Five people have been charged in connection with the Friends star’s death.
Matthew Perry’s final words have allegedly been revealed amid an investigation into his death.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that a number of arrests had been made in connection with the Friends actor’s death last October.
At a press conference, prosecutors shared text messages exchanged between Perry’s doctors Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez – two of five people charged.
The texts allegedly show that the medical professionals discussed how much the actor would be willing to spend on ketamine, the drug found in his system after his death.
According to the United States Department of Justice, Plasencia wrote: “I wonder how much this moron will pay.”
The text was reportedly sent to Chavez in September 2023.
It is claimed that in another text, Plasencia said he wanted to be Perry’s ‘go-to for drugs’.
Other defendants in the case allegedly exchanged messages about profiting from Perry’s ketamine use as well.
Erik Fleming pleaded guilty to two ketamine-related charges after admitting to authorities that he distributed the ketamine that killed the Fools Rush In star.
Fleming allegedly wrote in a text, “I wouldn’t do it if there wasn’t chance of me making some money for doing this.”
Between September and October 2023, prosecutors say Plasencia worked with Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa to distribute approximately 20 vials of ketamine to the 54-year-old in exchange for $55,000 cash from Perry.
Plasencia was arrested on August 15 and charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, seven counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of altering and falsifying documents or records related to the federal investigation.
Meanwhile, Chavez previously agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine.
59-year-old Iwamasa pleaded guilty on August 7 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death.
Additionally, he ‘admitted to repeatedly injecting Perry with ketamine without medical training, including performing multiple injections on Perry’ on the day Perry died.
The papers claim that Iwamasa gave Perry two doses four hours apart. This was before giving him a third just 40 minutes after his second, as the actor sat at his backyard jacuzzi.
Perry reportedly told his assistant before the third dose: “Shoot me up with a big one.”
Perry was then found dead in the hot tub with his head submerged after his assistant had gone to run some errands.
US Attorney, Martin Estrada said: “They knew what they were doing was wrong. They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr Perry but they did it anyways.
“In the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting off Mr Perry than caring for his well-being.”
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