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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Dalton and Erin Keller

Doctor admits to selling Matthew Perry ketamine weeks before Friends star died from an overdose

A doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to giving Friends star Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks before his 2023 overdose death.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 43, changed his plea during a hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom. He is the fourth person to plead guilty in connection with the case. He had initially pleaded not guilty, but as part of a plea deal, prosecutors agreed to dismiss three additional counts of ketamine distribution and two counts of record falsification.

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