Matthew Perry's doctor pleads guilty to supplying Friends actor with ketamine
Dr Salvador Plasencia admitted four counts to a federal court judge in Los Angeles.
Matthew sadly died on October 28, 2023, after he was found unresponsive in a hot tub.
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Medics had been called to his home in Los Angeles at around 4.17pm, The Mirror reports.
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Following his death, Plasencia was charged with supplying the drug to Matthew.
He previously branded the actor, who played Chandler Bing on the sitcom, a "moron" in text messages.
And on Wednesday, July 23, he pleaded guilty to four counts of illegal distribution of the drug, which is used as a prescription anaesthetic.
Prosecutors said that he now faces up to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced.
He was one of five people who were charged in connection with the death of the actor.
Following the tragedy, his Friends co-stars paid tribute to him.
Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel Green on the series, wrote on Instagram: "Oh boy this one has cut deep.
"Having to say goodbye to our Matty has been an insane wave of emotions that I've never experienced before.
"We all experience loss at some point in our lives. Loss of life or loss of love. Being able to really SIT in this grief allows you to feel the moments of joy and gratitude for having loved someone that deep.
"And we loved him deeply. He was such a part of our DNA. We were always the 6 of us. This was a chosen family that forever changed the course of who we were and what our path was going to be.
"For Matty, he KNEW he loved to make people laugh. As he said himself, if he didn't hear the 'laugh' he thought he was going to die. His life literally depended on it.
"And boy did he succeed in doing just that. He made all of us laugh. And laugh hard. In the last couple weeks, I've been poring over our texts to one another."
She added: "Matty, I love you so much and I know you are now completely at peace and out of any pain.
"I talk to you every day… sometimes I can almost hear you saying 'could you BE any crazier?' Rest little brother. You always made my day."
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