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Doctor Pleads Guilty to Supplying Matthew Perry With Ketamine Weeks Before Actor’s Death

As part of the agreement, prosecutors agreed to dismiss three additional drug distribution charges and two counts of falsifying records.
Doctor Pleads Guilty to Supplying Matthew Perry With Ketamine Weeks Before Actor’s Death
(Left) Dr. Salvador Plasencia leaves federal court in Los Angeles on July 23, 2025. (Damian Dovarganes/AP); (Right) Matthew Perry in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2022. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
Haika Mrema
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A California physician has pleaded guilty to illegally distributing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star was found dead at his Los Angeles home last year.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 43, pleaded guilty to four counts of ketamine distribution in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. He is the fourth individual charged in connection with the late actor’s overdose to accept a plea deal.

Haika Mrema
Haika Mrema
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Haika Mrema is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times. She is an experienced writer and has covered entertainment and higher-education content for platforms such as Campus Reform and Media Research Center. She holds a B.B.A. from Baylor University where she majored in marketing.