{"id":2434756,"date":"2026-05-27T22:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2434756"},"modified":"2026-05-27T22:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T22:43:02","slug":"matthew-perrys-assistant-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-actors-fatal-ketamine-overdose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/matthew-perrys-assistant-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-actors-fatal-ketamine-overdose\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Perry\u2019s assistant sentenced to 3 years in prison for actor&#8217;s fatal ketamine overdose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Matthew Perry\u2019s assistant, Kenneth \u201cKenny\u201d Iwamasa,\u00a0was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the actor\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/12\/15\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-official-cause-of-death-revealed\/\">fatal ketamine overdose<\/a>, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/matthew-perry-assistant-kenneth-iwamasa-prison-sentence-8707235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett ordered Iwamasa, 60, to pay separate fines of $10,000 and $100 and be on supervised released for two years.<\/p>\n<p>He must report to prison by July 17, per People.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Matthew Perry\u2019s assistant Kenneth Iwamasa (seen above in February 2023) was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the actor\u2019s death. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Iwamasa (pictured above in 2023) previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ahead of the sentencing, prosecutors asked Garnett to sentence Iwamasa to three years and five months behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Iwamasa\u2019s lawyers said in a court filing he was merely doing his employer\u2019s bidding and had a \u201cparticular vulnerability\u201d in his relationship to Perry where he <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\/\">couldn\u2019t \u201csimply say no\u201d<\/a> to the late actor.<\/p>\n<p>In a victim impact statement, Perry\u2019s sisters, Madeline and Caitlin Morrison, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/26\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-sisters-blast-actors-assistant-who-repeatedly-injected-him-with-ketamine-left-him-in-a-hot-tub-to-die\/\">accused Iwamasa of \u201crepeatedly\u201d injecting Perry<\/a> with ketamine and leaving him \u201cto die\u201d in his hot tub in October 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Prosecutors asked the judge to sentence Iwamasa to over three years in prison before the sentencing. <span class=\"credit\">@kenny-iwamasa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Iwamasa\u2019s lawyers said he was doing Perry\u2019s bidding when he gave the actor the fatal ketamine. <span class=\"credit\">matthewperry4\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pair claimed that Iwamasa allegedly lied to Perry\u2019s relatives about what occurred <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/10\/28\/entertainment\/friends-star-matthew-perry-dead-at-age-54-of-apparent-drowning-report\/\">the day he died<\/a> at his Pacific Palisades, California, home.<\/p>\n<p>Madeline also slammed Iwamasa for speaking at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/03\/entertainment\/matthew-perrys-family-seen-at-cemetery-6-days-after-friends-stars-death\/\">Perry\u2019s funeral<\/a> in November 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In her own letter to the judge,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/20\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-mom-blasts-late-actors-assistant-for-funeral-behavior\/\"> Perry\u2019s mother, Suzanne Morrison,<\/a> accused Iwamasa of failing at his job of being Perry\u2019s \u201ccompanion and guardian in his fight against addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe trusted a man without a conscience, and my son paid the price,\u201d Suzanne shared.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Calio, a former employee of Perry\u2019s, claimed in a letter of her own that Iwamasa <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/27\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perrys-assistant-drove-around-in-actors-car-after-his-death-report\/\">drove around in Perry\u2019s car<\/a> after his death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perry\u2019s family members accused Iwamasa of \u201crepeatedly\u201d injecting the \u201cFriends\u201d alum (pictured above with mom Suzanne and sister Emily) with the ketamine that killed him. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The family (seen above in an interview on \u201cToday\u201d) alleged Iwamasa failed at his job of being Perry\u2019s \u201ccompanion and guardian in his fight against addiction.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/TODAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perry had hired Iwamasa in 2022, paying him $150,000 a year to live at his Los Angeles home and act as his assistant.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAlly McBeal\u201d actor, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/16\/celebrity-news\/matthew-perry-was-spiraling-out-of-control-with-his-addiction-before-ketamine-death-arrested-doctor\/\">battled drug addiction<\/a>, was on \u201cketamine infusion therapy\u201d\u00a0leading up to his passing. <\/p>\n<p>Iwamasa injected Perry with illegal doses of the drug\u00a0\u201cwithout medical training,\u201d which resulted in Perry\u2019s death at age 54.<\/p>\n<p>Four others were <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 in connection<\/a>\u00a0with Perry\u2019s death: Dr. Mark Chavez, drug counselor Erik Fleming,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/17\/celebrity-news\/ketamine-queen-jasveen-sangha-went-to-japan-right-after-matthew-perry-died\/\">\u201cKetamine Queen\u201d Jasveen Sangha<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dr. Salvador Plasencia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perry (seen above in 2016) died at 54 years old in October 2023. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In total, five people were charged in connection with his death after Perry (seen above in 2016) passed.  <span class=\"credit\">David M. Benett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chavez, who admitted to helping distribute ketamine to Plasencia, was ordered to eight months on house arrest in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>That same month, Plasencia, who illegally supplied the ketamine to Perry, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/16\/us-news\/second-doctor-sentenced-for-role-in-matthew-perrys-overdose-death\/\">was sentenced to 30 months in prison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sangha, the convicted drug dealer who prosecutors called \u201cThe Ketamine Queen,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/08\/us-news\/matthew-perrys-killer-ketamine-queen-sentenced-to-15-years\/\">was sentenced to 15 years in prison<\/a> in April..<\/p>\n<p>As for Fleming, he<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/13\/us-news\/drug-counselor-erik-fleming-sentenced-for-delivering-fatal-ketamine-doses-to-matthew-perry\/\"> was sentenced to two years<\/a> with an additional three years of supervised release earlier this month for distributing the ketamine that caused Perry\u2019s fatal overdose.<\/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 \u201cKenny\u201d Iwamasa,\u00a0was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the actor\u2019s fatal ketamine overdose, according to People. Los Angeles Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett ordered Iwamasa, 60, to pay separate fines of $10,000 and $100 and be on supervised released for two years. 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