Former assistant jailed for ketamine-linked death of Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry’s former personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison and fined $10,000 for conspiring to distribute ketamine that contributed to the actor’s 2023 death. Iwamasa, who admitted repeatedly injecting Perry with ketamine without medical training, was the last of five suspects sentenced in the case, with Jasveen Sangha having received a 15-year term earlier. Perry’s family had urged a harsher punishment, describing Iwamasa as enabling addiction and betraying the actor’s trust. Perry died from an accidental ketamine overdose at his Pacific Palisades home; other relatives and medical professionals involved in the case had earlier been sentenced in separate actions. Iwamasa must surrender by July 17.