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Celebrity hires Hollywood criminal defense attorney during investigation into Matthew Perry’s death

A Woman in connection with the ongoing investigation against the actor Matthew Perry’s death has retained legal representation and is cooperating with authorities after her iPhone and laptop were seized during a search of a residential treatment facility for addicts in Los Angeles.

According to RadarOnline.com, the search was part of a multi-agency investigation involving the LAPD, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

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The woman, known for her marriage to a well-known celebrity, has become a central figure in the investigation, which sources say has made “significant progress” in clarifying the circumstances surrounding PerryDeath by overdose in the last year.

Despite the examination, she insists on her innocence and claims that she Perry a friend and would never do anything to him.

Following the search, the woman voluntarily answered the detectives’ questions before being represented by Hollywood’s best criminal defense lawyers.

“She’s been tight-lipped about the situation,” a source told In Touch. “But investigators must have known something to get a warrant and show up like that.”

Ongoing investigation

Perry was found unconscious in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home on October 28 last year and was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. An autopsy report released in December found that ketamine levels in PerryThe blood value was within the range normally used for general anesthesia during surgery.

Those who are near Perry informed investigators that he had undergone ketamine infusion therapy, an experimental treatment for depression and anxiety.

However, the coroner found that PerryThe last treatment, given a week and a half before his death, did not explain the high levels of ketamine in his body.

“They were basically hunting for Matthewis the killer,” said an insider.

“She’s a celebrity herself and the two met in rehab. They formed an unexpected friendship.”

“It’s hard to say or know exactly what her role is, but she insists she had nothing to do with it. She has hired lawyers and has had several meetings with police since they showed up at her rehab home with a search warrant.”