Matthew Perry’s Live-In Assistant Allegedly Administered Lethal Dose of Ketamine Injections, Charged in Actor's Death
Several people, including a doctor and drug dealer known as the "Ketamine Queen," have also been charged.
Five people, including Matthew Perry’s longtime live-in personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, were charged in connection to the death of the Friends star.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in a press release that Iwamasa, 59, administered multiple ketamine injections on October 28, 2023, the day that Perry was found dead in a jacuzzi in his Los Angeles home.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Perry died from “acute effects of ketamine,” based on its toxicology report.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia allegedly taught Iwamasa how to inject Perry with ketamine at some point between September and October 2023. The press release cites one instance where Plasencia administered ketamine to the Friends actor inside a parked car in a Long Beach parking lot to show how the assistant was not using the proper safety equipment.
Authorities said Plasencia knew Iwamasa never received medical training and was unfamiliar with administering controlled substances.
Plasencia was allegedly aware of Perry’s ketamine addiction and still sold the drug to Iwamasa.
Iwamasa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death last week. According to Page Six, he faces up to 15 years in prison.
