The case surrounding the death of Matthew Perry, star of the TV series Friends, has officially come to a close. A federal court in Los Angeles delivered the final sentence to one of the key figures in the case — the actor’s personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa. He was sentenced to 41 months in prison — nearly three and a half years — according to The Guardian.

The court found that Kenneth Iwamasa had helped Perry obtain ketamine and administered injections to him despite having no medical training. Investigators revealed that in the five days leading up to the actor’s death, Iwamasa had given him 27 injections.

One of those injections proved fatal on October 28, 2023, when the 54-year-old actor was found dead in the jacuzzi of his Los Angeles home.

According to the court, Kenneth was fully aware of the actor’s long-standing struggle with addiction yet continued supplying him with the drug. Prosecutors also stated that after Perry’s death, he attempted to conceal evidence.

Although Iwamasa’s lawyer argued that his client acted at Perry’s own request and was psychologically dependent on his employer, the court did not accept those arguments.

During the hearing, he addressed the actor’s family with an apology: “I am deeply sorry. I will always regret my illegal actions.”

In addition to the prison sentence, the court ordered two years of supervised release and imposed a $10,000 fine.

 

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Kenneth Iwamasa became the last of five defendants in the case to be sentenced. Earlier, physician Salvador Plasencia received 30 months in prison for supplying ketamine to Perry. Another doctor, Mark Chavez, was sentenced to eight months of house arrest and three years of supervision. Another participant in the scheme, Erik Fleming, received a two-year prison sentence.

The harshest punishment was handed to Jasveen Sangha, whom American media dubbed the “Ketamine Queen.” She was sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling the drugs that led to the actor’s death.

Another suspect in the death of Hollywood actor Matthew Perry has pleaded guilty. Perry’s personal physician, Salvador Plasencia, admitted in court – during a hearing held yesterday – that he had supplied the actor with ketamine without a medical prescription. What’s more, he sometimes personally visited the «Friends» star to administer the injections himself.

The doctor now faces up to 40 years in prison and a $2 million fine.

According to The Guardian, disturbing new details emerged in court, including text messages between Plasencia and his colleague Mark Chavez – another man charged in Perry’s death. In the messages, they discussed profiting from the actor’s addiction to illegal substances.

«Wonder how much that idiot will pay this time?», «I don’t want him buying ketamine from someone else», «I wish I were his assistant» – these are just some of the texts revealed. One message from Perry himself was also read out, in which he asked Plasencia for an injection. The doctor replied: «I’ll give you the first dose if you want, and leave everything else you need».

As a reminder, the actor had battled alcohol and drug addiction for years. His body was found in his home on October 28, 2023. According to Perry’s attorney, Martin Estrada, the actor received 27 ketamine injections in the last three days of his life.

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«Friends» star Matthew Perry received an enormous dose of the drug shortly before his death. These findings are presented in the new documentary «Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy,» which is based on forensic examinations.

According to a toxicology report, the actor’s body contained a high level of ketamine, which he may have received as a result of 27 injections of the substance.

«You have Dr. Salvador Plasencia prescribing ketamine to an assistant who lived with Perry, who had no medical qualifications whatsoever, and this assistant then administered ketamine to a person with extreme risk factors,» commented Martin Estrada, a former U.S. prosecutor who handled the actor’s case before resigning in January 2025.

It is noted that Perry experienced side effects from the very beginning of the treatment, showing signs of sluggishness. Although Dr. Plasencia was aware that Perry had «frozen up,» he did nothing about the situation.

«He continued supplying ketamine to Mr. Perry’s assistant, who then administered it to him,» Estrada added.

In the end, an assistant named Kenneth Iwamasa injected the actor with a dose of ketamine that led to his death. The drug itself was allegedly supplied by a woman known as the «Ketamine Queen,» Jasvin Sanga.

According to a plea agreement reached between Iwamasa and the U.S. Department of Justice, he administered between six and eight doses of ketamine per day to Matthew Perry.