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Five people have been charged in connection with the death of actor Matthew Perry who suffered *** fatal ketamine overdose in October 2023. They include *** licensed physician and an alleged San Fernando Valley drug dealer who have been arrested, best known for the TV sitcom friends. Perry was found face down in his hot tub last year, law enforcement. My office and our partners represented on this stage began an in depth wide ranging investigation. That investigation has revealed *** broad underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to Mr Perry and others. This network included *** live in assistant various go betweens, two medical doctors and *** major source of drug supply known as the ketamine queen. An autopsy found that the amount of ketamine in his blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery. Matthew Perry sought treatment for depression and anxiety and went to *** local clinic where he became addicted to intravenous ketamine. When clinic doctors refused to increase his dosage, he turned to unscrupulous doctors who saw Perry as *** way to make quick money without performing any medical evaluation or monitoring. They supplied Matthew Perry with large amounts of ketamine in exchange for large sums of money charging Perry $2000 for *** vial. That cost Doctor Chavez, approximately $12. Perry had struggled for years with addiction. The drug ketamine has seen *** surge in use in recent years as *** treatment for depression, anxiety and pain. Two of the defendants including Perry's assistant have already pleaded guilty to charges.
Lisa Kudrow recently found a note Matthew Perry left for her in a ‘Friends’ prop
Lisa Kudrow has revealed that she recently found a note that Matthew Perry left inside a "Friends" prop for her 20 years ago.The actress told "The Drew Barrymore Show" on Tuesday that the cookie jar from the set of the hit show had been gifted to her by Perry at the end of their final episode, which aired in 2004."I had recently found the note that he had in it (the jar) for me," Kudrow said."I hadn't opened it up or looked inside of it," she said. "But yeah, he did. He had a note in there, and I forgot about it."Though Kudrow did not divulge what was in the note, she echoed host Barrymore, who gave her a hug and said: "Timing is everything."Kudrow mentioned discovering the note after being asked by Barrymore if she had ever taken anything from set. She said she had, but refused to say what it was."I'm too afraid to tell you what," said Kudrow of her secret keepsake. "I can't say… I'm afraid… someone will come get it."Perry, who died age 54 in his Pacific Palisades home in October 2023, was best known for his role as Chandler Bing on "Friends," starring alongside Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc.Perry died because of "acute effects of ketamine" and subsequent drowning, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office autopsy report. He'd previously detailed his decades-long struggles with drugs.In a tribute following his death, Kudrow said: "Thank you for making me laugh so hard at something you said, that my muscles ached, and tears poured down my face EVERY DAY.""Thank you for your open heart in a six way relationship that required compromise. And a lot of 'talking.' Thank you for showing up at work when you weren't well and then, being completely brilliant. Thank you for the best 10 years a person gets to have," Kudrow's Instagram post continued.
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Lisa Kudrow has revealed that she recently found a note that Matthew Perry left inside a "Friends" prop for her 20 years ago.
The actress told "The Drew Barrymore Show" on Tuesday that the cookie jar from the set of the hit show had been gifted to her by Perry at the end of their final episode, which aired in 2004.
"I had recently found the note that he had in it (the jar) for me," Kudrow said.
"I hadn't opened it up or looked inside of it," she said. "But yeah, he did. He had a note in there, and I forgot about it."
Though Kudrow did not divulge what was in the note, she echoed host Barrymore, who gave her a hug and said: "Timing is everything."
Kudrow mentioned discovering the note after being asked by Barrymore if she had ever taken anything from set. She said she had, but refused to say what it was.
"I'm too afraid to tell you what," said Kudrow of her secret keepsake. "I can't say… I'm afraid… someone will come get it."
Perry, who died age 54 in his Pacific Palisades home in October 2023, was best known for his role as Chandler Bing on "Friends," starring alongside Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc.
Perry died because of "acute effects of ketamine" and subsequent drowning, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office autopsy report. He'd previously detailed his decades-long struggles with drugs.
In a tribute following his death, Kudrow said: "Thank you for making me laugh so hard at something you said, that my muscles ached, and tears poured down my face EVERY DAY."
"Thank you for your open heart in a six way relationship that required compromise. And a lot of 'talking.' Thank you for showing up at work when you weren't well and then, being completely brilliant. Thank you for the best 10 years a person gets to have," Kudrow's Instagram post continued.
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