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The Advertiser
06-08-2025
- The Advertiser
Trial date set for Matthew Perry's 'Ketamine Queen'
A woman charged with selling Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that killed him is headed for a September trial. Jasveen Sangha's trial — the only one forthcoming in the death of the Friends star after four other defendants reached plea agreements with prosecutors — is set to begin on September 23 after an order on Tuesday from a federal judge in Los Angeles. Sangha, 42, who prosecutors say was known to her customers as The Ketamine Queen, is charged with five counts of ketamine distribution, including one count of distribution resulting in death. She has pleaded not guilty and has been held in federal custody since her arrest in 2024. Her trial had been scheduled to begin on August 19, but the judge postponed it for the fourth time since her April 2024 indictment after both sides agreed it should be moved. Sangha's lawyers said they needed the time to go through the huge amount of evidence they have received from the prosecution and to finish their own investigation. Sangha was one of the two biggest targets in the investigation of Perry's death, along with Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who pleaded guilty to ketamine distribution last month. Perry's personal assistant, his friend and another doctor also entered guilty pleas and are cooperating with prosecutors. All are awaiting sentencing. Perry, who was found dead aged 54 at his home on October 23, 2023, had been getting ketamine from his regular doctor for treatment of depression, an increasingly common off-label use for the surgical anaesthetic. But prosecutors say when the doctor wouldn't give Perry as much as he wanted, he illegally sought more from Plasencia, then still more from Sangha, who they say presented herself as "a celebrity drug dealer with high quality goods". Perry's assistant and friend said in their plea agreements that they acted as middlemen to buy large amounts of ketamine for Perry from Sangha, including 25 vials for $US6,000 ($A9,200) in cash a few days before his death. Prosecutors allege that included the doses that killed Perry. A woman charged with selling Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that killed him is headed for a September trial. Jasveen Sangha's trial — the only one forthcoming in the death of the Friends star after four other defendants reached plea agreements with prosecutors — is set to begin on September 23 after an order on Tuesday from a federal judge in Los Angeles. Sangha, 42, who prosecutors say was known to her customers as The Ketamine Queen, is charged with five counts of ketamine distribution, including one count of distribution resulting in death. She has pleaded not guilty and has been held in federal custody since her arrest in 2024. Her trial had been scheduled to begin on August 19, but the judge postponed it for the fourth time since her April 2024 indictment after both sides agreed it should be moved. Sangha's lawyers said they needed the time to go through the huge amount of evidence they have received from the prosecution and to finish their own investigation. Sangha was one of the two biggest targets in the investigation of Perry's death, along with Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who pleaded guilty to ketamine distribution last month. Perry's personal assistant, his friend and another doctor also entered guilty pleas and are cooperating with prosecutors. All are awaiting sentencing. Perry, who was found dead aged 54 at his home on October 23, 2023, had been getting ketamine from his regular doctor for treatment of depression, an increasingly common off-label use for the surgical anaesthetic. But prosecutors say when the doctor wouldn't give Perry as much as he wanted, he illegally sought more from Plasencia, then still more from Sangha, who they say presented herself as "a celebrity drug dealer with high quality goods". Perry's assistant and friend said in their plea agreements that they acted as middlemen to buy large amounts of ketamine for Perry from Sangha, including 25 vials for $US6,000 ($A9,200) in cash a few days before his death. Prosecutors allege that included the doses that killed Perry. A woman charged with selling Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that killed him is headed for a September trial. Jasveen Sangha's trial — the only one forthcoming in the death of the Friends star after four other defendants reached plea agreements with prosecutors — is set to begin on September 23 after an order on Tuesday from a federal judge in Los Angeles. Sangha, 42, who prosecutors say was known to her customers as The Ketamine Queen, is charged with five counts of ketamine distribution, including one count of distribution resulting in death. She has pleaded not guilty and has been held in federal custody since her arrest in 2024. Her trial had been scheduled to begin on August 19, but the judge postponed it for the fourth time since her April 2024 indictment after both sides agreed it should be moved. Sangha's lawyers said they needed the time to go through the huge amount of evidence they have received from the prosecution and to finish their own investigation. Sangha was one of the two biggest targets in the investigation of Perry's death, along with Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who pleaded guilty to ketamine distribution last month. Perry's personal assistant, his friend and another doctor also entered guilty pleas and are cooperating with prosecutors. All are awaiting sentencing. Perry, who was found dead aged 54 at his home on October 23, 2023, had been getting ketamine from his regular doctor for treatment of depression, an increasingly common off-label use for the surgical anaesthetic. But prosecutors say when the doctor wouldn't give Perry as much as he wanted, he illegally sought more from Plasencia, then still more from Sangha, who they say presented herself as "a celebrity drug dealer with high quality goods". Perry's assistant and friend said in their plea agreements that they acted as middlemen to buy large amounts of ketamine for Perry from Sangha, including 25 vials for $US6,000 ($A9,200) in cash a few days before his death. Prosecutors allege that included the doses that killed Perry. A woman charged with selling Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that killed him is headed for a September trial. Jasveen Sangha's trial — the only one forthcoming in the death of the Friends star after four other defendants reached plea agreements with prosecutors — is set to begin on September 23 after an order on Tuesday from a federal judge in Los Angeles. Sangha, 42, who prosecutors say was known to her customers as The Ketamine Queen, is charged with five counts of ketamine distribution, including one count of distribution resulting in death. She has pleaded not guilty and has been held in federal custody since her arrest in 2024. Her trial had been scheduled to begin on August 19, but the judge postponed it for the fourth time since her April 2024 indictment after both sides agreed it should be moved. Sangha's lawyers said they needed the time to go through the huge amount of evidence they have received from the prosecution and to finish their own investigation. Sangha was one of the two biggest targets in the investigation of Perry's death, along with Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who pleaded guilty to ketamine distribution last month. Perry's personal assistant, his friend and another doctor also entered guilty pleas and are cooperating with prosecutors. All are awaiting sentencing. Perry, who was found dead aged 54 at his home on October 23, 2023, had been getting ketamine from his regular doctor for treatment of depression, an increasingly common off-label use for the surgical anaesthetic. But prosecutors say when the doctor wouldn't give Perry as much as he wanted, he illegally sought more from Plasencia, then still more from Sangha, who they say presented herself as "a celebrity drug dealer with high quality goods". Perry's assistant and friend said in their plea agreements that they acted as middlemen to buy large amounts of ketamine for Perry from Sangha, including 25 vials for $US6,000 ($A9,200) in cash a few days before his death. Prosecutors allege that included the doses that killed Perry.
Perth Now
06-08-2025
- Perth Now
Trial date set for Matthew Perry's 'Ketamine Queen'
A woman charged with selling Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that killed him is headed for a September trial. Jasveen Sangha's trial — the only one forthcoming in the death of the Friends star after four other defendants reached plea agreements with prosecutors — is set to begin on September 23 after an order on Tuesday from a federal judge in Los Angeles. Sangha, 42, who prosecutors say was known to her customers as The Ketamine Queen, is charged with five counts of ketamine distribution, including one count of distribution resulting in death. She has pleaded not guilty and has been held in federal custody since her arrest in 2024. Her trial had been scheduled to begin on August 19, but the judge postponed it for the fourth time since her April 2024 indictment after both sides agreed it should be moved. Sangha's lawyers said they needed the time to go through the huge amount of evidence they have received from the prosecution and to finish their own investigation. Sangha was one of the two biggest targets in the investigation of Perry's death, along with Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who pleaded guilty to ketamine distribution last month. Perry's personal assistant, his friend and another doctor also entered guilty pleas and are cooperating with prosecutors. All are awaiting sentencing. Perry, who was found dead aged 54 at his home on October 23, 2023, had been getting ketamine from his regular doctor for treatment of depression, an increasingly common off-label use for the surgical anaesthetic. But prosecutors say when the doctor wouldn't give Perry as much as he wanted, he illegally sought more from Plasencia, then still more from Sangha, who they say presented herself as "a celebrity drug dealer with high quality goods". Perry's assistant and friend said in their plea agreements that they acted as middlemen to buy large amounts of ketamine for Perry from Sangha, including 25 vials for $US6,000 ($A9,200) in cash a few days before his death. Prosecutors allege that included the doses that killed Perry.
The Advertiser
30-07-2025
- The Advertiser
Dali painting bought at clearance sale worth $A61,000
A Salvador Dali painting that was discovered at a UK house clearance sale and bought for STG150 has been valued at up to STG30,000 ($A61,497) after it was authenticated as an original. The art dealer who purchased the piece discovered it had previously been offered for sale at Sotheby's in the 1990s fully attributed to Dali. The painting is to be offered for sale by auctioneers Cheffins on October 23. Gabrielle Downie from Cheffins, said: "The loss of an attribution is quite rare in the modern art world making this a significant rediscovery for Dali scholars. "To handle a genuine rediscovery of a work by who is easily one of the most famous artists in the world, and the godfather of Surrealism, is a real honour. "It has been an exciting process researching and having this painting authenticated and it is a testament to the seller's significant art knowledge that he was able to spot this picture at a house clearance sale. "While Dali's work is often some of the most recognisable, this is an unusual piece which shows a different side to his practice when working in watercolour." The artwork, titled Vecchio Sultano, was discovered in a Cambridge-based house clearance sale in 2023. It has been certified as authentic by Dali expert Nicolas Descharnes. The image, made with watercolour paint and felt tip, measures 38cm by 29cm. It is an illustration of a scene from The Arabian Nights, a series of 500 pieces which Dali intended to create of Middle Eastern folktales, which was commissioned by wealthy Italian couple Giuseppe and Mara Albaretto. "The Albarettos who commissioned this work had initially asked Dali to illustrate a bible in 1963, but upon Dali's insistence, he instead ended up illustrating scenes from 1001 Nights - a collection of Middle Eastern folktales," Downie said. "It seems Dali was fascinated with Moorish culture and believed himself to be from a Moorish line. "It seems that this project was abandoned, with Dali only having completed 100 of the intended 500 works. "Of these 100, half remained with the publishing house Rizzoli and were either damaged or lost; the other 50 stayed with the Albarettos and were later inherited by their daughter, Christina, who was also Dali's goddaughter." A Salvador Dali painting that was discovered at a UK house clearance sale and bought for STG150 has been valued at up to STG30,000 ($A61,497) after it was authenticated as an original. The art dealer who purchased the piece discovered it had previously been offered for sale at Sotheby's in the 1990s fully attributed to Dali. The painting is to be offered for sale by auctioneers Cheffins on October 23. Gabrielle Downie from Cheffins, said: "The loss of an attribution is quite rare in the modern art world making this a significant rediscovery for Dali scholars. "To handle a genuine rediscovery of a work by who is easily one of the most famous artists in the world, and the godfather of Surrealism, is a real honour. "It has been an exciting process researching and having this painting authenticated and it is a testament to the seller's significant art knowledge that he was able to spot this picture at a house clearance sale. "While Dali's work is often some of the most recognisable, this is an unusual piece which shows a different side to his practice when working in watercolour." The artwork, titled Vecchio Sultano, was discovered in a Cambridge-based house clearance sale in 2023. It has been certified as authentic by Dali expert Nicolas Descharnes. The image, made with watercolour paint and felt tip, measures 38cm by 29cm. It is an illustration of a scene from The Arabian Nights, a series of 500 pieces which Dali intended to create of Middle Eastern folktales, which was commissioned by wealthy Italian couple Giuseppe and Mara Albaretto. "The Albarettos who commissioned this work had initially asked Dali to illustrate a bible in 1963, but upon Dali's insistence, he instead ended up illustrating scenes from 1001 Nights - a collection of Middle Eastern folktales," Downie said. "It seems Dali was fascinated with Moorish culture and believed himself to be from a Moorish line. "It seems that this project was abandoned, with Dali only having completed 100 of the intended 500 works. "Of these 100, half remained with the publishing house Rizzoli and were either damaged or lost; the other 50 stayed with the Albarettos and were later inherited by their daughter, Christina, who was also Dali's goddaughter." A Salvador Dali painting that was discovered at a UK house clearance sale and bought for STG150 has been valued at up to STG30,000 ($A61,497) after it was authenticated as an original. The art dealer who purchased the piece discovered it had previously been offered for sale at Sotheby's in the 1990s fully attributed to Dali. The painting is to be offered for sale by auctioneers Cheffins on October 23. Gabrielle Downie from Cheffins, said: "The loss of an attribution is quite rare in the modern art world making this a significant rediscovery for Dali scholars. "To handle a genuine rediscovery of a work by who is easily one of the most famous artists in the world, and the godfather of Surrealism, is a real honour. "It has been an exciting process researching and having this painting authenticated and it is a testament to the seller's significant art knowledge that he was able to spot this picture at a house clearance sale. "While Dali's work is often some of the most recognisable, this is an unusual piece which shows a different side to his practice when working in watercolour." The artwork, titled Vecchio Sultano, was discovered in a Cambridge-based house clearance sale in 2023. It has been certified as authentic by Dali expert Nicolas Descharnes. The image, made with watercolour paint and felt tip, measures 38cm by 29cm. It is an illustration of a scene from The Arabian Nights, a series of 500 pieces which Dali intended to create of Middle Eastern folktales, which was commissioned by wealthy Italian couple Giuseppe and Mara Albaretto. "The Albarettos who commissioned this work had initially asked Dali to illustrate a bible in 1963, but upon Dali's insistence, he instead ended up illustrating scenes from 1001 Nights - a collection of Middle Eastern folktales," Downie said. "It seems Dali was fascinated with Moorish culture and believed himself to be from a Moorish line. "It seems that this project was abandoned, with Dali only having completed 100 of the intended 500 works. "Of these 100, half remained with the publishing house Rizzoli and were either damaged or lost; the other 50 stayed with the Albarettos and were later inherited by their daughter, Christina, who was also Dali's goddaughter."
