Matthew Perry's family trusted his assistant to help keep him sober. He instead helped him overdose
Summary
Matthew Perry’s personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, pleaded guilty to helping provide the actor with ketamine, a drug that led to Perry’s death in October 2023. Iwamasa was paid to support Perry’s sobriety but instead enabled his drug use and left him alone after a fatal dose.Key Facts
- Matthew Perry paid Kenneth Iwamasa $150,000 a year to be his live-in assistant.
- Iwamasa injected Perry with ketamine that caused his death on October 28, 2023.
- Iwamasa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death.
- Prosecutors seek a prison sentence of three years and five months for Iwamasa.
- Four other people were indicted related to Perry’s death, including a doctor and a drug dealer.
- Perry’s family trusted Iwamasa to help with addiction but now blame him for the death.
- Iwamasa spoke at Perry’s funeral, which upset the family.
- The medical examiner ruled ketamine as the main cause of death, with drowning secondary.
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