Matthew Perry's doctor has appealed his sentence in connection with the actor's death.
The Friends star died from accidental drowning caused by the acute effects of ketamine use in October 2023, and Dr Salvador Placencia was one of five people convicted of crimes relating to his death and was the first to be sentenced in December 2025, given a 30-month prison term.
According to a defence brief obtained by People magazine, the doctor argued he received a harsher sentence for violating a position of trust as a medical professional, when he was "nothing more than a drug dealer".
