{"id":2434299,"date":"2026-05-27T16:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2434299"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:13:51","slug":"matthew-perrys-assistant-drove-around-in-actors-car-after-his-death-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/matthew-perrys-assistant-drove-around-in-actors-car-after-his-death-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Perry&#8217;s assistant drove around in actor&#8217;s car after his death: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Matthew Perry\u2019s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, allegedly drove around in the actor\u2019s car after his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/10\/28\/entertainment\/matthew-perry-dead-at-54-from-apparent-drowning-report\/\">October 2023 death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Calio, who worked for the \u201cFriends\u201d alum for close to three decades, wrote a letter to the judge ahead of the sentencing hearing for Iwamasa, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/27\/matthew-perry-assistant-drove-his-car-after-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Calio claimed Iwamasa went on a ride in Perry\u2019s car at 4 a.m. \u2014 shortly after the actor passed away.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Matthew Perry\u2019s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa (seen above), allegedly drove around in the actor\u2019s car after his October 2023 death. <span class=\"credit\">@kenny-iwamasa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Calio, who worked for the \u201cFriends\u201d alum (seen above) for close to three decades, wrote about the alleged incident in a letter to the judge ahead of Iwamasa\u2019s sentencing. <span class=\"credit\">matthewperry4\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI received a text from Kenny at 4 a.m. as he was driving one of Matthew\u2019s cars from the house in the Hollywood Hills to the house in the Palisades. And he was loving it,\u201d she wrote in the letter obtained by the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Calio slammed Iwamasa for not looking after the \u201c17 Again\u201d actor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis true concern was not upsetting the lifestyle to which he\u2019d become accustomed,\u201d she wrote, per TMZ, adding that she read that Iwamasa allegedly \u201cwatched Matthew seize up more than once and never told any of us who cared so deeply for Matthew.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI received a text from Kenny at 4 a.m. as he was driving one of Matthew\u2019s cars from the house in the Hollywood Hills to the house in the Palisades,\u201d she wrote in the letter obtained by TMZ. (Pictured: Iwamasa in 2023.) <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Calio claimed the assistant didn\u2019t want to upset \u201cthe lifestyle to which he\u2019d become accustomed.\u201d (Pictured: Perry and Iwamasa in 2023.) <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cKenny Iwamasa killed my friend,\u201d Calio alleged in her letter. \u201cHis narcissistic, outrageous, irresponsible behavior, his psychotic plan, caused him to heat up the jacuzzi, give Matthew the giant shot he requested and leave him alone to die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calio, who worked alongside Perry to build his Matthew Perry Foundation, claimed Iwamasa was \u201cpersistent in wanting a position in the Foundation\u201d after the \u201cRon Clark Story\u201d star\u2019s death. <\/p>\n<p>She claimed in the letter that Iwamasa said, \u201cThat was what Matthew wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Calio also claimed Iwamasa was \u201cpersistent in wanting a position\u201d in Perry\u2019s foundation after his death. (Pictured: Perry leaving \u201cGood Morning America\u201d in 2017.)  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perry (seen above) was found dead in his jacuzzi in October 2023. He was 54. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNo, it wasn\u2019t,\u201d she penned. \u201cKenny had many outrageous requests and expectations that he thought would continue for the rest of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calio concluded her letter, writing, \u201cWhatever sentence he receives, it won\u2019t be long enough. He will always be known as the man who killed Matthew Perry. I suppose there should be some comfort in that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perry was\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/celebrity-deaths-2026-actors-singers-and-stars-we-lost-this-year\/\">found dead<\/a>\u00a0in his jacuzzi on Oct. 28, 2023. He was 54.<\/p>\n<p>A coroner announced that the \u201cFools Rush In\u201d actor\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/12\/15\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-official-cause-of-death-revealed\/\">died from \u201cacute effects of ketamine,\u201d<\/a> in addition to drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201c17 Again\u201d star (seen above in 2016) died from \u201cacute effects of ketamine,\u201d a coroner said. <span class=\"credit\">David M. Benett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Five people were charged with conspiracy and distribution of ketamine, causing Perry\u2019s death. (Pictured: Perry in 1994.) <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9NBC\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2024, federal prosecutors\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/15\/entertainment\/5-people-charged-in-connection-to-matthew-perrys-death-from-ketamine\/\">charged five people<\/a>\u00a0with conspiracy and distribution of ketamine, causing Perry\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the defendants \u2014 Iwamasa, drug counselor Erik Fleming, and Dr. Mark Chavez \u2014\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/10\/02\/celebrity-news\/doctor-who-helped-supply-matthew-perry-ketamine-pleads-guilty-to-drug-charge\/\">agreed to plead guilty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iwamasa is set to be sentenced on Wednesday. Though he is facing up to 15 years in prison, he recently <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/22\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-assistant-claims-he-couldnt-say-no-to-late-actor-begs-for-lighter-sentence\/\">asked the judge for leniency<\/a>, insisting that he could not \u201csimply say no\u201d to the late actor when it came to his drug addiction.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/20\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-prized-friends-possessions-to-be-auctioned-after-actors-death\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Perry\u2019s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, allegedly drove around in the actor\u2019s car after his October 2023 death. Lisa Calio, who worked for the \u201cFriends\u201d alum for close to three decades, wrote a letter to the judge ahead of the sentencing hearing for Iwamasa, according to TMZ. 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