Valerie Wu Intern Ernst Goldschmidt, member of the founding team of Orion Pictures and an international film executive, died Dec. 2 from heart failure in Badenweller, Germany. He was 92.
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Matthew Perry wrote about the drug he ultimately died from in his 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.
The Friends star tragically passed away on October 28, 2023. He was 54.
On Friday (December 15), the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office released the actor’s toxicology report, which revealed that he died of “acute effects of ketamine.”
In his book, Matthew wrote about taking ketamine infusions while in rehab in Switzerland – and he gave the treatment a negative review.
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“Ketamine was a very popular street drug in the 1980s,” Matthew wrote. “There is a synthetic form of it now, and it’s used for two reasons: to ease pain and help with depression.”
He quipped, “They might as well have called it ‘Matty.’”
The actor wrote about getting the infusions in hour-long sessions while blindfolded and noted that he “disassociated.”
He recalled, “Oh, I thought, ‘This is what happens when you die.’ Yet I would continually sign up for this s-it because it was something different, and anything different is good.”
“Taking K is like being hit in the head with a giant happy shovel,” Matthew added. “But the hangover was rough and outweighed the shovel.”
He emphasized, “Ketamine was not for me.”
Matthew was “reportedly clean for 19 months” prior to his death.
Valerie Wu Intern Ernst Goldschmidt, member of the founding team of Orion Pictures and an international film executive, died Dec. 2 from heart failure in Badenweller, Germany. He was 92.
Ernst Goldschmidt, the sales agent who co-founded Orion Pictures and oversaw distribution of some of the previous century’s biggest movies, has died aged 92.
Les McCann, acclaimed jazz pianist and vocalist whose greatest commercial success came with the 1969 song “Compared to What”, from his album Swiss Movement, criticizing the Vietnam War, has died. His longtime manager Alan Abrahams confirmed to multiple media outlets that McCann died Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles where he had been admitted with pneumonia. He was 88.
California state prison has been revealed days after his arrival.Masterson — who was sentenced to 30 years to life in September after being convicted of two counts of forcible rape — has started the reception and classification process at North Kern State Prison in Delano, TMZ reported Sunday.Since arriving at the prison on Wednesday, the “That ’70s Show” star, 47, has been placed in a group called privilege group U, which prohibits family visits and access to personal property while limiting entertainment access, according to the outlet.The Post reached out to reps for Masterson and the California Department of Corrections for comment.TMZ reports that Masterson is allowed one phone call his first week at the prison and after that, he is restricted to one call per month as long as he’s in privilege group U.TMZ confirmed Masterson will still have access to the prison yard and recreation services, but he won’t get his full prison privileges until the classification process has ended — it could take up to 90 days.Unidentified sources close to “The Ranch” actor told the outlet that Masterson has shown “exceptional strength of mind and spirit” amid his transfer from the Los Angeles County Jail to the prison last week.He is reportedly feeling hopeful about the appeal he filed in November.Masterson has long maintained his innocence, but he did not testify in the trial proceedings. A jury found Masterson guilty of two of three rape counts in May — both attacks took place in Masterson’s home in 2003.The jury could not reach a verdict on the third rape charge, which was lodged by a former, longtime girlfriend.The three women were members of the Church of Scientology, as is Masterson.
Paula Abdul has accused American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance executive producer Nigel Lythgoe of repeatedly sexually assaulting her while she was a judge on both shows. According to court documents obtained by TM
Rolling Stone) allege that the abuse was reinforced by Trevi’s place as “the most valuable asset” in Andrade’s “sadistic” sex ring, and that the abuse was so “grotesque” that Trevi was suicidal.The news comes in response to a complaint filed in January this year, when Trevi herself was accused of “grooming” and exploiting underage girls in the early ‘90s for the benefit of Andrade.In that case, two unidentified women alleged that Trevi and Andrade used their “role, status, and power” in order to initiate sexual contact with them over the course of several years.The accusers were aged 13 and 15 years old respectively when Trevi is said to have approached them in public for what they claim was a violent sex cult.Per a complaint that was filed in Los Angeles County on December 30, 2022, the two women are “survivors of childhood sexual abuse, sexual battery, assault, molestation, and abuse” at the hands of the defendants.That filing stated that the alleged victims have since suffered “substantial emotional distress, anxiety, nervousness, anger and fear” as a result of the abuse.Trevi and Andrade were not named in the suit, which instead identified the two subjects as Jane Does. The documents do describe Trevi as a “famous and popular pop star, and one of the most highly compensated female artists in Latin America”, while Andrade is said to be “one of the most successful music producers in Mexico”.In January, Trevi issued a statement in which she vehemently denied those allegations.“Being a victim of physical and sexual abuse is one of the worst things that can happen to a human being,” she wrote.
Jermaine Jackson is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in or around the spring of 1988, according to a new lawsuit. Filed by Rita Butler Barrett on Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court and obtained by The Post, the suit accuses the famed member of The Jackson 5 of sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual battery, negligence and rape.
Danny Masterson has been pictured for the first time since his conviction for sexual assault. His mugshot was released as he begins his 30-year prison sentence.The former star of That 70s Show was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women about two decades ago. He was sentenced in September after being convicted last May.
Danny Masterson new mugshot is here.
In an obituary published by British daily , Minnie Driver recalled some of the good times with Matthew Perry, whom she acted alongside in a 2003 production of David Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago.
Tiffany Haddish pleaded not guilty today through an attorney to two misdemeanor DUI charges stemming from her arrest last month in Beverly Hills.
South Park have released a new special on Paramount+ called Not Suitable For Children. It is available to watch in the US and Canada now.The brand new episode parodies the online content subscription site OnlyFans, which has become known for its adult content.“After discovering a South Park Elementary teacher’s OnlyFans page, Randy is compelled to take a closer look at the world of influencers,” a synopsis reads.A teaser preview shared on social media today (December 20), Mr Skinner bursts into a classroom to announce they “have a problem”.Another snippet shows a meeting of concerned parents at South Park Elementary who fear their children will find the content online. “We’re talking about someone who influences our children!” Tweak’s dad exclaims.
Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter has revealed that she is horrified at the idea of her mum flying out to Switzerland to die alone in an assisted dying clinic.
Deadline, Clooney, 62, recalled booking “ER” and Perry landing “Friends” at the same time. Both shows premiered in fall 1994 on NBC. “We were side by side on the soundstage,” Clooney remembered.
Holly Jones Paris-based outfit Luxbox – one of Europe’s biggest sales agents and sometimes producers – of higher-profile Spanish-language art house fare, has swooped on international rights to “Reas,” a prison musical in which female and trans ex-cons process their experiences, which was confirmed last week as one of the first eight films selected for Berlin’s Forum section. The second film by Argentine playwright and writer Lola Arias (“Theater of War”), and winner of the HEAD Pitchings du Réel Award at Visions du Réel in 2020, “Reas” was also selected by San Sebastian Film Festival for its 2023 WIP Latam.
Dame Esther Rantzen says if her lung cancer does not improve with treatment, she is considering the option of assisted dying.
Norman Lear, the creator, writer and producer of such iconic TV classics as All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, died of cardiac arrest, according to a Los Angeles County death certificate filed today.
James Haskell has shared a photograph of him and estranged wife Chloe Madeley enjoying a 'team meal' with their daughter Bodhi, following their marriage split. The ex-rugby ace, 38, and Chloe, 36, announced they'd separated after nearly 10 years together in October, but have continued to spend time together as they navigate co-parenting their daughter Bodhi, one. On Sunday, 17 December, James took to Instagram to share a snap of him, Chloe and Bodhi in a restaurant together.
We learned Friday that ketamine killed Matthew Perry. And now we’re learning more about how the drug affected him.
New information about Matthew Perry‘s tragic passing has been revealed.