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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Rohit David

Who is Kenneth Iwamasa? Matthew Perry's Personal Assistant Jailed for 41 Months Over Fatal Hot Tub Ketamine Dose

Matthew Perry’s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa gets 41 months for fatal ketamine injections (Credit: Matty Perry 4 Instagram Account)

Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's former live-in personal assistant, was sentenced on Wednesday to 41 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute the ketamine that caused the Friends actor's death. The 61-year-old admitted repeatedly injecting Perry without medical training, including the fatal dose that left him face down in a hot tub at his Pacific Palisades home on 28 October 2023.

He is the fifth and final defendant to be sentenced following a multi-year federal investigation into how those around the star enabled his ketamine use.

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