Drug addiction counsellor sentenced in Matthew Perry's overdose death

BBC

​​​A man involved in the overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry has been sentenced to two years in prison, US media report.

​Erik Fleming, one of five people charged after Perry's death, sourced the surgical anaesthetic ketamine from a Los Angeles woman dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" and supplied it to the actor. The drug counsellor, 56, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine.

A federal judge also sentenced Fleming to three years of supervised release and a $200 penalty.

​​Perry was found dead in his backyard jacuzzi in southern California in October 2023.…