7 d. ago Coronation Street and Emmerdale stars pay tribute after Waterloo Road actor's tragic death

Actress Debbie Rush has been flooded with messages after she announced the tragic death of her 31-year-old son

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9 d. ago Matthew Perry's ketamine doctor avoids jail in shock ruling as court hears he now drives Uber for a living

One of the doctors caught up in the criminal fallout surrounding Matthew Perry's ketamine death has narrowly avoided prison time.

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9 d. ago Matthew Perry death sees second doctor Dr Mark Chavez receive sentence

A second doctor has been sentenced following the death of Friends icon Matthew Perry who was found drowned in a hot tub at his home after taking ketamine in 2023

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9 d. ago Doctor who helped provide ketamine to Matthew Perry avoids prison for role in Friends’ star death

Perry died in October 2023 from a drug overdose

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9 d. ago A doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry gets less than a year of home confinement

A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 8 months of home confinement

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1 week ago Corrie star announces tragic death of son as Phoenix Nights actor pays tribute to his ‘beautiful boy’

The comedian said his son ‘just went to sleep and didn't wake up’

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3 w. ago Doctor sentenced to over 2 years in prison for selling ketamine to Matthew Perry: ‘Drug dealer in white coat’

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 44, was one of five people federally charged after the October 2023 death of 54-year-old Friends star

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3 w. ago Matthew Perry's family get their wish as doctor who sold him fatal ket is jailed

Perry's doctor has been handed a two and a half year prison sentence, following his earlier guilty plea for supplying the actor with drugs

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3 w. ago LA doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine sentenced to prison

Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty to giving actor ketamine in the month leading up to his deathA Los Angeles doctor who sold ketamine to Matthew Perry before his overdose death has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison.Dr Salvador Plasencia, 44, had pleaded guilty on Wednesday to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death in 2023. Perry died at age 54 after struggling with addiction for years, dating back to his time as one of the biggest stars of his generation for his role as Chandler Bing. The actor had been taking the surgical anesthetic ketamine legally as a treatment for depression. But when his regular doctor wouldn’t provide it in the amounts he wanted, he turned to Plasencia, who admitted to illegally selling to Perry and knowing he was a struggling addict. He texted another doctor that Perry was a “moron” who could be exploited for money, according to court filings. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Matthew Perry doctor jailed for supplying ketamine to tragic actor

A Los Angeles doctor who admitted to illegally selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the actor’s fatal overdose has been jailed.

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3 w. ago Doctor sentenced to over 2 years in prison for ketamine death of Matthew Perry: ‘Drug dealer in white coat’

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 44, was one of five people federally charged after the October 2023 death of 54-year-old Friends star

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3 w. ago Doctor who supplied ketamine to late Friends star Matthew Perry jailed

Actor Perry was found drowned in the hot tub at his home after taking ketamine in 2023 after years of struggling with depression and addiction.

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3 w. ago Matthew Perry's doctor breaks down as he's jailed for selling star ketamine

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3 w. ago Matthew Perry doctor who's 'most to blame' for star's death is jailed and fined.. but he'll be free again in less than three years

The Friends star died aged 54 in October of 2023 after drowning in a jacuzzi at his home in Los Angeles following a ketamine overdose.

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3 w. ago Doctor who's 'most to blame' for Matthew Perry's drug death may walk FREE as star's parents rage at him ahead of sentencing

The Friends star died aged 54 in October of 2023 after drowning in a jacuzzi at his home in Los Angeles following a ketamine overdose.

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3 w. ago Matthew Perry’s parents brand his doctor 'among most culpable’ over his death in emotional statement ahead of sentencing

Dr Salvador Plasencia admitted injecting Perry with liquid ketamine in the weeks before his death and sold him the drug for home use

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3 w. ago The rise of ketamine and its risks as Matthew Perry’s doctor faces sentencing in his overdose death

Perry began using ketamine via infusions he received at a licensed clinic for treatment of depression

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3 w. ago Matthew Perry's mum and stepdad blast doctor who supplied Friends star with ketamine

Plasencia, an operator of an urgent care clinic in Malibu, is set to be given his sentence in LA at around 7pm UK-time tonight. He had been set to go on trial in August in the case prior to reaching a plea deal

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3 w. ago Matthew Perry's parents brand his doctor 'among the most culpable of all' in their son's death as they hit out at 'greedy jackals'

The late friends actor, who passed away age 54 in October 2023, was under the acute effects of ketamine at the time of his death.

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3 w. ago Doctor to be sentenced for selling Matthew Perry ketamine before 'Friends' star's overdose death

A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry before the actor's overdose death is set to be sentenced on Wednesday

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