Doctor to plead guilty to supplying Friends star Matthew Perry with ketamine
17 June 2025, 05:30 | Updated: 17 June 2025, 10:20
A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the months leading up to the Friends star's overdose has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said on Monday.
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Dr Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
They said the plea carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, and Plasencia is expected to enter the plea in the coming weeks.
Plasencia and a woman accused of being a ketamine dealer had been the primary targets of the prosecution, after three other defendants, including another doctor, agreed to plead guilty in exchange for their co-operation.
Plasencia had been scheduled to start trial in August.
Perry died on October 28 2023, aged 54.
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