Former assistant to TV star Matthew Perry sentenced to 41 months in prison
Kenneth Iwamasa, the former personal assistant to actor Matthew Perry, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the actor's death from ketamine overdose. Iwamasa admitted to injecting Perry with the drug at his request before leaving him unattended, leading to Perry's fatal drowning. This sentencing concludes the prosecution of five individuals connected to Perry's death, highlighting the ongoing issues of drug addiction and enabling behavior.
- ▪Kenneth Iwamasa was sentenced to 41 months in prison for injecting Matthew Perry with ketamine.
- ▪Perry died from the acute effects of ketamine at the age of 54.
- ▪Iwamasa testified that he administered multiple injections of the drug to Perry before his death.
14 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. Coverage spans 4 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 6 centre, 1 lean right, 2 right.
- ▪ Matthew Perry’s personal assistant jailed for over three years for role in actor’s death — NME
- ▪ Matthew Perry's former assistant imprisoned over fatal ketamine injections — Le Monde (EN)
- ▪ Matthew Perry’s Live-In Assistant Kenneth Iwamasa Sentenced To 41 Months In Jail — Dailycaller
- ▪ Matthew Perry’s personal assistant sentenced to 41 months in U.S. federal prison — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to 41 months for supplying ketamine to actor — Times of India — Top
- ▪ Assistant who gave Matthew Perry fatal ketamine dose gets 41 months in prison — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Matthew Perry's assistant jailed for role in Friends actor's death — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Matthew Perry’s Former Assistant Given Almost 3.5 Year Prison Sentence For Role In Actor’s Death — Forbes — Business
- ▪ Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to 41 months in prison — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Matthew Perry's personal assistant sentenced to 3 years in prison in connection with his death — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to over 3 years in prison for actor’s fatal ketamine overdose — Page Six
- ▪ Matthew Perry’s former assistant sentenced to three years in drug overdose death — NBC News — Top
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News|CourtsFormer assistant to TV star Matthew Perry sentenced to 41 months in prisonThe sentencing of Kenneth Iwamasa concludes the prosecution of five people in connection with the Friends star’s death.ListenListen (3 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoMatthew Perry died in 2023 at the age of 54 from the acute effects of the drug ketamine [File: Brian Ach/Invision/AP Photo]By AFP and ReutersPublished On 27 May 202627 May 2026The former personal assistant to actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 41 months in prison in connection with the television star’s death from a fatal dose of the hallucinogenic drug ketamine.On Wednesday, Judge Sherilyn Garnett issued the sentence against Kenneth Iwamasa…
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