Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's personal assistant, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison, two years of probation, and a $10,000 fine for his central role in the actor's fatal ketamine overdose. Iwamasa pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death, becoming the first to cooperate with prosecutors in the 2 1/2-year investigation following Perry's death on October 28, 2023. Perry's family, including his mother Suzanne Morrison, expressed profound betrayal and held Iwamasa most responsible, stating they trusted him to help Perry with sobriety, but he instead indulged the actor's addiction. Iwamasa, who was paid $150,000 annually, sourced off-the-books ketamine from other individuals and injected Perry with the drug six to eight times daily in the days leading up to his death. His sentencing marks the fifth and final resolution in the case, following the convictions of Dr. Salvador Plasencia, Erik Fleming, and "The Ketamine Queen" Jasveen Sangha, all involved in supplying the drug. In fullMatthew Perry’s assistant gets over three years in prison for injecting actor with ketamineThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Matthew Perry’s assistant gets jail time for injecting actor with fatal ketamine dose
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's personal assistant, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison, two years of probation, and a $10,000 fine for his central role in the actor's fatal ketamine overdose. Iwamasa pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death, becoming the first to cooperate with prosecutors in the 2 1/2-year investigation following Perry's death on October 28, 2023. Perry's family, including his mother Suzanne Morrison, expressed profound betrayal and held Iwamasa most responsible, stating they trusted him to help Perry with sobriety, but he instead indulged the actor's addiction. Iwamasa, who was paid $150,000 annually, sourced off-the-books ketamine from other individuals and injected Perry with the drug six to eight times daily in the days leading up to his death. His sentencing marks the fifth and final resolution in the case, following the convictions of Dr. Salvador Plasencia, Erik Fleming, and "The Ketamine Queen" Jasveen Sangha, all involved in supplying the drug. In fullMatthew Perry’s assistant gets over three years in prison for injecting actor with ketamineThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
