A California doctor charged in the 2023 overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty to four counts of illegal distribution of the prescription anesthetic ketamine, on Wednesday, July 23.
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00:00A California doctor charged in the 2023 overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty to four counts of illegal distribution of the prescription anesthetic ketamine on Wednesday, July 23.
00:13Dr. Salvador Placentia, one of the five people charged in connection with Perry's death at age 54, pleaded guilty to four counts in a Los Angeles federal court.
00:22He faces up to 40 years in prison.
00:24Placentia will remain free on bond and will be sentenced on December 3.
00:27His lawyer says he plans to give up his medical license within 45 days.
00:32Placentia admitted that he gave ketamine to Perry, a fast-acting anesthetic that can cause hallucinations.
00:38Three other co-defendants already pleaded guilty.
00:41Perry had openly talked about struggling with substance abuse for many years, even while he was acting as Chandler Bing on the popular 90s TV show Friends.
