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Matthew Perry's parents release emotional statements ahead of first sentencing
Matthew Perry's parents have criticised the "jackals" involved in dealing drugs to the star - and accused a doctor of being "among the most culpable of all" ahead of his sentencing today.
Emotional victim impact statements by Perry's mother Suzanne and stepfather Keith Morrison, and father John and stepmother Debbie, have been submitted to the US district court for Central California ahead of Salvador Plasencia's hearing. They say "no one alive and in touch with the world" could have been unaware of the Friends star's struggles with addiction, and that the doctor broke his vows "repeatedly" to "feed on the vulnerability of our son".
Plasencia, 44, is the first of five people to be sentenced in connection with the 54-year-old's death, and has pleaded guilty to illegally selling him large amounts of ketamine. He is not accused of selling the dose that killed the actor, but had been supplying the drug to him in the weeks beforehand.
Perry was found in his hot tub by his assistant in October 2023. A medical examiner later ruled that ketamine and other factors had caused him to lose consciousness and drown.
In their letter filed to the court, Suzanne and Keith Morrison share their grief, saying they feel a "confusion of emotions". Anger "seethes away down deep, whether you want it to or not.
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