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Jasveen Sangha, the woman who sold Matthew Perry the ketamine that caused his death, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, per the New York Times.
Sangha, who prosecutors say was known in Hollywood as the “ketamine queen,” pleaded guilty last year to selling Perry 50 vials of ketamine through his assistant, one of which contained the dose that killed him. She was charged with one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distribution of ketamine, and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury, and she faced up to 65 years in prison. The government ultimately argued for Sangha to be given 15 years, while her lawyers sought supervised release. Sangha is one of five people who’ve pleaded guilty to charges related to Perry’s death, including two doctors and Perry’s former personal assistant.
Perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home in October 2023. According to the medical examiner, the actor’s death was caused by the “acute effects” of ketamine. Sangha and the four other people were charged almost a year later, after authorities raided her apartment and found cocaine and three pounds of methamphetamine pills, in addition to 79 vials of ketamine, per the Times. Sangha denied any connection with Perry — in court documents, prosecutors later said she tried to destroy evidence of her relationship with him after learning about his death, and her lawyer, Mark Geragos, said in a 2025 Peacock documentary that she had never met the actor. Shortly before Sangha entered her guilty plea last year, Geragos announced that his client was now “taking responsibility for her actions.”
Perry’s family attended Sangha’s sentencing and read victim-impact statements out loud to the courtroom. The actor’s stepmother, Debbie Perry, said, addressing Sangha, “The pain you’ve caused to hundreds, maybe thousands, is irreversible. There is no joy to be found, no light in the window.” His stepfather, Keith Morrison, said in his statement that the family feels bad for Sangha. “You are a drug dealer and there are many of them around. You supplied an addict and there are millions of addicts across America who are waiting to be supplied.”
In her own statement, Sangha apologized to everyone affected by Perry’s death. “I take full responsibility for my actions; they were not mistakes, they were horrible choices,” she said in court. “I am so sorry I have had a hand in this tragic outcome.”
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