Friends of the so-called “Queen of Ketamine” who is accused of supplying the drugs that killed actor Matthew Perry have denied the allegations, saying that “no one forces drugs.”
Jasveen Sangha is one of the five people accused of “profiting” from the “Friends” star and spiraling drug addiction, which caused Perry’s overdose death on October 28 at the Pacific Palisades, California home.
Now, her friends have come to her defense, describing her to the Daily Mail as “spiritual,” “sweet,” and “uplifting.”
One of Sangha’s close friends, interior designer Clancy Carter, said she had “no inkling” she was facing serious charges when she was linked at her birthday party last week.
“She always wears the best designer clothes,” said Carter, who has been friends with Sangha, 41, since 2008. “She has a family that takes care of her. She’s never been the type of person who needs money.
“He has a property in England. He always travels and does fun things with his family,” said the mother of three. “I never thought he would do something like this. But if he has any evidence directly related to him, I’m very surprised.
Still, Carter sympathized with Perry, adding that “no innocent person dies, someone who needs attention and proper care. So it’s really concerning.”
However, Sangha’s friend Heather Pardieu, 42, was not sympathetic.
“He’s a friend of mine,” Pardieu told the outlet. “I mean, at the end of the day, nobody’s forcing anybody to do drugs.”
He added that he had never witnessed Sangha being involved in drugs.
Prosecutors announced 18 charges against Sangha on Thursday, along with two doctors Salvador Plascencia and Mark Chavez who allegedly asked Perry to shell out thousands of dollars for vials of ketamine that cost just $12.
Sangha allegedly gave Perry’s acquaintance Erik Fleming with 50 vials of the drug in two separate offers in October that he finally gave to the actor.
Sangha threw “ketamine lollipops” at Perry’s order because they were large, the indictment said.
Fleming and Perry’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, who administered the sedative when she died, and Chavez accepted a plea offer, according to TMZ.
Plascencia, who was also charged, was licensed to prescribe and administer powerful sedatives.
Plascencia allegedly texted Iwamasa, “I wonder how much this idiot will pay” for ketamine before the actor’s death, according to the indictment.
Sixteen days before Perry was found in the hot tub, Plascencia allegedly administered a “massive dose” of ketamine that forced Perry to “freeze” and raise his blood pressure.
He will appear in court on October 15.
Sangha pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles federal court and was jailed without bail and is set for trial on October 8.
Carter said he had been to the Golden Globes and Oscar ceremonies alongside Sangha, which apparently opened the door to rubbing elbows with the Hollywood elite.
“He knows a lot of people in the industry,” Carter said. “He and I have been to the Golden Globes and the Oscars. There are a lot of celebrities that he’s joined.
“I care for him deeply. I hate to see something terrible happen to him, regardless of the case.
Perry, 54, who wrote candidly about his drug addiction in his memoir “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” sought treatment for mental health struggles when his life turned dark, Drug Enforcement Administration administrator Anne Milgram said. , said there.
He underwent ketamine therapy for depression and was finally treated more than a week before his death, according to an autopsy report.
At the time of his death, the actor had about 3.54 micrograms per milliliter of ketamine in his bloodstream – almost three times the amount normally prescribed.
