Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to prison

Kenneth Iwamasa, the longtime personal assistant of late Friends star Matthew Perry, has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his role in the actor’s fatal ketamine overdose in October 2023. The sentencing was handed down on Wednesday by United States District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. In addition to the prison term, Iwamasa was fined USD 10,000, according to Variety.

According to a release from the US Department of Justice, Iwamasa pleaded guilty in August 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death and serious bodily injury. He is the fifth and final defendant to be sentenced in connection with Perry’s death. Court documents stated that Iwamasa, who had known Perry since 1992 and became his live-in assistant in 2022, played a key role in obtaining and administering ketamine to the actor in the weeks leading up to his death.