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Perry’s assistant given prison time

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

LOS ANGELES -- Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.

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  1. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    'Friends' star Matthew Perry's assistant sentenced in overdose death case (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Matthew Perry's personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, was sentenced to 3 years and 5 months in prison for providing the actor with the fatal dose of ketamine that led to his death.

  2. The Hollywood Reporter

    Matthew Perry’s Personal Assistant Who Administered Fatal Dose Sentenced to 41 Months (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's personal assistant, was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Former assistant to TV star Matthew Perry sentenced to 41 months in prison (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Sentencing of Kenneth Iwamasa concludes prosecution of five people in connection with Perry’s death from drug ketamine.

  4. The Guardian

    Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine sentenced to over three years (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty over role in Friends actor’s death from drug overdose in 2023

  5. KESQ Palm Springs

    Matthew Perry's former live-in assistant sentenced to prison in actor's death (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - The former live-in personal assistant to Matthew Perry was sentenced today in downtown Los Angeles to three years, five months behind bars for injecting the "Friends" actor with the multiple doses of ketamine that killed him in October 2023.

  6. The Columbian

    Matthew Perry’s assistant gets 3 years, 5 months in prison for central role in his ketamine death (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    LOS ANGELES — Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the “Friends” star’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentence

  7. NBC News

    Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to three years, five months in actor’s drug overdose death (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    \Matthew Perry’s former personal assistant was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in federal prison for giving the “Friends” star the ketamine injections that left the actor dead of an overdose in a hot tub back in 2023.

  8. Foxla

    Matthew Perry death case: Assistant Kenneth Iwamasa to be final defendant sentenced (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Matthew Perry's former personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa was sentenced for injecting Matthew Perry with fatal doses of ketamine.

  9. NBC Los Angeles

    Matthew Perry's assistant sentenced in ‘Friends' star's ketamine death (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Kenneth Iwamasa was a central figure in the ketamine overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry at the actor's Pacific Palisades home.

  10. Fox News

    Matthew Perry's assistant sentenced to prison as family reveals heartbreaking betrayal (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Kenneth Iwamasa was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute ketamine to Matthew Perry, including injecting the fatal dose that killed the actor.

  11. Variety

    Matthew Perry’s Assistant Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison Following Actor’s 2023 Overdose (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Matthew Perry’s assistant was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison on following the actor’s fatal ketamine overdose in October 2023.

  12. FOX 5 New York

    Matthew Perry's former live-in assistant Kenneth Iwamasa sentenced in ketamine overdose case (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Kenneth Iwamasa, the long-time live-in assistant to the late actor Matthew Perry, was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison.

  13. New York Post

    Matthew Perry’s assistant is last to be sentenced over his ketamine death (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The final sentencing in the 2 1/2-year investigation and prosecution following the death of Matthew Perry will be of the personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, who bought the ketamine that killed him.

  14. New York Post

    Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to three years and five months for actor’s ketamine death (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Matthew Perry's former assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, who helped administer ketamine to the actor was sentenced to three years and five months behind bars.

  15. Forbes

    Matthew Perry’s Former Personal Assistant Kenneth Iwamasa Handed Nearly 3.5-Year Prison Sentence (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Iwamasa was one of five people facing drug charges after the “Friends” actor’s death in 2023.

  16. WSVN Miami

    Matthew Perry’s assistant gets 3 years, 5 months in prison for central role in his ketamine death - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the “Friends” star’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose

  17. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Matthew Perry's assistant to be sentenced for injecting ketamine that killed actor (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death.

  18. WHDH Boston

    Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the “Friends” actor’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with a fatal dose

  19. Deadline

    Matthew Perry Assistant Sentenced; Ken Iwamasa Injected Fatal Ketamine Shots (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Matthew Perry Assistant Sentenced; Ken Iwamasa Injected Fatal Ketamine Shots

  20. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Matthew Perry (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    The personal assistant who injected "Friends" star Matthew Perry with a fatal dose of the hallucinogenic drug ketamine was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison on Wednesday, bringing to

  21. Rolling Stone

    Matthew Perry's Assistant Gets 41 Months for Actor's Ketamine Death: 'Monster Who Killed Him' (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Matthew Perry's assistant, Ken Iwamasa, sentenced to 41 months in prison after Perry's executor called him a "monster."

  22. Seattle Times

    Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Matthew Perry

  23. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Perry’s assistant given prison time (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    LOS ANGELES -- Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.

  24. The Week

    Matthew Perry’s aide gets 3 years for role in death (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    The actor died from a fatal ketamine dose in 2023 after struggling with drug addiction on-and-off for years

  25. KVIA El Paso

    Matthew Perry's assistant sentenced to over 3 years for injecting ketamine that killed 'Friends' actor (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Meredith Deliso Matthew Perry's live-in assistant was sentenced on Wednesday to nearly 3 1/2 years in prison for administering the dose of ketamine that killed the "Friends" actor in 2023. Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, is one of five people charged and convicted in what federal prosecutors called a conspi…

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