Trending Now - Assistant Sentenced to Three Years for Perry's Fatal Overdose

WHO:

Euronews - Kenneth Iwamasa, the live-in personal assistant to Matthew Perry.

Vulture - Jasveen Sangha, also known as the Ketamine Queen, and Erik Fleming, program director at a Bel-Air treatment center.

WHAT:

Euronews - Iwamasa was sentenced to three years in prison for conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death.

Vulture - Iwamasa was sentenced to almost three and a half years in prison and fined $10,000 for administering three fatal doses of ketamine to Perry.

Vulture - Iwamasa administered between six and eight injections of illegal ketamine to Perry in the last days of his life.

Vulture - Iwamasa was the last defendant to be sentenced in Perry’s death and was the first to plea out.

Vulture - Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett noted that there is no hard evidence that Iwamasa acted with malicious intent.

WHERE:

Euronews - Perry was found dead in his jacuzzi at his home.

Vulture - The sentencing took place in a courtroom presided over by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett.

WHEN:

Euronews - Perry's death occurred on 28 October 2023.

Vulture - Iwamasa administered the fatal doses of ketamine on October 23, 2023.

Vulture - Iwamasa and Perry had been friends since 1992 and Iwamasa had been his live-in assistant since 2022.

WHY:

Euronews - Iwamasa was hired for a $150,000-a-year job because those surrounding Perry trusted him to help with the actor's sobriety.

Euronews - Lisa Ferguson, Perry's long-time business manager, accused Iwamasa of deliberately driving out people to increase his power and influence over Perry's addiction.

HOW:

Euronews - Iwamasa acted as Perry's drug messenger and was involved in sourcing illicit drugs for him.

Vulture - Iwamasa administered ketamine injections to Perry at his request, with Perry's last words reportedly being “Shoot me up with a big one” before entering the hot tub.

(UPDATED May 28, 2026 19:54 UTC)

Kenneth Iwamasa, who served as a live-in personal assistant to Matthew Perry, has been sentenced to almost three and a half years in prison and fined $10,000 for administering fatal doses of ketamine to the actor. Iwamasa, who was the last defendant sentenced in connection with Perry's death, injected him with illegal ketamine multiple times in the days leading up to his passing, which occurred in his jacuzzi at home. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett noted that while there was no hard evidence of malicious intent, Iwamasa's actions contributed to a tragic outcome that has deeply affected those who knew Perry.