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Five people have been charged in connection with "Friends" star Matthew Perry's death from the "acute effects of ketamine" in October.

5 people charged in Matthew Perry's death, including 'Friends' actor's doctor, assistant

Nearly one year ago, emergency services were called to the Pacific Palisades home of Friends star Matthew Perry. Perry’s assistant had found the actor unconscious in his hot tub and called 9-1-1, reporting that Perry had suffered from a cardiac event. First responders were at Perry’s home within minutes, but sadly, they were unable to revive him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Good Fight actor was just 54 years old.

Authorities Arrest Several in Connection to Matthew Perry’s Death

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(CNN) — Five individuals have been charged in connection with the 2023 death of actor Matthew Perry, according to the US Attorney’s Office.

Multiple people charged in connection to Matthew Perry’s death

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A web of people motivated by greed — two doctors, a live-in-personal assistant, an acquaintance and a drug dealer known as the “ketamine queen” — conspired to provide Matthew Perry with the ketamine that caused his accidental overdose death last year, federal authorities announced Thursday. The...

Two doctors and the 'ketamine queen' are charged in the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry

Los Angeles County, CA

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Kenneth Iwamasa "repeatedly" injected Matthew Perry with ketamine despite having no medical training. Iwamasa, who was the actor's live-in assistant, was one of five defendants charged in relation to Matthew's death. Iwamasa has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, the Department of Justice announced in a press conference.

Matthew Perry's assistant 'repeatedly' injected Friends star with ketamine on the day he died

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Matthew Perry’s assistant and doctors among 5 charged in his ketamine death

Five people were charged in connection with Matthew Perry's overdose death in 2023, including two doctors and the actor's assistant, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the...

Matthew Perry’s assistant and doctors among 5 charged in his ketamine death

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