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Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced: Why did Kenneth Iwamasa keep injecting Friends star with ketamine that killed him?

Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced: Why did Kenneth Iwamasa keep injecting Friends star with ketamine that killed him?

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Kenneth Iwamasa, the personal assistant who injected Friends star Matthew Perry with the ketamine that killed him, was sentenced on Wednesday to more than three years in prison, bringing a years-long legal case to a close. Matthew Perry’s trusted assistant has been sentenced to prison. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Iwamasa pleaded guilty in 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing Perry’s death. He was sentenced to 41 months in prison, two years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine and an additional mandatory payment of $100, according to the New York Times. Prosecutors said Kenneth Iwamasa clearly understood the dangers involved. He had known Perry for many years and became his live-in assistant in 2022. According to prosecutors, he knew about Perry’s long struggle with addiction and had even been warned by a doctor about concerns over the actor’s drug use. Even so, Iwamasa admitted to injecting Perry with at least 27 ketamine shots in the days before his death on October 28, 2023, including at least three injections on the day he died. Prosecutors …

Who is Kenneth Iwamasa? Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced in ‘Friends’ actor’s ketamine death case

Who is Kenneth Iwamasa? Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced in ‘Friends’ actor’s ketamine death case

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Kenneth Iwamasa, the longtime live-in assistant of Matthew Perry, has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his role in the actor’s fatal ketamine overdose case. Perry (L) was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28, 2023. Iwamasa (R) had worked closely with Perry for years and was considered one of the actor’s most trusted aides. (Reuters, AP) According to court proceedings reported by Entertainment Weekly, Iwamasa pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to distribute ketamine after admitting he injected Perry with the drug multiple times, including three injections on the day the “Friends” star died in October 2023. During sentencing in Los Angeles federal court on Wednesday, US District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett criticized Iwamasa’s conduct, telling him: “You were privy to his struggle with addiction. Your conduct was reckless.” The sentencing effectively closes the nearly three-year federal investigation into Perry’s death. Who is Kenneth Iwamasa? Iwamasa, 60, had worked closely with Perry for years and was considered one of the actor’s most trusted aides. …

Kenneth Branagh thinks Tom Cruise is yet to step into his ‘golden age of performance’ | Hollywood

Kenneth Branagh thinks Tom Cruise is yet to step into his ‘golden age of performance’ | Hollywood

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May 01, 2025 08:05 AM IST Tom Cruise is celebrated by Kenneth Branagh as an underestimated actor, not just a movie star. Tom Cruise may be “the last great movie star” who saved the industry multiple times, but according to Kenneth Branagh, there’s far more to the Hollywood icon than just action and charisma. He is “an underestimated actor”, and the Hercule Poirot actor wonders why everyone views him as only a movie star. Kenneth Branagh defends Tom Cruise against being labeled merely a movie star, acknowledging his depth as an actor. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP)(AFP) For Branagh, reducing Cruise to a “movie star” sells him short. As Cruise prepares to receive the BFI Fellowship—British Film Institute’s most prestigious honor—his Valkyrie co-star is calling on the world to give the actor his due. ALSO READ| Michael B Jordan thanks Tom Cruise for ‘ all the love and support’ after latter urges audience to watch Sinners Cruise is ‘an underestimated actor?’ Branagh thinks so “If he ever tires of wowing the world with action, …

Star Trek and Captain Marvel fame Kenneth Mitchell passes away at 47 due to ALS complications

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Canadian actor Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, known for his notable roles in Hollywood such as Star Trek: Discovery and Captain Marvel died at the age of 49 from complications related to ALS on Saturday. His family members confirmed his passing, releasing an official statement on social media.  On Saturday, Mitchel’s family took to his Instagram account and wrote a statement regarding the actor’s death, “With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, beloved father, husband, brother, uncle, son and dear friend.” The family also shared an obituary of the actor on the graphics that read, “Born in Toronto, Canada on November 25, 1974, to Diane and David Mitchell, Ken was widely known as an actor in many films and television shows. He’s portrayed an Olympic hopeful, an apocalypse survivor, an astronaut, a superhero’s dad, and four unique Star Trekkers.” The statement further stated, “For five and a half years Ken faced a series of awful challenges from ALS. And in truest Ken fashion, he managed to rise above each one with …

Captain Marvel Star Kenneth Mitchell Passes Away At 49

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Kenneth Michell Succumbs To Death Due To ALS ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell passed away on Saturday, February 24. The actor’s grieving family shared the tragic news from Mitchell’s social media handle. He has been in the entertainment industry for about two decades, which is unfortunate news to wake up to. Keep scrolling for more. Mitchell was born on November 25, 1974. He was in the movie Miracle alongside Kurt Russell. He then appeared as Eric Green in the television drama Jericho. In Star Trek Discovery, Mitchell played three recurring Klingon characters. In 2019, he played the role of Joseph Danvers in Marvel’s Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson. He had been a part of several other films and television programs. As per reports, Captain Marvel star Kenneth Mitchell was diagnosed with ALS, and he revealed his diagnosis in an interview with People Magazine in 2020. ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a neurological disorder that causes paralysis and death. Kenneth lived in Los Angeles with his wife, Susan May Pratt, …

What is ALS? Captain Marvel star Kenneth Mitchell dies at 49 from fatal neuro di | Hollywood

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Canadian actor Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, renowned for his notable Hollywood performances including Star Trek: Discovery, passed away at the age of 49 due to complications from ALS on Saturday. His family members confirmed his death, sharing an official statement on social media. Captain Marvel star Kenneth Mitchell dies at 49 (Getty images, X) Kenneth Mitchell dies at 49 suffering from ALS “With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, beloved father, husband, brother, uncle, son and dear friend,” a statement on the Captain Marvel’s star’s Instagram post read. “Ken was widely known as an actor in many films and television shows. He’s portrayed an Olympic hopeful, an apocalypse survivor, an astronaut, a superhero’s dad, and four unique Star Trekkers,” the statement continued. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. What is ALS? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a neurological disorder that affects the brain and spinal cord’s nerve cells. Over time, this condition causes a progressive loss of muscle control. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s …

A Haunting In Venice Review: Kenneth Branagh’s Classic Whodunit Breaks Genre Norms

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Kenneth Branagh in a shot from the film. (Courtesy: YouTube) A pensive but evocative take on a lesser-known, late-career Agatha Christie novel, A Haunting In Venice finds Kenneth Branagh, the director and the actor, in a far more subdued zone than the ones that he was in Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, his two previous Hercule Poirot adaptations. In tone and tenor, Branagh’s third outing with the queen of crime is more ambience and atmosphere than flourish and vigour. Its visual style does not bank so much on scale and grandeur as it does on the specificities of location and mood. That works wonders and makes A Haunting In Venice the best that Branagh has done with Agatha Christie. The 103-minute film is not only redolent of the period – a couple of years after end of World War II – but also of the mysteries of the nocturnal that seek attention when darkness descends on a dimly-lit Venetian manor that has seen better days.   Michael Greene’s minimalist screenplay relocates …