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




