<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">When Friends star Matthew Perry was found dead in his bathtub in his Los Angeles home last year, it seemed like an accident. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:390/275;" src="https://www.shorouknews.com/uploadedimages/Sections/ART/original/Un%D9%81%D9%81%D9%81%D9%81%D9%81%D8%A4%D8%A4%D8%A4%D8%A4%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%A8titled.jpg" alt="5 people charged over death of actor Matthew Perry due to ketamine - Al Shorouk Portal - Mobile version" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Investigations continue and new secrets are revealed</span> </h2><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1600/1200;" src="https://www.tech-mag.net/techmag/uploads/2024/08/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-1600x1200.webp" alt="Secret Criminal Network Behind the Death of "Friends" Star Matthew Perry - Technology World Magazine" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Prior to his death, Perry had been receiving intravenous ketamine for depression, but no drugs or other substances were found to suggest foul play, and his death was declared an accidental drowning.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> While the news of his death was a sad shock to his fans around the world, the coroner discovered high levels of the drug “ketamine” in “Perry’s” blood, indicating that these quantities of the drug are only used in general anesthesia during surgical operations. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:954/466;" src="https://img.youm7.com/ArticleImgs/2022/10/24/38978-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A.JPG" alt="Matthew Perry reveals his astronomical expenses to recover from addiction and his suffering due to drugs - Youm7" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> After investigations that lasted for nearly a full year, it was revealed that a large secret network of “ketamine” dealers was involved, and that they were trying to cover up the cause of Perry’s death. Therefore, five people accused of Matthew Perry’s death were arrested, most notably his personal assistant, two doctors, and a woman working in the drug trade called the “Queen of Ketamine.”</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Matthew Perry blackmailed and exploited for drugs</span> </h3><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1216/684;" src="https://ar.le360.ma/resizer/v2/7JJOIOGZEZGNVDCA3DX64WNBG4.png?auth=12e7713085e70d27aa21b9d0a71e5639851b583c003aea141fffa68d3367b1d8&smart=true&width=1216&height=684" alt="www.le360.ma | Five people charged in the case of the death of the star of the series "Friends"" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to authorities, Perry's severe addiction led him to try to obtain more ketamine and buy it at a lower price, so he turned to street dealers. According to the investigation, these people took advantage of Matthew's addiction and tried to blackmail him, so he would pay them about $2,000 for a bottle worth $12.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is worth noting that Matthew Perry had talked about his long struggle with alcohol and drug addiction in his memoirs that he wrote in 2022, and he also wrote about his colleague " <a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B1+%D8%A3%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86&wprov=acrw1_0">Jennifer Aniston's</a> " support for him and her attempts to help him get rid of addiction. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1200/900;" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F--_vCfbYAAUEE7.jpg" alt="Celebs Arabic on X: "Jennifer Aniston bids farewell to Matthew Perry: Having to say goodbye to Matty was a crazy wave of emotions that I've never experienced before. We all face loss at some point" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Perry also announced before his death that he hoped to help others suffering from addiction, and after his death the <a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88+%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A+%28%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84%29&wprov=acrw1_1">Matthew Perry</a> Foundation was established, whose homepage features a quote from Matthew Perry saying: "When I die, I want helping others to be the first thing I am remembered for."</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:rgb(70,176,190);"><span lang="ar">Matthew Perry and Friends</span></span> </h4><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1200/630;" src="https://www.albayan.ae/polopoly_fs/1.4706037.1691238308!/image/image.jpg" alt="Friends stars Joey is the lowest paid and Rachel is the richest friend in 2023" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The late actor was best known for his <a href="https://news.sbisiali.com/ar/news/article/mohamed-heneidy-25-years-in-which-the-nightingale-of-comedy-was-at-the-top" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span lang="ar">comedic</span></a> <span lang="ar">character Chandler Bing</span> <span lang="ar">on the TV series "</span> <a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span lang="ar">Friends</span></a> <span lang="ar">," and played the role alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span lang="ar">Friends aired between 1994 and 2004 for ten seasons and 230 episodes.</span></p>