Matthew Perry’s haunting final words before death

Friends star Matthew Perry’s chilling last words to his assistant on the day of his tragic death have been revealed.

Matthew Perry’s body “froze up” and he was unable to speak or move after suffering an adverse ketamine reaction more than two weeks before his death.

As more details emerge over Perry’s final moments, it was revealed the “Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles” allegedly knew of ketamine’s lethal potential after selling a deadly dose of the illegal drug to a customer who died in 2019.

“Shoot me up with a big one,” Perry said before allegedly receiving a fatal dose of the “Queen’s” ketamine on October 28 last year.

Beloved Friends star Matthew Perry battled substance abuse issues for decades. Picture: AFP

Sixteen days earlier, Dr Salvador Plasencia, 42, and personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, 59, “struggled” to move the beloved Friends star to the couch after a previous “large dose” of the drug on October 12, according to court documents.

“Let’s not do that again,” Dr Plasencia is alleged to have said.

29/10/2023. The last picture posted to Matthew Perry's Instagram account on 23rd October 2023. picture Instagram

Despite the adverse medical reaction, Dr Plasencia allegedly left additional vials of ketamine for Mr Iwamasa to administer, and later ordered another 10 vials after saying Mr Perry was “too far gone and spiralling”.

On the morning of his death, Perry was injected with a shot of ketamine at about 8.30am, with a second while watching a movie at 12.45pm.

About 40 minutes later, Perry asked his assistant to prepare the jacuzzi and to shoot him up with the third, and final “big one”, of the day.

“Defendant left the residence to run errands... after returning to the residence, defendant found [Mr Perry] face down in the jacuzzi and deceased,” the court documents said.

Allegations of Perry’s deteriorating health leading up to his death were revealed in indictments against Perry’s assistant, two doctors, and two alleged drug dealers – including the so-called “Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles”.

“Plasencia injected (Mr Perry) with a large dose of ketamine,” the indictment reads of the October 12 medical event.

“Among other things, the ketamine caused a significant spike to (Mr Perry’s) systolic blood pressure and caused (Mr Perry’s) body to ‘freeze up such that (Mr Perry) could not talk or move.”

Days after Perry froze up, Dr Plasencia is alleged to have discussed his methods with co-accused Dr Mark Chavez, 54.

“It’s not what I think it’s what an entity like the California medical board would view it... Or the DEA,” said Mr Chavez, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine.

Four days before Perry’s death, Dr Plasencia is alleged to have ordered 10 vials of ketamine to offer Perry “despite less than a week earlier telling a patient at his clinic that Victim M.P. was too far gone and spiralling in his addiction”.

The day before Perry’s death, Dr Plasencia allegedly contacted Mr Iwamasa to offer the vials for sale.

“I know you mentioned taking a break. I have been stocking up on the meanwhile,” he allegedly told Mr Iwamasa, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death.

Jasveen Sangha — aka the Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles. Picture: X

Doctor Salvador Plasencia who has been involved I the Matthew Perry case. Credit LinkedIn

Around the time of Perry’s medical reaction, Mr Iwamasa admitted looking for other sources of ketamine through Erik Fleming, 54, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death,

Mr Fleming allegedly began purchasing ketamine on behalf of Perry from Jasveen Sangha, 41, known as “The Ketamine Queen”, on October 13.

“It’s unmarked but it’s amazing – he take one and try it and I have more if he likes,” Ms Sangha allegedly texted Mr Fleming, who told Mr Iwamasa: “She only deal[s] with high end and celebs. If it were not great stuff she’d lose her business.”

“Was able to get the kind that is used for intermuscular … I guarantee it’s going to be amazing,” Mr Fleming added.

Police allegedly found a ‘drug selling emporium’ at the home of the ‘Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles’. Picture: Supplied

‘I guarantee it’s going to be amazing’: Eric Flemming allegedly told Mr Perry’s assistant. Picture: Supplied

In the last four days of Perry’s life, Mr Iwamasa allegedly administered ketamine purchased over the previous two weeks from Ms Sangha, who Mr Fleming referred to as a “master chef” and “scientist”.

“I’m 90 per cent sure everyone is protected. I never dealt with (Mr Perry). Only his Assistant So the Assistant was the enabler,” Mr Fleming allegedly texted Ms Sangha two days after his death. “Also they are doing a 3 month tox screening … Does K stay in your system or is it immediately flushed out[?]”.

According to the indictment, Ms Sangha “knew the unsupervised and improper use of ketamine can be deadly” after a previous customer, Cody McLaury, died of an overdose in 2019.

Ms Sangha allegedly sold ketamine to Mr McLaury in the hours before his overdose death.

Mr McLaury’s sister texted Ms Sangha that the ketamine killed her brother and was “listed as the cause of death”.

“Within days of receiving this text, defendant Sangha confirmed that ketamine can kill by conducting a Google search for ‘can ketamine be listed as a cause of death[?]” the indictment says.

Meanwhile, friends of Ms Sangha said she seemed “carefree” and maintained an active social life in the days leading up to her arrest.

“If anything, she became more social in the past few months,” a longtime friend who has known Ms Sangha for several years told The Post.

“She seemed carefree, like she didn’t have a worry in the world. She talked about getting a new dog.

“She was always up for parties or dinner or just hanging out. She put on a brave face, considering what she knew was coming. She acted like it was no big deal at all.”

Originally published as Matthew Perry’s haunting final words before death