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‘Social Media Doesn’t Concern Me,’ Yousra to Asharq Al-Awsat

Yousra attends the Red Sea International Film Festival. Photo: Red Sea IFF
Yousra attends the Red Sea International Film Festival. Photo: Red Sea IFF
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‘Social Media Doesn’t Concern Me,’ Yousra to Asharq Al-Awsat

Yousra attends the Red Sea International Film Festival. Photo: Red Sea IFF
Yousra attends the Red Sea International Film Festival. Photo: Red Sea IFF

Egyptian artist Yousra said the Gold Yusr Honorary Award she was honored with at the second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) is one of the “most important” tributes she has had in her journey that spans over 40 years.

In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of the festival in Jeddah, Yousra said her joy with the award in indescribable, and that she is “proud” of being honored among whom she described as “icons” like Indian star Shah Rukh Khan and British director Guy Ritchie, noting that this “award is a big achievement.”

During the interview, the Egyptian actress spoke about her connection with Saudi Arabia since the beginning of her journey, describing the kingdom as “the closest to her heart”, and noting that she made unforgettable memories in it.

She also said that her connection with Saudi Arabia and its beautiful cities started before she became a famous actress, as she used to visit it with her late mother for Hajj and Umrah, adding that the kingdom is her mental comfort place to which she comes to unwind and recover spiritually by visiting Kaaba, and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi.

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Doctor to Plead Guilty to Supplying Ketamine to ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry 

Matthew Perry appears at the GQ Men of the Year Party in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2022. (AP) 
Matthew Perry appears at the GQ Men of the Year Party in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2022. (AP) 
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Doctor to Plead Guilty to Supplying Ketamine to ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry 

Matthew Perry appears at the GQ Men of the Year Party in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2022. (AP) 
Matthew Perry appears at the GQ Men of the Year Party in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2022. (AP) 

A California doctor charged in the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of illegal distribution of the drug ketamine, according to a court filing on Monday.

Salvador Plasencia, who operated an urgent care clinic in Malibu, faces up to 40 years in prison, according to a statement from prosecutors. He is expected to enter the guilty plea in the coming weeks.

Plasencia was one of five people charged in the death of Perry at age 54. An autopsy found the actor died from acute effects of ketamine and other factors that caused him to lose consciousness and drown in his hot tub in October 2023.

Ketamine is a short-acting anesthetic with hallucinogenic properties. It is sometimes prescribed to treat depression and anxiety but also abused by recreational users.

In the plea agreement, Plasencia admitted to injecting Perry with ketamine at the actor's home and in a Santa Monica parking lot in the weeks before his death, in exchange for thousands of dollars, and that it was "not for legitimate medical purposes."

Plasencia obtained the ketamine from another doctor, Mark Chavez of San Diego. According to earlier court filings, Plasencia texted Chavez about Perry, saying: "I wonder how much this moron will pay."

Chavez and two other defendants already have pleaded guilty in the case. None has yet been sentenced.

A fifth defendant, Jasveen Sangha, whom authorities said was a drug dealer known to customers as the "ketamine queen," has been charged with supplying the dose that killed Perry. She has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go on trial in August.

Perry had publicly acknowledged decades of substance abuse, including during the years he starred as Chandler Bing on the hit 1990s television sitcom "Friends."