Matthew Perry's heartbroken mum makes sad observation about son a year on from his death

Matthew Perry's mum Suzanne Morrison opened up about her 'very lonely' son during an interview as she marked the first anniversary of his tragic death

Matthew Perry's heartbroken mum Suzanne Morrison said her son was "very lonely" throughout his life as she marked the first anniversary of his death.

The actor tragically passed away at 54 on October 28, 2023, due to the "acute effects of ketamine". He was battling depression and anxiety and became addicted to intravenous ketamine last autumn. She also said her son had a "premonition" about his death in an interview with NBC's Today.

Matthew was best known for his role as Chandler Bing in Friends and an investigation into his death unearthed a “broad underground criminal network” of people who “took advantage” of the American-Canadian actor, who set up a sober living facility for men with similar issues.

The first of five people charged over Perry’s death will be sentenced on Wednesday. Marking the first anniversary since his death, his mum said she was "thrilled" about the charges over his death. Ms Morrison also said: “It must be said, he was very lonely in his soul.”

“I’m a very lucky woman, but there was one glitch, there was one problem that I couldn’t.. conquer it (his addiction), I couldn’t help him,” she added, breaking down emotionally. "The one thing I have to learn, (it’s) very hard… is you’ve got to stop blaming yourself because it tears you up.”

Keith Morrison admitted he "didn't know how much he was taking" and thought he was sober at the time. He also said that he had thought it had not “turned into something that he couldn’t control”, and admitted that Perry’s “exterior hid an insecure, often very sad guy”.

Earlier this month, Mark Chavez, a doctor from San Diego, admitted to selling ketamine to another doctor, Salvador Plasencia, from Santa Monica, having diverted it from his former ketamine clinic. The 54-year-old formally admitted conspiring to distribute the surgical anaesthetic ketamine during a change-of-plea hearing.

Plasencia is set to face a trial on March 4 next year, after allegedly using Perry’s live-in assistant Kenneth Iwamasa to distribute ketamine to the actor from September to October last year for 55,000 dollars (£43,000). Jasveen Sangha – an alleged drug dealer named by authorities as “the ketamine queen” – will also stand trial, following claims she sold ketamine to Perry for 11,000 dollars (£8,553) in cash. Sangha and Plasencia have both pleaded not guilty to drug charges.

Iwamasa pleaded guilty on August 7 to conspiring to distribute ketamine causing death – admitting to “repeatedly injecting Perry with ketamine without medical training”, while Erik Fleming pleaded guilty on August 8 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine resulting in death.

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