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Matthew Perry's ex girlfriend has demanded police re-open the investigation into his death amid fears he had 'rogue' medical staff giving him drugs.
The Friends star, 54, was found face-down in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home on October 28 last year, with an autopsy confirming that he died from the 'acute effects of ketamine' and drowning.
But Kayti Edwards, who dated him in 2006 and worked as his assistant in 2011 at the height of his drug addiction, is convinced that the investigation in his death, which was closed in January, should be reopened.
She told The Mirror that the troubled actor had a nurse on his payroll who, at the height of his drug addiction, was getting '40 to 50 Vicodin in a day' as he had a 'way of enabling people to do things for him'.
Kayti believes the circumstances surrounding Perry's death need 'to be looked at again' and cops should investigate medical staff 'to see if he had a deal with any of them to give him some ketamine on the side'.
Matthew Perry, 54, was found face-down in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home on October 28 last year
The Friends star was later confirmed to have died from the 'acute effects of ketamine' and drowning. Pictured is Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox Arquette, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston on the scene on Friends
Perry's ex-girlfriend Kayti Edwards (pictured) is convinced that the investigation in his death, which was closed in January, should be reopened
Kayti has previously expressed her doubts surrounding the death of her ex, saying she did not believe he bought ketamine from the street.
She told The Mirror: 'It needs to be looked at again. I know when Matthew was taking 40 to 50 Vicodin in a day, he was getting it from a nurse who would bring it to his house.
'He had a way of enabling people to do things for him, saying 'I’ll give you this amount of money if you keep your mouth shut and get me this".'
'He made it so hard to say no. He was like "Kayti, can you run down and pick up this envelope for me, I’ll give you $5,000." It was hard to say no to that.
'It’s why I want people to investigate medical staff to see if he had a deal with any of them to give him some ketamine on the side.'
Kayti, who is also the granddaughter of actress Julie Andrews, has also urged Oscar executives to pay tribute to the late Hollywood actor as part of the In Memorium section of the awards show on Sunday.
She said: 'I know that it would mean a lot for him to be honoured at the Oscars in some way.
Kayti dated Matthew Perry in 2006 and worked as his assistant in 2011 at the height of his drug addiction
Kayti is also the granddaughter of actress Julie Andrews. Kayti is pictured far right, next to the legendary British film
Matthew died of the acute effects of ketamine combined with drowning, Los Angeles coroner's office has revealed
In his last post to his Instagram, posted the week he died, the star shared images of him in his hot tub, which is next to his infinity pool
'I remember having a conversation with him about how it was always his dream to be recognised and not just for Friends.
'He was always aware of the sad reality that Friends got tons of awards…but personally, I don’t think he got one.'
