“Friends” star Matthew Perry died at the age of 54 last October.
Los Angeles:
A California doctor and a woman accused of illegally providing ketamine to “Friends” star Matthew Perry before he died of an overdose will go to trial in March, according to court documents released Tuesday.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia and Jasveen Sangha, whom authorities called a drug dealer known to customers as the “ketamine queen,” have pleaded not guilty to charges related to Perry’s death in October 2023.
An autopsy determined the 54-year-old died from the “acute effects” of ketamine and other factors that caused him to lose consciousness and drown in his hot tub.
Ketamine is a short-acting anesthetic with hallucinogenic properties, sometimes prescribed to treat depression and anxiety, but also abused by recreational users.
Perry had publicly acknowledged decades of drug addiction, including during his years as Chandler Bing on the hit 1990s television sitcom “Friends.”
Plasencia and Sangha are scheduled to be tried together in federal court in Los Angeles beginning March 4.
Three other defendants have agreed to plead guilty in connection with Perry’s death.
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