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Matthew Perry's final hours included alleged demand to assistant: 'Shoot me up with a big one'

Headline from KTVU San Francisco, on the newest of 2 developments

Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's assistant, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death.

KTVU San Francisco's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. 'Shoot me up with a big one': A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

  2. Newest

    Matthew Perry's final hours included alleged demand to assistant: 'Shoot me up with a big one'

    Headline from KTVU San Francisco ·

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Reports & sources

15 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Times

    ‘Shoot Me Up With a Big One’: The Pain of Matthew Perry’s Last Days (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    Court papers show that Mr. Perry, the “Friends” star who had long struggled with addiction, was increasingly taking ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, in the days before he died.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    'Shoot me up with a big one': A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry (opens WHEC Rochester)

    Published

    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The arrest of five people in the overdose death of Matthew Perry has revealed key details about the final days of the “Friends” star, most of them spent in the throes of an addiction to the surgical anesthetic ketamine.

  3. KTVU San Francisco

    Matthew Perry's final hours included alleged demand to assistant: 'Shoot me up with a big one' (opens KTVU San Francisco)

    Published

    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's assistant, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death.

  4. The Hollywood Reporter

    Matthew Perry Asked Assistant to “Shoot Me Up With a Big One” on the Day of His Death (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Matthew Perry's assistant is one of five people charged in the illegal ketamine network connected to Matthew Perry's death last October.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.