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Doctor pleads guilty to distributing ketamine tied to Matthew Perry’s death

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One of the doctors accused of providing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, who died in October 2023, has pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according to federal

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  1. CBS 8 San Diego

    Doctor who supplied Matthew Perry ketamine and called him a ‘moron’ is set to enter guilty plea (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    Perry's personal assistant, his friend, and another doctor all agreed to plead guilty last year as the government sought to make their case against larger targets.

  2. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Doctor who gave Matthew Perry ketamine, called him a 'moron,' to plead guilty (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks leading up to the "Friends" star's overdose death is expected to plead guilty.

  3. KEZI Eugene

    Doctor pleads guilty to distributing ketamine tied to Matthew Perry’s death (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    KEZI Eugene's feed description

    One of the doctors accused of providing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, who died in October 2023, has pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according to federal

  4. The Hollywood Reporter

    Matthew Perry Doctor Salvador Plasencia Pleads Guilty to Selling Late ‘Friends’ Star Ketamine (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Dr. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty Wednesday to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death.

  5. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry and called him a 'moron' pleads guilty (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks leading up to the "Friends" star's overdose death pleaded guilty on Wednesday.

  6. CBS News

    Doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine pleads guilty in federal court (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Dr. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to four counts of distributing ketamine.

  7. The Guardian

    Doctor pleads guilty to giving Matthew Perry ketamine leading up to his death (opens The Guardian)

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    Dr Salvador Plasencia became the fourth of the five people charged in connection with Perry’s death to plead guilty

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Matthew Perry's 'Dr. P' pleads guilty to supplying actor with ketamine prior to death (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    One of Matthew Perry’s doctors pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to supplying the drug ketamine, which was a factor in the actor’s death in 2023.

  9. Deadline

    Matthew Perry’s Ketamine Supplying Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution; Faces 40 Years Over ‘Friends’ Star’s Death (opens Deadline)

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    Once calling the Friends actor a "moron," one of the doctors who got drugs for Matthew Perry entered a guilty plea in the ongoing case Wednesday

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine pleads guilty – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A doctor faces up to 40 years in prison for providing Matthew Perry with ketamine in the weeks prior to the Friends star's fatal overdose.

  11. WDIO Duluth

    Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks before the actor's death (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    A doctor has pleaded guilty to illegally supplying ketamine to Matthew Perry before the overdose death of the “Friends” star. On Wednesday, Dr. Salvador Plasencia admitted in federal court to providing Perry with ketamine vials, lozenges and syringes in the weeks leading up to his death on Oct.

  12. NBC New York

    Doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine enters guilty plea (opens NBC New York)

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    Dr. Salvador Plasencia is one of five people charged in connection with the death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry.

  13. NBC Los Angeles

    Doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine set to enter guilty plea (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Dr. Salvador Plasencia is one of five people charged in connection with the death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry.

  14. Rolling Stone

    Matthew Perry Ketamine Doctor Pleads Guilty to Role in Actor's Overdose Death (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    A doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s sudden death pleaded guilty in connection with the 'Friends' actor’s fatal ketamine overdose.

  15. Newsweek

    Another doctor pleads guilty in Matthew Perry's overdose death (opens Newsweek)

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    Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 43, admitted to four counts of distributing the powerful anesthetic, Ketamine, to the "Friends" star.

  16. WHDH Boston

    Doctor who supplied Matthew Perry ketamine and called him a ‘moron’ is set to enter guilty plea - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death is expected to plead

  17. Al Jazeera

    Doctor accused of supplying actor Matthew Perry with ketamine pleads guilty (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

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

  18. NBC News

    Doctor charged in Matthew Perry's death expected to plead guilty in court (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Dr. Salvador Plasencia is expected to plead guilty to charges stemming from Matthew Perry's accidental overdose in 2023 in a series of cases targeting those who supplied the "Friends" actor with copious amounts of ketamine.

  19. Variety

    Matthew Perry’s Doctor Enters Guilty Plea to Ketamine Distribution (opens Variety)

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    Matthew Perry's doctor, Salvador Plasencia, entered a guilty plea Wednesday to ketamine distribution, and faces sentencing on Dec. 3.

  20. Boston

    Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry and called him a ‘moron’ will plead guilty (opens Boston)

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    Dr. Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according to the signed document filed in federal court in Los Angeles.

  21. Foxla

    Matthew Perry doctor pleads guilty to supplying ketamine to 'Friends' actor before his death (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Dr. Salvador Plasencia admitted to four counts of ketamine distribution, but not to supplying the lethal dose.

  22. Deadline

    Doctor Who Supplied Matthew Perry With Ketamine Faces 40 Years Behind Bars For ‘Friends’ Star’s Death (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Another doctor who distributed drugs to Friends actor Matthew Perry looks like he's going to jail

  23. Fox News

    Matthew Perry ketamine doctor pleads guilty to distribution (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Dr. Salvador Plasencia admitted guilt in federal court for distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry, becoming the second doctor to plead guilty in connection with the "Friends" star's death.

  24. New York Post

    Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine weeks before the ‘Friends’ star’s overdose death (opens New York Post)

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    A doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death.

  25. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Doctor pleads guilty to supplying ketamine to (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    A California doctor charged in the 2023 overdose death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty on Wednesday to four counts of illegal distribution of the prescription anesthetic ketamine.

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