Tag: celebrity

PACIFIC PALISADES—On Wednesday, April 8, Jasveen Sangha, 42, who is known as the Ketamine Queen who sold the ketamine that led to an overdose by the late actor Matthew Perry was sentenced by United States District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. Sangha lives in North Hollywood and holds dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Per the press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, Sangha was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison.  She pleaded guilty in September 2025.  She pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of ketamine.  She also pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury. She also pleaded guilty to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises.

Jasveen Sangha, along with Erik Fleming sold ketamine to Kenneth Iwamasa, who was the personal assistant of the late actor Matthew Perry, who starred in the sitcom “Friends,” the remake of “The Odd Couple” and films like,  “The Ron Clark Story,” and “The Whole Nine Yards” and its sequel, and who was injected 51 times with ketamine.

Sangha was sentenced not just for supplying the ketamine that caused Perry to overdose but for her long-term drug dealing.   This included selling four vials of ketamine to Cody McLaury in 2019.  McLaury died later that day as a result of a drug overdose.  According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, Sagnha also used her home in North Hollywood as a place from which she not only sold drugs such as methamphetamine and ketamine, but she also used her home as the place from which the drugs were packaged and shipped, which she started years ago.

Jasveen Sangha was not the only person to be sentenced for the death of Matthew Perry.  Two other defendants were also sentenced which included Salvador Plasencia, who lives in Santa Monica and who also supplied drugs to Matthew Perry, and Mark Chavez, who lives in San Diego, and who operated the drug clinic that Plasencia brought drugs to give to Perry.

Plasencia pleaded guilty in July 2025 to four counts of distributing ketamine and is currently serving 30 months in prison.  He also lost his license to practice medicine in California back in September of 2025.

Chavez pleaded guilty in October 2024.  According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine.  His sentence includes serving three years of probation.  It also includes performing 300 hours of community service and doing 8 months of home detention.

In August 2024, both Erik Fleming and Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty to federal narcotics charges. They will be sentenced for their role in the death of Matthew Perry.

The case is being prosecuted by two different prosecutors which includes Assistant U.S. Attorney Haoxiaohan H. Cai, who works in the Major Frauds Section, and Ian V. Yanniello of the National Security Division.

Canyon News reached out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California for comment on the sentencing of Jasveen Sangha and the sentencing of Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez but did not receive any comment on the case.

 

By Daniel Diquinzio

BRENTWOOD—On Tuesday, December 16, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced that Nick Reiner was charged with murdering his father, actor Rob Reiner, and mother, Michele Singer Reiner. The prosecutors filed two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances.

According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney, Nathan Hochman, Nick is also charged with a special allegation of using a knife. If convicted, Nick Reiner could receive a sentence of either life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death sentence.

The prosecutors claim that Nick stabbed both of his parents with a knife at their house which is located in the 200 block of South Chadbourne Avenue in Brentwood, Los Angeles early Sunday morning.

Nick is being held in Twin Towers Jail. He has been placed under special supervision as he is considered to be a suicide risk. Reiner is being represented by former Los Angeles County Prosecutor Alan Jackson.

By Daniel Diquinzio

  LOS ANGELES—David Anthony Burke is a pop and R&B singer who performs and records under the name D4vd. For the last few weeks, he has been the subject of an investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department after the remains of a dead body were found in a Tesla vehicle that was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, and which was also owned by the singer. Now he has been forced to cancel his planned tour of Europe and the United Kingdom. As part of his Withered 2025 World Tour, which started in August of 2025, D4vd planned to perform in cities such as Amsterdam, Paris, Dublin, Berlin, and Vienna. Still, all of the planned performance dates have been cancelled, and the same applies to his scheduled performances in Canadian cities such as Toronto. The body that was found in D4vd has been identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner as being Celeste Rivas Hernandez, and how her body ended up in the singer’s Tesla is still under investigation. By Daniel Diquinzio

BEVERLY HILLS—In 2023, Jennifer Lopez, known for her musical career and appearances in films such as Hustlers, Maid in Manhattan, and The Wedding Planner, split from her husband Ben Affleck and put her home in Beverly Hills on the market. Now she has purchased a new mansion in Beverly Hills.

This new mansion is located one hour from the neighborhood in which she used to live. It spans 8,600 square feet and is situated on a two-acre plot. This building features five bedrooms and eight bathrooms, and it also contains many luxury amenities, including a home theater and a massage parlor.

The divorce between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez was finalized in January 2025. She bought the mansion they purchased in 2022 on the real estate Market last July, and it can be bought for $68 million.

By Daniel Diquinzio

BEVERLY HILLS—The actress Jessica Alba, who played Susan Storm in the first two Fantastic Four films and appeared in the movie Sin City, as well as starred in the television show Dark Angel, recently purchased a mansion in Beverly Hills. The cost of this home is $4.75 million.

The actress’s new home is located in the heart of Beverly Hills. It is a Spanish-style estate, and the design blends modern elements with colonial architecture and Mediterranean designs. Jessica Alba’s mansion spans 5,000 square feet, and it includes four bedrooms and five bathrooms. Among the architectural features in the home’s design are arched doorways and terracotta roof tiles.

By Daniel Diquinzio

BRENTWOOD—NBA player Blake Griffin, who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons has purchased a mansion in Brentwood for about $5.9 million. The 31-year-old Oklahoma native bought the property from Jordana Leigh, the represented seller working with Rodeo Realty, while Ron Smith and David Berg from Smith & Berg Partners at Compass represented Griffin in the transaction.

The home has 5 bedrooms, 5.5 baths and is 5,893 square feet and sites on a 0.53 acre lot. It is 155.59 percent more expensive than other properties in the region, with the median price being $2,299,000. The single family home was built in 1936 and costs $997 per square foot.

The home has a  kitchen furnished with Brazilian granite, custom cabinets, a Viking range, Bosch dishwashers, and a family room with a fireplace and tall windows. Off the living room are media and billiard rooms. Additionally, there is a private terrace and covered seating with another fireplace.

The pool has a waterfall along with a spa. The guest suite has its own patio overlooking the area, and the upstairs has a grand master bedroom with another fireplace and three walk-in closets. Other amenities include a gym, a place to play pool, and wine cellar.

Griffin started playing in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2009. He was signed to the Detroit Pistons in 2018. Some most notable achievements include the John R. Wooden Award (2009), the NBA Rookie of the Year Award (2011), the NBA All Rookie Team (2011), and Best Breakthrough Athlete in 2011 at the ESPY Awards.

By Janette Fu