Matthew Perry's former personal assistant has admitted to repeatedly injecting the actor with excessive amounts of ketamine and found him unconscious in the days leading up to his death.
- August 20, 2024
AceShowbiz - Matthew Perry's former personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, has pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death. In his plea agreement, Iwamasa admitted to administering Perry with substantial quantities of ketamine, totaling around "6-8 shots per day," in the days preceding his death on October 28, 2023.
Iwamasa revealed that he had found Perry "unconscious at his residence on at least two occasions" in October. On the day of Perry's death, he had injected the actor twice before Perry allegedly requested a third dose, which turned out to be his final. After administering the last dose, Iwamasa left and later found Perry unresponsive in his jacuzzi.
The investigation into Perry's death has resulted in charges against five individuals: Iwamasa, Erik Fleming, Dr. Mark Chavez, Dr. Salvador Plasencia, and Jasveen Sangha. Plasencia allegedly provided Perry with ketamine and taught Iwamasa how to inject it. Plasencia and Chavez are also accused of profiting from Perry's addiction.
Fleming acted as a middleman between Perry and an unnamed drug dealer, supplying the ketamine used on the day of his death. Fleming pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine resulting in death.
Before his death, the actor was mocked and called "moron" in a text message exchanged by the suspects.
Iwamasa and Chavez are facing up to 10 years in prison for their involvement. Plasencia has pleaded not guilty and is facing potential sentences of up to 10 years for each ketamine-related count and up to 20 years for each count of records falsification.
