Dr. Salvador Plasencia has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for supplying ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, who He died of an overdose in 2023According to the Efe news agency, Plasencia, which has pleaded guiltyHe is the first of the five defendants accused in the actor's death to be sentenced. Perry, 54, was found unconscious in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home, and the autopsy report revealed he died from the effects of ketamine. The U.S. Department of Justice accuses five people of belonging to an underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine, the substance found in the actor's body at the time of his death, and all five have accepted plea deals. Prosecutors stated in a sentencing memorandum that the doctor's "serious breaches of trust and abandonment of the oath to do no harm undoubtedly contributed to the harm suffered by Mr. Perry," and therefore requested a minimum sentence of three years. The defense, for its part, asked for a sentence of three years of supervised probation, arguing that the doctor had already lost his license, his practice, and his professional career.

Jennifer Aniston has spoken in an interview for Vanity Fair about the death of his friend and co-star in the series FriendsMatthew Perry, who was found dead in his bathtub from the effects of a large dose of ketamine. "We did everything we could," Aniston says, referring to the efforts she and the other cast members of the series made to help Perry in his battle with addiction. "But it almost feels like we've been mourning Matthew for a long time because his battle with the disease was really tough," the actress explains.

A second doctor has pleaded guilty to supplying actor Matthew Perry with the drug that caused his death in October 2023, At 54, Salvador Plasencia admitted to supplying ketamine to the star, according to a plea agreement filed Monday, which must be confirmed by a court. According to Los Angeles Times He faces a sentence of more than 40 years in prison, and has lost his license since last year. The 43-year-old doctor, who had a clinic in Malibu, sold 20 vials of ketamine, capsules, and syringes to Perry and his assistant for a high price.