Please, reafibg is what I have instead of covfefe.
I remember that Matthew Perry was on a really short-lived sitcom called Second Chance that was actually fairly terrible, although the supernatural angle did sort of give it something of a hook. Crummy ratings led to it being yanked off the air and reimagined without any of the supernatural stuff as Boys Will Be Boys, but it still sank like a stone. The fledgling Fox network really did barf up its fair share of garbage as it struggled to find its feet in the late 1980s.
At least one doctor and several dealers have been arrested, according to Page Six:
Not sure how I feel about this. There are most likely guilty as they have been charged and or pleaded to. But Perry was a big boy, and knew what he was doing. Not sure how this is ‘justice.’
They were providing the drugs illegally, and it’s extremely unlikely Perry was their only client. I’m fine with prosecuting them.
So were the doctors and drug dealers.
Ayup. “Personal responsibility” has to apply to ALL “persons,” not just the ones on the losing end of the deal.
And in particular, doctors are under a professional and ethical duty to help people who have health problems.
They are not supposed to facilitate a major health issue, such as drug addiction, which impairs the individual’s judgment and self-control.
If the case is proven against the doctor, they should be locked up. They are a hazard to the public.
I daresay countless celebrities in the entertainment biz are distraught over this. Whether their names will crop up or their supply cut off, they must be shaking in their Louboutins.
I wish someone would track down whoever supplied Prince with fentanyl.
They are despicable scum who took advantage of a struggling addict’s vulnerabilities.
One of them was his personal assistant. For him are you certain it wasn’t a case of “you help me get drugs–or you get fired”?
His attorneys could certainly offer that up as a defense against the charges if they thought it would help his case.
But, even if true, I wouldn’t see it as a reason not to charge him, or – quite likely – as a reason not to convict.
No. Are you certain it was?
Even if Perry had told his assistant this – I would be very surprised if “my boss told me to do this illegal thing, or I’d be fired” would be a legitimate argument against having committed a crime.
That’s the definition of all drug dealers.
Matthew Perry knew he had a drug problem and had the money to treat it. He could have found a benevolent house sitter who acted on that goal and not against it.
You convinced me. He got what he deserved. 
That’s a non-sequitor
It’s not a question of what he deserved. It’s sad that he succumbed to his addictions but he knowingly surrounded himself with people who enabled his drug habit.