The woman federal prosecutors nicknamed the “Ketamine Queen” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for her alleged role in supplying the drug that killed Friends star Matthew Perry — closing what is arguably the most high-profile celebrity death investigation since Michael Jackson.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Jasveen Sangha, a Los Angeles-based drug dealer, was sentenced on April 8, 2026, following her federal conviction on charges related to Perry’s death in October 2023. According to ABC News and NBC News, federal prosecutors alleged that Sangha supplied the ketamine that led to the actor’s fatal overdose — and that she allegedly continued dealing even after two other individuals reportedly died from drugs linked to her supply.
That detail, in particular, is what has people reacting hardest.
A Case That’s Been Building for Over Two Years
Perry’s death sent shockwaves far beyond Hollywood. The Friends cast reunion had aired just two years prior — his sobriety journey was public, his openness about addiction well-documented. When investigators revealed that his death was caused by the acute effects of ketamine, a wave of arrests followed over the course of 2024 and into 2025.
Sangha was among those charged. As reported by Deadline, she was identified by prosecutors as a central figure in the ketamine supply chain — a claim she contested. The “Ketamine Queen” moniker, reportedly used in communications related to her alleged dealing operation, became the detail that made her the most recognisable name in the case.
Her sentencing on April 8 marks the most significant legal outcome in the Perry case to date.
The Internet Has Thoughts — and They’re Divided
Reactions online landed exactly where you’d expect — split right down the middle.
On X, two distinct camps formed almost immediately after news of the sentencing broke. One argued that 15 years was insufficient given the scale of the alleged operation and the number of deaths reportedly connected to it. The other focused on the broader systemic failures in addiction medicine, celebrity healthcare, and the way the case had been prosecuted — questioning whether a drug dealer alone could bear responsibility for what many described as a much larger chain of negligence.
Perry’s former Friends co-stars have not publicly commented on the sentencing as of publication.
Whether the 15-year sentence represents justice, accountability, or something more complicated remains very much up for debate — and judging by the volume of posts still flooding X and Reddit, the internet isn’t close to settling it.
