Celebrity Death Thread 2024: Kissinger probably ate the wrong soup edition

[Qalbert]

https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/stat...20564039131602

[Qalbert]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/matthew-pe...y?id=111460149

Five people have been charged in connection with the ketamine death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry, federal officials in Los Angeles announced Thursday.

Three of the defendants, including a doctor, have already pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in connection with this death, while two others -- including a second doctor and a woman known as "The Ketamine Queen" who is accused of selling Perry the batch of ketamine that killed him, were arrested on Thursday, according to the Department of Justice.

U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said investigators conducted a wide-ranging investigation following Perry's death in October 2023 that "revealed a broad, underground criminal network responsible for distributing large quantities of ketamine to Mr. Perry and others."

...

"Plasencia saw this as an opportunity to profit off of Mr. Perry," Estrada said, noting that the doctor allegedly wrote in text messages, "I wonder how much this moron will pay," and that he wanted to be the actor's "go-to for drugs."

As a doctor, Plasencia "knew the danger of what he was doing" and allegedly told another patient that Perry was "spiraling out of control with his addiction," Estrada said.

"Nevertheless, he continued to offer ketamine to Mr. Perry," Estrada said.

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After his death, some of the co-conspirators allegedly talked about distancing themselves from the actor and deleting evidence on their phones, according to the indictment.

The defendants allegedly used encrypted messaging and coded language referring to ketamine as "Dr. Pepper" to distribute their drugs, according to the indictment.

The indictment alleges that the two doctors were the initial sources of Perry's ketamine supply, but at one point federal officials believe the drugs became too expensive and Perry switched to a new source, including Sangha, a federal source said.

[kuronosan]

Expensive? How fucking much was he using???

[Qalbert]

Expensive? How fucking much was he using???

didn't want to copy paste the whole article but apparently paid like 50k to the doctor for 20 viles[sic] and then 11k to the dealer for 50 vials

[Outlaw]

According to the autopsy report he had enough in his system to put a normal person under during general anesthesia. The article says his assistant gave him two shots and then a large dose all in less than six hours.

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[kuronosan]

According to the autopsy report he had enough in his system to put a normal person under during general anesthesia. The article says his assistant gave him two shots and then a large dose all in less than six hours.

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What an idiot...

[NotGreyheim]

What an idiot...

I'm not gonna argue that he's not responsible for his own actions, but dude was an addict absolutely surrounded by enablers from the sound of it.

[kuronosan]

I'm not gonna argue that he's not responsible for his own actions, but dude was an addict absolutely surrounded by enablers from the sound of it.

No, the assistant

[Bombur]

If you were a fan of Rock Music in the 80's and 90's. Jake Russel has passed away today, at the age of 63. He was the lead frontman of the band Great White.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...ry-1235081385/

[Bombur]

Peter Marshall has passed away at the age of 98. He was best known for being the original and longest host of Hollywood Squares.

https://apnews.com/article/peter-mar...6d83de0b8bb5d1

[Bombur]

Another 80's Rock Star, Greg Kihn, has passed away at the age of 75.

He had a couple of hits, and his song 'Jeopardy' was the soundtrack of the early years of MTV.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...213500930.html

[Qalbert]

https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1825524953279590610

[kuronosan]

Wait, let's hear what the audience has to say about this

[Outlaw]

Man I thought he would be like 100 by now. Still RIP to a tv icon.

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[Kaslo]

RIP Psycho Sid

https://twitter.com/PuroresuFlow/sta...45653437927761

[kuronosan]

Awww man, I heard he was actually a nice guy.

[Zealot]

Playing softball in heaven now.

[Anoat]

Still one of the top five leg snaps in all of sports

[synistar]

Cross post from the hockey thread.

Johnny "Johnny Hockey" Gaudreau, 31, and his brother Matthew, 29.

https://twitter.com/bluejacketsnhl/s...81858968535120

[archibaldcrane]

Hit by a drunk driver while they were riding bikes, RIP

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