Keith Morrison; Jasveen Sangha
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Matthew Perry’s stepdad Keith Morrison told the woman known as the “Ketamine Queen,” “I don’t hate you, I’m not angry at you” at the sentencing on April 8.
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The drug dealer, whose real name is Jasveen Sangha, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Perry died in October 2023 of acute effects of ketamine. He was 54.
Matthew Perry’s stepdad’s words to the “Ketamine Queen” at her sentencing has been revealed.
On April 8 during the sentencing of Jasveen Sangha, also known as the “Ketamine Queen,” Keith Morrison had a blunt statement for the criminal, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in relation to Perry’s death. “I feel bad for you. I don’t hate you, I’m not angry at you. You’re a drug dealer,” the veteran Dateline correspondent told Sangha in the courtroom, per Today. “The fact is you supplied an addict.”
Morrison, who married Perry’s mom Suzanne in 1981, also grieved the Friends actor’s death in court. “There was a spark to that man that I’ve never seen anywhere else … he was one of a kind,” he said. “He should have had another act. Two more acts.”
Outside the courthouse following the sentencing, Morrison said, “We miss Matthew dreadfully, of course, and I feel bad for the family of the perpetrator here as well. Nobody won today.” He also praised the “very fair” judge for their “highly reasoned sentence.”
Matthew Perry in West Hollywood in November 2022
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Morrison has been vocal about the investigation of Perry’s ketamine-related death, which occurred in October 2023. Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 54.
An autopsy report revealed weeks later in December 2023 that Perry’s death was caused by acute effects of ketamine. Contributing factors to his death were drowning, coronary artery disease, and buprenorphine (a medication used for treating opioid use disorder).
When the Sangha and four other people close to the late actor were arrested in August 2024 in connection to his death, Morrison spoke out about justice taking its course.
“We were and still are heartbroken by Matthew’s death, but it has helped to know law enforcement has taken his case very seriously,” the Morrison family said in a statement obtained by Entertainment Weekly at the time.
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“We look forward to justice taking its course and we’re grateful for the exceptional work of the multiple agencies whose agents investigated Matthew’s death. We’re hoping unscrupulous suppliers of dangerous drugs will get the message.”
Sangha pleaded guilty in September 2025 to five federal charges: one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distribution of ketamine, and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
Matthew Perry
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In a court filing from March, prosecutors said that Sangha ran a “high-volume drug trafficking business out of her North Hollywood residence,” storing, packing, and distributing various types of drugs since 2019. After Perry’s death, prosecutors stated that she still continued to sell “dangerous drugs.”
“She chose profits over people, and her actions have caused immense pain to the victims’ families and loved ones,” prosecutors wrote. “That defendant had the opportunity to stop after realizing the impact of her dealing — but simply chose not to.”
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