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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Uwa Ede-Osifo

Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine sentenced to over three years

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Matthew Perry in West Hollywood, California, on 17 November 2022. Photograph: Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic

The personal assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine several times with no medical training, including on the day the Friends actor was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles residence, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison on Wednesday.

Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, had pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine that resulted in death or serious bodily injury. The sentence handed down to him matched what prosecutors requested.

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