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Doctor accused of supplying actor Matthew Perry with ketamine pleads guilty

Salvador Plasencia did not supply Perry with the fatal dose but has admitted to obtaining ketamine for the actor’s use.

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Matthew Perry’s doctor admits to selling actor drugs before his death

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The Independent UK

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

According to a co-defendant, he called the actor a ‘moron’ who could be exploited for money

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Matthew Perry’s doctor admits substandard care in plea deal with DOJ

Matthew Perry had ketamine administered to him at a Long Beach parking lot.

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California doctor to plead guilty to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine before his death

Perry died aged 54 from the ‘acute effects’ of drugs on October 28, 2023 after falling back into addiction

Evening Standard

What Drug Killed Matthew Perry? Doctor Admits To Oversupplying Actor With This Substance Then Calls Him A Moron

A doctor plans to plead guilty to illegally providing ketamine to Matthew Perry, contributing to his overdose and death.

International Business Times UK

Doctor to plead guilty to supplying Friends star Matthew Perry with ketamine

Los Angeles doctor Dr Salvador Plasencia called the actor a "moron" who could be exploited, according to a co-defendant. He has greed to plead guilty to giving the Friends actor ketamine in the lead up to his death, and faces up to 40 years in prison.

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Doctor accused of supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine agrees to plead guilty, court docs say

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, of Santa Monica, California, one of the doctors accused of supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine, has agreed to plead guilty, according to a plea agreement filed on Monday (16.06.25).

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Main Doctor Charged In Actor Matthew Perry Overdose To Plead Guilty

The main doctor charged in connection with the drug overdose of "Friends" star Matthew Perry is expected to enter a guilty plea in the coming weeks, the US Justice Department said Monday.

International Business Times

Doctor in Matthew Perry ketamine overdose case to plead guilty

Dr Salvador Plasencia is the fourth of the five people charged over Perry’s death to plead guilty

The Independent UK

Doctor charged with supplying Matthew Perry ketamine will plead guilty to distributing the drug

A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday

The Independent UK

Matthew Perry was given 27 shots of ketamine before death, new documentary claims

‘Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy’ looks into the ‘Friends’ star’s rise to fame and his harrowing final days

The Independent UK

Matthew Perry’s family issue fiery warning to star’s doctor ahead of trial: ‘You are going down, baby’

One doctor and the alleged dealer of the fatal dose of Ketamine that killed the ‘Friends’ star go on trial March 2025

The Independent UK

Matthew Perry’s mother says actor had ‘premonition’ in last talk before his death

Matthew Perry’s mother Suzanne Morrison says there was ‘an inevitability to what was going to happen next to him’

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Evening Standard

Matthew Perry felt ‘strongly he was going to die’, says mother

He had been seeking treatment for depression and anxiety when he became addicted to intravenous ketamine last autumn.

The Independent UK

Matthew Perry’s Los Angeles home where he died sells for huge sum a year after his death

Perry purchased the home in 2020 for $6m

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One Of The Doctors Who Helped Supply Matthew Perry With Ketamine Has Pled Guilty

Dr Mark Chavez has pled guilty to conspiring to distribute ketamine in relation to the death of actor Matthew Perry.

The Independent UK

Matthew Perry’s doctor pleads guilty in connection to Friends star’s fatal drug overdose

Dr Mark Chavez, of San Diego, entered the guilty plea on Wednesday in a federal court in Los Angeles

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Evening Standard

Doctor charged in Matthew Perry’s death expected to plead guilty

Dr. Mark Chavez is set to appear in a federal court in Los Angeles after signing a plea agreement with prosecutors in August

The Independent UK

‘Remorseful’ doctor charged in Matthew Perry’s death expected to plead guilty

Perry began seeking more ketamine than his doctor would give him

Reason

Prohibition Killed Matthew Perry

Three people have pled guilty and two will go to trial over the actor's death.

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Doctor Charged In Relation To Matthew Perry’s Overdose Accepts Plea Deal: ‘Incredibly Remorseful’

Mark Chavez, ne of the doctors charged in relation to the death of Matthew Perry has accepted a plea deal with the courts.

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Matthew Perry’s doctor pleads guilty

The doctor who supplied the ketamine vials that ultimately contributed to Perry's death faces up to 10 years

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Physician Pleads Guilty In Matthew Perry Drug Case

Dr. Mark Chavez pleads guilty to distributing ketamine in connection with Matthew Perry's death. Autopsy revealed ketamine effects as the cause of Perry's ...

The Independent UK

Matthew Perry death: Doctor in court as part of plea deal for supplying Ketamine linked to actor’s fatal overdose

Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, could get up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced

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