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AT THE MERCY OF GREED

Friends star Matthew Perry was found dead in his hot tub in October last year.

SALVADOR PLASENCIA

KENNETH IWAMASA

JASVEEN SANGHA

MARK CHAVEZ

Five people, including those pictured above, have been arrested and charged with supplying Matthew Perry with the drug that killed him.

HOLLYWOOD is peppered with real-life stories of tragedy and excess, starring a cast of characters who find fame in a land as treacherous as it is magical.

But one of the most tragic of all belongs to Matthew Perry, a man who seemed to have it all: looks and talent, wit and charm, appeal and money.

Yet he couldn’t defeat the demons that had haunted him for decades – and when he was found face down in his hot tub in October last

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