Matthew Perry’s doctor reopens his office… ‘THE ACOLYTE’ has been cancelled… Flavor Flav made a splash in Vegas… Paul Mescal & Gracie Abrams holding hands… and Love Island USA reunion recap

Dr. Salvador Plasencia is one of 5 people charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s ketamine death. He’s the one who texted another doctor, “I wonder how much this moron will pay…Let’s find out.” It turned out to be $55K for about 20 vials of ketamine. He and Dr. Mark Chavez charged Matthew $55K for about 20 vials of ketamine. Chavez reached a plea deal with prosecutors and agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine when he goest to trial, but Plasencia hasn’t pleaded guilty to anything. He’s out on $100K bond and his trial is set to begin on Oct. 8. In the meantime, neither doctor has been stripped of his medical license — innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, I guess. That means both doctors are free to practice and write prescriptions. After being closed over the weekend to deal with his arrest, Dr. Placencia got back to work yesterday and his urgent care clinic. However, the note posted on the door says “for weight loss program only.” In fact, a reporter for the US Sun witnessed a patient get turned away who sought medical treatment.

Matthew Perry's doctor 'reopens office for weight loss injections' after arresthttps://t.co/imdUtwq1e9 pic.twitter.com/6M45VBITdK
— MirrorUSNews (@MirrorUSNews) August 20, 2024

It’s been a little over a month since the first season finale of The Acolyte, but if there was a cliffhanger that needed to be answered in Season 2, sorry ‘boutcha! The Star Wars prequel series is one and done on Disney+. First of all, it was WAY expensive to produce — about $22.5M per episode, or roughly $180M for a full season. And then, viewers just weren’t loving it. While Rotten Tomatoes’ critics gave it a certified fresh 78% approval rating, it had only an 18% audience score. While it’s not a shock Disney+ would pull the plug on The Acolyte, my mouth popped open in shock when I heard Netflix has canceled Buying Beverly Hills after two seasons — especially after the drama of watching Mauricio Umansky and Kyle Richards’ marriage falling apart in Season 2!

EXCLUSIVE: The story of ‘The Acolyte’ will not continue, with Lucasfilm opting not to proceed with a second season of the ‘Star Wars’ offshoot starring Amandla Stenberg, sources tell Deadline https://t.co/js3F28IeG6 pic.twitter.com/sCzmTvMUhM
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) August 19, 2024

The US women’s water polo team came home from the Olympics empty-handed, but Flavor Flav took his favorite ladies to Vegas to celebrate anyway! They all got VIP treatment at Resorts World over the weekend, catching Carrie Underwood’s residency before hitting up the club for the afterparty. Also partying in Vegas this weekend was The Kid Laroi, who wanted to celebrate his 21st birthday in Sin City. He and his 10-person crew partied at the Wynn, where the entire serenaded him with Happy Birthday before he jumped behind the DJ booth and grabbed the mic to perform a couple songs.

Flavor Flav and USA women's water polo hit Vegas in style after the Olympics

(via @FlavorFlav) pic.twitter.com/bXGmDZwHhs
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) August 19, 2024

I was first introduced to Gracie Abrams when she opened for Taylor Swift on the first leg of her Eras Tour. You may have seen Paul Mescal in Normal People, but you’ll REALLY get to know him when he stars as the lead in Gladiator II, which hits theaters on Nov. 22. After months of rumors, Gracie and Paul let us all know they are officially dating, complete with lots of cutesy PDA while walking through London yesterday.

Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams just ‘hooking up’ amid dating rumors: ‘It’s still early stages’ https://t.co/2nbAOxDEUz pic.twitter.com/rKlqSsuhYS
— Page Six (@PageSix) August 19, 2024

Love Island USA wrapped on July 21. They got back together for a big reunion on Peacock last night so we could see how the final five couples are doing. Kordell and Serena were the winning couple, splitting the $100K prize money. They are now engaged and living together. Kenny and JaNa are relationship official after she went to Dallas to meet Kenny’s mom. My daughter’s favorite Leah is doing the long-distance thing with Miguel. He went home to the UK and she went home to LA, but they try to FaceTime a couple hours every day. They say they’re in a relationship but haven’t said the “L” word yet. They’re not officially broken up, but things aren’t so great between Nicole and Kendall. That naughty video of him that was leaked caused a lot of problems, mainly because Kendall lied to Nicole about when he did it. He initially said he did it years ago, but she later found out it happened in the hotel RIGHT BEFORE filming Love Island USA began. But there will be be no happily ever after for Aaron and Kaylor. All his lies about what happened in Casa Amor came back to bite Aaron in the butt. But at least he still has Rob.