Matthew Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa sentenced to 41 months for supplying ketamine to actor
The live-in assistant of actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in supplying ketamine that contributed to the star’s fatal overdose in 2023, bringing a major chapter of the case to a close.60-year-old Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death. He was sentenced in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday and will also serve two years of supervised release and pay a $10,000 fine.Perry was found dead in his backyard hot tub in Los Angeles in October 2023. Medical officials later ruled his death was caused by the acute effects of ketamine, with drowning listed as a contributing factor.Iwamasa had no medical training and injected Perry with ketamine and worked alongside two doctors to supply the actor with more than $50,000 worth of the drug in the weeks leading up to his death. He admitted to repeatedly administering injections, including multiple doses on the day Perry died.During sentencing, Judge She..
