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[Victoria Watcher]

Five people including his personal assistant and two doctors have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death in what prosecutors called a “broad underground criminal network” dedicated to getting the “Friends” star the powerful surgical anesthetic that killed him.

 

The doctors preyed on Perry's history of addiction in the final months of his life last year to provide him with ketamine in amounts they knew were dangerous, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said as he announced the charges Thursday.

 

“They knew what they were doing was wrong,” Estrada said. "They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr. Perry. But they did it anyway.”

 

One doctor even wrote in a text message, “I wonder how much this moron will pay” and “Lets find out," according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

 

Perry died in October due to a ketamine overdose and prosecutors said he received several injections on the day he died from his live-in personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, who found Perry dead later that day and was the first to talk to investigators.

 

Ketamine has seen a huge surge in use in recent years as a treatment for depression, anxiety and pain. While the drug isn’t approved for those conditions, doctors are free to prescribe drugs for so-called off-label uses.

 

Perry had been receiving regular ketamine infusion treatments for depression — in amounts not nearly enough to account for his death — from his regular doctors, who were not among those charged, authorities said.

 

When those doctors refused to give him more, he went in desperation to others.

 

“We are not talking about legitimate ketamine treatment," Estrada said. “We’re talking about two doctors who abused the trust they had, abused their licenses to put another person’s life at risk.”

 

DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said in one instance the actor paid $2,000 for a vial of ketamine that cost one of the physicians about $12. Perry paid the doctors about $55,000 in cash in the two months before his death, Estrada said.

 

Two of the people, including one of the doctors charged, were arrested Thursday, Estrada said. Two of the defendants, including Iwamasa, have pleaded guilty to charges already, and a third person has agreed to plead guilty.

 

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...s-death-9354249

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 16 August 2024 - 01:29 AM.

[Mike K.]

So he was heavily, heavily addicted then. The story was at first, that he was going through new ‘therapy.’

The moral of the story is do not use drugs.

[Nparker]

Matthew Perry's death was tragic, but perhaps, more importantly, it was a cautionary tale.

[Victoria Watcher]

Authorities arrested five people Thursday in Perry's Oct. 28 death.

On the morning of Oct. 28, Perry's assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, administered a shot of ketamine to the actor around 8:30 a.m. By 12:45 p.m., Perry had instructed Iwamasa to give him another injection while the "Friends" star watched a movie.

Roughly 40 minutes later, Perry requested another injection, allegedly telling Iwamasa, "Shoot me up with a big one," according to the plea agreement.


https://www.foxnews....t-me-up-big-one

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 17 August 2024 - 08:40 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck

 

https://www.bbc.com/...es/cewlyx7dg15o

 

 

 

Hollywood stars Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are divorcing after two years of marriage.

Lopez filed for divorce on Tuesday in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to court documents seen by the BBC.

The pair - dubbed Bennifer by tabloids - formally tied the knot in Las Vegas in July 2022 and held a larger wedding ceremony in Georgia the following month.

Their romance began after they met while working on the set of the 2003 crime caper Gigli. They had originally planned to marry that year, but called off their relationship early in 2004.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like nobody saw that coming, right?  

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 20 August 2024 - 11:11 PM.

[lanforod]

Marriage vows are not taken seriously anymore by most of the western world. It’s a tragedy.

[Victoria Watcher]

Marriage vows are not taken seriously anymore by most of the western world. It’s a tragedy.

 

My experience is that when you return to a relationship, the second time never lasts as long.  I thought most would know that by now.

[Nparker]

"...every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone..."

Dame Maggie Smith

December 28, 1934 − September 27, 2024

[lanforod]

Exceptional actress.

[Victoria Watcher]

She was great. In Downton Abbey.

To be missed. But she had a long run.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 September 2024 - 11:23 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Mike Bullard, Canadian comedian and broadcaster, dead at 67

 

 

https://www.cbc.ca/l...story/1.7351693

 

 

 

 

 

Bullard's half-brother, musician Chuck Jackson, confirmed to The Canadian Press that Bullard's family learned of his death on Friday.

 

Jackson said the coroner is investigating, and the exact cause of death remains unknown for now, but Bullard, 67, did have health problems.

 

A friend found him at a residence where he was staying, and the body is being held by authorities, Jackson said.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 October 2024 - 03:24 PM.

[Mike K.]

Too young.

I enjoyed his night show in my 20s. He was alright!

[Victoria Watcher]

He was good, the show itself was a bit too "Canadian" and low budget.  But somebody had to try it and he did well.

 

https://en.wikipedia...th_Mike_Bullard

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 14 October 2024 - 05:49 AM.

[Ismo07]

Too young.

I enjoyed his night show in my 20s. He was alright!

 

OMG I forgot about him, but yeah totally remember him... Was good, always had that deep, hardcore blink.  Felt like he'd be older..

[FawltyVic]

Mike Bullard is a blow. I loved his stand-ups and his Open Mike show.

 

He had many interesting guests and musical acts other talk shows didn't/wouldn't book.

[dasmo]

Ya, I remember tuning in late night after the bar. I liked his style. RIP.

[Victoria Watcher]

Jay Leno is “black and blue” after falling down a 60-foot hill on his way out for dinner.

 

The former “Tonight Show” host, who is 74, suffered significant bruising to the left side of his face during the accident at the weekend, he told reporters ahead of a show in Beverly Hills on Monday night.

 

Leno, who was wearing a patch over his left eye, told “Inside Edition” that he had been staying at a Hampton Inn about 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh on Saturday night. He took the tumble while he walked toward a restaurant close to the hotel, ahead of a performance he was doing nearby.

 

 

https://www.cnn.com/...intl/index.html

[Victoria Watcher]

[Matt R.]

Jay Leno stays at Hampton Inns? Now that’s the real story.

[Victoria Watcher]

He's always had different financial priorities than the average cat.