2 weeks Ago By Hannah Furnell
The new owners of Matthew Perry 's LA home have revealed they performed a "blessing ceremony" next to his pool where he was found dead at the age of 54 last year . The much-loved Friends star was found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home's hot tub on October 28, 2023, having suffered from the acute effects of ketamine , an anesthetic with psychedelic properties. Now, a year after his tragic death, Anita Verma-Lallian says she and her family want to preserve some of the design elements of the property and honor "positive aspects" of Perry's life, including his "immense talent.
" Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'burdening' Colombia's security, says ex-royal insider Secret Service agent 'abandoned post to breastfeed baby' during Donald Trump rally The real estate developer who made the purchase has revealed details of a blessing ceremony carried out at the property. Posting a pictures and a video on Instagram , she said that she and her family look to honor the "positive aspects of the previous owner's life, his immense talent, and all the joy he brought to so many people." Ms Verma-Lallian wants to retain some features, including the famous Batman logo in the property's pool, which she stressed "is definitely staying.
" In her post, she said: "The moment I walked into the home, I absolutely fell in love with the features, especially the view of the Pacific Ocean. "We knew it was 'the one' and decided to write an offer on it immediately. As a real estate developer myself, I believe every property has a history that we may or may not know about, and every home carries the energy that the current owner brings to it.
"I am Hindu, and it’s customary to do a blessing and prayer anytime you buy a new home." Ms Verma-Lallian went on to discuss Perry's "immense talent" and the "joy he brought to so many people" in the post. The property sold for $8.
5 million in an off-market deal, according to The US SUN . Perry's manner of death was ruled to be accidental, and the autopsy report released in May showed he died from acute effects of ketamine. Don't miss.
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It was later reported that before his death, Perry was undergoing ketamine infusion therapy. After months of probing, five individuals were detained on August 15 for their connection to the incident, including Erik Fleming, Salvador Plasencia, Mark Chavez , his live-in aide Kenneth Iwamasa and Jasveen Sangha, also known as the The Ketamine Queen . Perry began seeking more ketamine than his doctor would prescribe and about a month before his death, he found Dr.
Salvador Plasencia, who allegedly asked Dr. Mark Chavez to procure the drug for him. After selling the drugs to Perry for $4,500, Plasencia allegedly proposed to Chavez that they continue supplying them to become Perry's "go-to," according to prosecutors.
Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges, stating that "the doctors preyed on Perry's history of addiction in the final months of his life last year to provide him with ketamine in amounts they knew were dangerous." Chavez pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute ketamine in connection with Perry's death, marking him as the third individual to confess involvement. Prosecutors have cut deals for lesser charges with Chavez and two others, seeking their aid to pursue two main suspects: Plasencia and an alleged drug dealer dubbed the "ketamine queen" of Los Angeles , believed to be more directly linked to the actor's overdose.
Perry's assistant Kenny Iwamasa, was also charged in connection with his death and pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death. Fleming faced charges for acting as a go-between for the actor and The Ketamine Queen as well. However, the sentencing has been postponed until next year.
Fleming will now be sentenced in March 2025, per The Mirror. Perry's parents Suzanne Morrison and stepfather Keith Morrison have opened up about Perry's final days in a Today Show special with Savannah Guthrie. In a teaser clip, Suzanne, 81, said Perry showed her "one of his new houses" before saying: "I love you so much and I’m so happy to be with you now.
"It was almost as though it was a premonition of something. I didn’t think about it at the time but I thought, 'How long has it been since we’ve had a conversation like that. It’s been years.
'" She added: "I think there was something...
there was an inevitability to what was going to happen next to him, and he felt it very strongly. But he said, 'I’m not frightened anymore.' And it worried me.
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