{"id":3711,"date":"2026-05-27T19:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/matthew-perrys-assistant-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-actors-fatal-ketamine-overdose\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T19:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:03:49","slug":"matthew-perrys-assistant-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-actors-fatal-ketamine-overdose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/matthew-perrys-assistant-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-actors-fatal-ketamine-overdose\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Perry\u2019s assistant sentenced to 3 years in prison for actor&#8217;s fatal ketamine overdose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2Fperry-13.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Matthew Perry\u2019s assistant, Kenneth \u201cKenny\u201d Iwamasa,\u00a0was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the actor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/12\/15\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-official-cause-of-death-revealed\/\">fatal ketamine overdose<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/matthew-perry-assistant-kenneth-iwamasa-prison-sentence-8707235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett ordered Iwamasa, 60, to pay separate fines of $10,000 and $100 and be on supervised released for two years.<\/p>\n<p>He must report to prison by July 17, per People.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Matthew Perry\u2019s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa (seen above in February 2023) was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the actor\u2019s death. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Iwamasa (pictured above in 2023) previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ahead of the sentencing, prosecutors asked Garnett to sentence Iwamasa to three years and five months behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Iwamasa\u2019s lawyers said in a court filing he was merely doing his employer\u2019s bidding and had a \u201cparticular vulnerability\u201d in his relationship to Perry where he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/22\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-assistant-claims-he-couldnt-say-no-to-late-actor-begs-for-lighter-sentence\/\">couldn\u2019t \u201csimply say no\u201d<\/a> to the late actor.<\/p>\n<p>In a victim impact statement, Perry\u2019s sisters, Madeline and Caitlin Morrison, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/26\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-sisters-blast-actors-assistant-who-repeatedly-injected-him-with-ketamine-left-him-in-a-hot-tub-to-die\/\">accused Iwamasa of \u201crepeatedly\u201d injecting Perry<\/a> with ketamine and leaving him \u201cto die\u201d in his hot tub in October 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Prosecutors asked the judge to sentence Iwamasa to over three years in prison before the sentencing. <span class=\"credit\">@kenny-iwamasa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Iwamasa\u2019s lawyers said he was doing Perry\u2019s bidding when he gave the actor the fatal ketamine. <span class=\"credit\">matthewperry4\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pair claimed that Iwamasa allegedly lied to Perry\u2019s relatives about what occurred <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/10\/28\/entertainment\/friends-star-matthew-perry-dead-at-age-54-of-apparent-drowning-report\/\">the day he died<\/a> at his Pacific Palisades, California, home.<\/p>\n<p>Madeline also slammed Iwamasa for speaking at <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/03\/entertainment\/matthew-perrys-family-seen-at-cemetery-6-days-after-friends-stars-death\/\">Perry\u2019s funeral<\/a> in November 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In her own letter to the judge,<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/20\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-mom-blasts-late-actors-assistant-for-funeral-behavior\/\"> Perry\u2019s mother, Suzanne Morrison,<\/a> accused Iwamasa of failing at his job of being Perry\u2019s \u201ccompanion and guardian in his fight against addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe trusted a man without a conscience, and my son paid the price,\u201d Suzanne shared.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Calio, a former employee of Perry\u2019s, claimed in a letter of her own that Iwamasa <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/27\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-assistant-drove-around-in-actors-car-after-his-death-report\/\">drove around in Perry\u2019s car<\/a> after his death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perry\u2019s family members accused Iwamasa of \u201crepeatedly\u201d injecting the \u201cFriends\u201d alum (pictured above with mom Suzanne and sister Emily) with the ketamine that killed him. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The family (seen above in an interview on \u201cToday\u201d) alleged Iwamasa failed at his job of being Perry\u2019s \u201ccompanion and guardian in his fight against addiction.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/TODAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perry had hired Iwamasa in 2022, paying him $150,000 a year to live at his Los Angeles home and act as his assistant.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAlly McBeal\u201d actor, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/16\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perry-was-spiraling-out-of-control-with-his-addiction-before-ketamine-death-arrested-doctor\/\">battled drug addiction<\/a>, was on \u201cketamine infusion therapy\u201d\u00a0leading up to his passing. <\/p>\n<p>Iwamasa injected Perry with illegal doses of the drug\u00a0\u201cwithout medical training,\u201d which resulted in Perry\u2019s death at age 54.<\/p>\n<p>Four others were <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/15\/entertainment\/5-people-charged-in-connection-to-matthew-perrys-death-from-ketamine\/\">charged in connection<\/a>\u00a0with Perry\u2019s death: Dr. Mark Chavez, drug counselor Erik Fleming,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/17\/celebrity-news\/ketamine-queen-jasveen-sangha-went-to-japan-right-after-matthew-perry-died\/\">\u201cKetamine Queen\u201d Jasveen Sangha<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dr. Salvador Plasencia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perry (seen above in 2016) died at 54 years old in October 2023. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In total, five people were charged in connection with his death after Perry (seen above in 2016) passed.  <span class=\"credit\">David M. Benett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chavez, who admitted to helping distribute ketamine to Plasencia, was ordered to eight months on house arrest in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>That same month, Plasencia, who illegally supplied the ketamine to Perry, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/16\/us-news\/second-doctor-sentenced-for-role-in-matthew-perrys-overdose-death\/\">was sentenced to 30 months in prison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sangha, the convicted drug dealer who prosecutors called \u201cThe Ketamine Queen,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/08\/us-news\/matthew-perrys-killer-ketamine-queen-sentenced-to-15-years\/\">was sentenced to 15 years in prison<\/a> in April..<\/p>\n<p>As for Fleming, he<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/13\/us-news\/drug-counselor-erik-fleming-sentenced-for-delivering-fatal-ketamine-doses-to-matthew-perry\/\"> was sentenced to two years<\/a> with an additional three years of supervised release earlier this month for distributing the ketamine that caused Perry\u2019s fatal overdose.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/27\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-assistant-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-actors-fatal-ketamine-overdose\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Perry\u2019s assistant, Kenneth \u201cKenny\u201d Iwamasa,\u00a0was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/perry-13.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}