News · 28 May 2026

Matthew Perry's assistant gets three years prison

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A personal assistant will spend over three years behind bars for helping cause a famous actor's drug death. Kenneth Iwamasa was sentenced for giving Matthew Perry daily ketamine injections that killed him in October 2023. The 60-year-old assistant earned $150,000 yearly but betrayed the Friends star's family who trusted him to help with addiction recovery.

By BriefTea Editorial · 28 May 2026 at 4:31

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