Overview
- Last Rites was released on Oct. 7, 2025 by Grand Central Publishing, months after Osbourne’s death at 76.
- Osbourne writes that Perry "used to come to our house for AA meetings," calling him "the funniest, most talented bloke" who worked hard to stay sober.
- He recalls feeling "so sad" when Perry was found unresponsive in his hot tub with ketamine in his system and notes he himself tried a doctor-supervised ketamine microdose before deciding never to use it again.
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled Perry’s Oct. 28, 2023 death was due to the acute effects of ketamine, with drowning and coronary artery disease listed as contributing factors.
- In the legal fallout, Jasveen Sangha pleaded guilty in September in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to charges including providing the drug used in Perry’s overdose, with sentencing set for December.