New TMZ documentary about Matthew Perry's death will air on Monday

Nearly a month after five people, including two doctors, were charged in connection with Matthew Perry's ketamine overdose death, a new documentary from TMZ Studios claims to expose a celebrity drug ring in Hollywood.

The one-hour documentary TMZ investigates: Matthew Perry and the secret celebrity drug ringPremiering Monday, September 16, at 9/8c on FOX and streaming on Hulu, an online description of the episode states that “the roles of drug dealers, willing helpers, unscrupulous doctors and unethical rehab centers are examined.”

The documentary also includes interviews with Botched Star Dr. Terry Dubrow, television personality Kelly Osbourne and a former DEA agent, according to a FOX preview of the episode shown below.

In the clip, former DEA agent Bill Bodner tells TMZ's Harvey Levin about the role doctors can sometimes play in drug-related deaths.

“If there's money involved or the prospect of being famous is tempting, then that's the reason for this distraction outside of ethical boundaries,” says Bodner.

Perry, 54, died of an accidental drug overdose on October 28, 2023. Friends The actor was found dead in his hot tub at his Los Angeles home after being injected with three doses of ketamine earlier that day.

An autopsy found that Perry died from the acute effects of ketamine. Contributing factors included drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid addiction.

Los Angeles police began investigating the star's death in May 2024. On August 15, five people were charged with distributing the ketamine that caused Perry's death. Federal prosecutors had previously alleged that Perry, who had spoken openly about his struggle with addiction, was taken advantage of by the defendants and became addicted to drugs again before his death.

Three defendants: Dr. Mark Chavez, one of two doctors charged in connection with Perry's death, Kenneth Imawasa, Perry's live-in assistant, and Erik Fleming, an acquaintance of Perry's who coordinated the sale of drugs to him, have since either pleaded guilty or agreed to plead guilty in connection with Perry's death.

The other two defendants in the case – Dr. Salvador Plasencia and Jasveen Sangha – have both pleaded not guilty.

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Perry, who was undergoing ketamine infusion therapy at the time of his death, spoke about his struggle with addiction in his memoirs Friends, lovers and the big, terrible thing.

“I wanted to tell it when I was sure I wasn't going back to the dark side,” Perry told PEOPLE for a 2022 cover story. “I had to wait until I was pretty sure I was sober – and away from the active disease of alcoholism and addiction – to write it all down. I was pretty sure it would help people if I did.”

“TMZ Investigates: Matthew Perry and the Secret Celebrity Drug Ring” premieres Monday, September 16 at 9/8c on FOX and streams on Hulu.

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