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A second doctor to have pleaded guilty surrounding the death of Matthew Perry has received his sentence. The Friends icon died aged 54 after he was found drowned in the hot tub at his home after taking ketamine in 2023.

Now, Dr Mark Chavez has received his sentence. In October 2024, Chavez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine. And he lined up a deal following further arrests in the case.

The doctor admitted to selling ketamine to Dr. Salvador Plasencia. This is then said to have been sold to the actor in the weeks prior to his overdose.

On Tuesday, Chavez was sentenced to eight months’ home confinement. United States District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett also ordered him to complete 300 hours of community service.

Prosecutors had said that the ketamine obtained by Chavez had been done so fraudulently. It’s claimed he submitted a prescription in the name of a patient without the patient’s knowledge or consent.

Chavez’s sentence comes weeks after a first doctor found out their own fate. Plasencia received a 30 months prison sentence after pleading guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine.

During the hearing, Plasencia broke into tears. He apologised to Perry’s family as he said: “I should have protected him.”

He also said he would one day need to tell his son, who is two, “about the time I didn’t protect another mother’s son.” Speaking to the court, the doctor said: “I failed Matthew Perry. I should have protected him… I’m just so sorry.”

Ahead of Plasencia’s sentencing, Perry’s dad John and stepmum Debbie wrote an emotional letter as part of a ‘victim impact statement’ submitted to the judge. It read: “Your motives? I can’t imagine. A doctor whose life is devoted to helping people?”

Judge Sherilyn Peace also told Plasencia: “You and others helped Mr Perry on the road to such an ending by continuing to feed his ketamine addiction. You exploited Mr Perry’s addiction for your own profit.”

The doctor is one of five people who have pleaded guilty to giving Perry drugs. Others include British woman Jasveen Sangha, 42, who is dubbed the “ketamine queen”.

Plasencia, who runs an urgent care clinic in California, had been set to go on trial in August prior to reaching a plea agreement. His attorneys had previously argued prison time is unnecessary given “the punishment Mr. Plasencia has already experienced, and will continue to experience for many years to come”.

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Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s eldest child spoke of her shock at the death of her father and his wife, Michele Singer Reinter, as their son Nick Reiner remains in custody

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Rob Reiner’s eldest child has spoken for the first time since the horrific death of the Hollywood director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. Tracy Reiner, 61, was adopted by Rob during his marriage to Penny Marshall.

And now, she has shared a heartbreaking comment after Rob and Michele were found dead in their Los Angeles home at the weekend. Tracy revealed she is in shock following the news.

Rob and Michele’s son Nick, 32, is currently in custody without bail. It’s said the case will be turned over to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office today, according to officials.

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Speaking to NBC News after the sad news, Tracy said: “I came from the greatest family ever. I don’t know what to say. I’m in shock.”

And she revealed she had seen her dad just a day earlier at a family gathering. According to People, the couple’s daughter, Romy, was the person to have found their bodies inside their Brentwood home.

As the horrifying details begin to emerge, it’s claimed the couple were found in rigor mortis. According to TMZ, when police arrived on the scene at around 3:40 PM on Sunday, rigor mortis appeared to have set in Rob and Michele’s bodies. This would mean they had been deceased for hours before their daughter Romy arrived.

Shocking images released on Tuesday show the moment Nick Reiner was arrested for the murders of his dad Rob Reiner and mum Michele Singer Reiner. Nick, 32, was seen being surrounded by police and handcuffed at an LA subway station, 15 miles from his parents’ house.

Police said that after their initial homicide investigation at the Reiners’ home, it was “further revealed” that Nick “was responsible for their deaths”. Oscar-nominated Rob, who directed beloved films including Spinal Tap and When Harry Met Sally, and wife Michele were found in their Los Angeles family home with stab wounds.

Nick had been set to appear in court on Tuesday. However, his lawyer confirmed he had not been “medically cleared”.

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Speaking outside of court, defence attorney Alan Jackson confirmed to reporters on Tuesday morning that he will be representing Reiner. And he went on to tell the media outside Los Angeles Superior Court that his client would not be making his first court appearance on Tuesday.

In a video published on TMZ, Jackson said: “Every inmate has to be medically cleared before they can be transported to court. He has not been medically cleared, it is just a procedural issue.”

Asked if the case had been “filed” he replied: “I have not received any file and I do not believe the court has received any file at this point. I am not commenting any further other than procedure of the court today.

“We will be back day to day…hopefully he will be cleared tomorrow and we can get in there.”

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele are thought to have had their “throats slit in bed” and are said to have been lying dead for hours by the time their daughter discovered them

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Rob Reiner and his wife Michele are reported to have been “in bed” when they died. The bodies of filmmaking legend Rob and his photographer wife Michele, who was 68, were found at their Brentwood mansion on Sunday with their daughter, Romy, making the harrowing discovery.

The couple had suffered multiple knife wounds and the following day it was announced that the Reiners’ middle son Nick had been arrested on suspicion of the double murder of his famous parents.

Now, an insider has claimed that their killings took place in the middle of the night. A source told the Daily Mail whoever killed them went there “in the middle of the night” and slit their throats. They added: “They were in bed when that happened.”

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One report by Showbiz 411 claimed that Michele was still alive when her daughter found them and died on the way to hospital, but Los Angeles Police Department insiders have insisted that this was not the case.

LAPD sources told TMZ that “rigor mortis appeared to have set in Rob and Michele’s bodies,” and this would mean that the pair had been dead for hours by the time they were discovered.

Nick Reiner’s defence attorney Alan Jackson has confirmed to reporters on Tuesday morning that he will be representing Reiner. He went on to tell the media outside Los Angeles Superior Court that his client would not be making his first court appearance on Tuesday because he hadn’t been medically cleared.

In a video published on TMZ, Jackson said: “Every inmate has to be medically cleared before they can be transported to court. He has not been medically cleared, it is just a procedural issue.”

Asked if the case had been “filed” he replied: “I have not received any file and I do not believe the court has received any file at this point. I am not commenting any further other than procedure of the court today We will be back day to day…hopefully he will be cleared tomorrow and we can get in there.”

As Hollywood tries to make sense of the shocking double-murder, it has emerged that the director and his son, several sources have claimed to PEOPLE, got into a fiery dispute at a Christmas party the night before, hosted by Conan O’Brian. It followed a report by TMZ on Monday which claimed that the moviemaker, who was 78, and his son were embroiled in a “very loud argument”.

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One of the sources claimed to PEOPLE: “Nick was freaking everyone out, acting crazy, kept asking people if they were famous.” It has now been revealed that Nick became ‘disruptive and upset’ when his parents expressed their worries about his health at Conan’s party, reports NBC. It’s reported that Rob and Michele then left the party following the set-to, according to TMZ.

Nick had accompanied his parents to the event, and sources later claimed to NBC that the couple were both upset and embarrassed by his behaviour.

They claimed that the screenwriter had interrupted a conversation between filmmaker Bill Hader and two other guests and when told it was a private conversation – stood still and stared at the group, before storming off in a rage. Just hours later, Rob and Michelle Reiner were found dead in their Los Angeles home. The LA Fire Department called to the gruesome scene at around 3.30pm local time, to provide medical aid.

First responders discovered Rob and Michele’s bodies. Although officials did not release any further details, a police source who spoke to the Associated Press believe the couple suffered brutal stab wounds and were found with their throats slit. Their son Nick, 32, was later arrested on suspicion of murder and is now being held without bail.

Rob met his wife while directing classic romcom When Harry Met Sally… and the pair went on to marry in 1989, and have three children together – actors Jake and Romy, and screenwriter Nick.

Of all their children, Nick is the one who has been most vocal over the years – and had previously been outspoken about his battles with drug addiction, as well as homelessness – revealing that his troubles began when he was just a teen.