2 Doctors Arrested in Connection With Matthew Perry's Death

Law enforcement announced the arrests of two doctors and three others in connection with the death of "Friends" actor Matthew Perry. The arrests come 10 months after Perry drowned in his hot tub. Those under arrest include Perry's live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa. Also named in the indictment was Dr. Salvador Plascencia. Investigators say he helped distribute 20 vials of ketamine to Perry for $55,000. Inside Edition's Jim Moret has more.

[silvahawk]

imagine if the victim isn't a celebrity, nothing would have been done

[PsychHyperfocus]

If Jasmine Sangha had such a rep, why'd it take a celebrity death for law enforcement to do anything about it?

[mikedonline]

He was a drug addict. People knew he was a ketamine fiend. He knew where to go he had the money. He needed serious help but that's too late in the game now. They'll arrest these people but someone will step in immediately and take their places in minutes. We need better addiction recovery available.

[ChosenOne]

These Doctors should have learned after Michael Jackson.

[Justin-ucsc]

Months of investigation? What would the police do if the average person overdosed and drowned?

[transientcylon]

I love how they act like this is a big win for justice when it just painfully shows the two tier system of justice. They wouldn't commit this many resources for any not famous person.

[Desertbiker]

Double standards celebrity vs. ordinary people.

[aryashatraw]

When you're a celebrity, your life is more valuable than everyone else's life. Even if you don't even value it.

[peterlosingwendy]

Yes it was Matthew who made the choice to take the drugs. At the same time, there were 2 doctors who were more than willing to break the “do no harm” oath once they saw the dollar signs. That should be punished too.

[JAPARICAN-]

I don’t want to hear no more about this case because this just shows me how humanity picks and chooses who’s important on this planet

[qldgbgh]

Years wasted to get an MD just to get it revoked 🤣🤣🤣

[GigaHellblaze]

They took advantage of him since they knew he was a drug addict, they value money over a life. How sad and sick, I hope all involved get prison.

[christinelee]

Excellent. So, when can we expect other drug dealers masquerading as doctors to average people (and not just celebrities) to be arrested too?

[Nikitateagurl_]

People who cant get enough. They spent years studying med and now they will be in jail because of greed

[ben]

That’s so sad that they knew he had an addiction, profited off of him yet didn’t even respect him and referred to him as a “moron.” That sounds like a deliberate attack.

[everett]

And nobody would be arrested if it was an average american who died from drugs.

[EricSpinetski]

While I feel for Mr. Perry, it's a true tragedy, if we were talkn about a poor person, the paperwork would have been buried and no arrests made.

[finestliving]

They can practice medicine in Federal prison in the near future.

[everSunsets]

He needed help. Sad to see this Doctors not helping but harming him. So sad 😢

[CustomerService-niwi]

What about all the Fentanyl the US government traffics intot he united states? do they go to jail too?