Matthew Perry’s parents have accused their son’s doctor of being “among the most culpable of all” in his death.
On Tuesday, the ‘Friends’ alum parents filed victim impact statements detailing their sorrow and frustration with those involved in his passing.
According to Rolling Stone, a letter from Matthew's mother and stepfather, Suzanne and Keith Morrison, read, “How do you measure grief? Can you possibly provide any rational accounting? The bottom falling out? Yes, that.”
It added, “Here was a life so entwined with ours and held aloft sometimes with duct tape and bailing wire, with anything that might keep that big terrible thing from killing our first-born son, and our hearts with him.”
The letter mentioned, “And then those greedy jackals come out of the dark, and all the effort is for nought; it all crashes down.”
They described their grief as a “deep well,” noting that while Suzanne had warned Keith no one would come between her and Matthew, his addiction and those he trusted—especially Placenscia, who admitted giving him ketamine—were “among the most culpable of all.
The letter said, “His story moved so many people. And he wanted, needed, deserved… a third act. It was ..in the planning. And then, those jackals.”
Matthew’s parents accused the doctor of betraying his vows and exploiting their son’s struggles for money, sneaking to meet him in secret and mocking him.
Matthew Perry, 54, was under the influence of ketamine when he died in October 2023.
Dr. Salvador Placenscia, one of five convicted in connection to his death, is set to be sentencedon Wednesday..
