and individuals involved in providing them.Plasencia faces sentencing in the coming weeks, alongside others implicated in the supply of drugs to Perry.
Perry, renowned for his role as Chandler Bing in all ten seasons of the hit sitcom “friends,” openly detailed his struggles with substance abuse in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” The book chronicled his years of dependence on alcohol and opioids, and his attempts at recovery.
Beyond Plasencia, Dr.Mark Chavez, Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, drug dealer Erik fleming, and Jasveen Sangha – dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” by media outlets – have also entered guilty pleas related to the case and await sentencing. The outcomes of these cases are expected to unfold in the weeks ahead, possibly setting precedents for accountability in similar situations involving prescription drug access and celebrity addiction.