Kenneth Iwamasa
Coverage of Kenneth Iwamasa in the Nexus archive.
- Former assistant to TV star Matthew Perry sentenced to 41 months in prison
Kenneth Iwamasa, a former assistant to TV star Matthew Perry, was sentenced to 41 months in prison as part of a prosecution involving five people linked to Perry's death from the drug ketamine.
- Matthew Perry's former assistant imprisoned over fatal ketamine injections
Kenneth Iwamasa, one of five individuals who pleaded guilty to the ketamine overdose death of actor Matthew Perry, was sentenced in Los Angeles on May 27, 2026. The incident led to the imprisonment of Perry's former assistant.
- Matthew Perry's assistant jailed for 41 months over actor's ketamine death
Matthew Perry's assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the actor's ketamine-related death. Iwamasa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death and expressed regret for his actions.
- Matthew Perry's assistant jailed for 41 months over actor's ketamine death
Matthew Perry's assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, was sentenced to 41 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute ketamine that caused the actor's death. Iwamasa expressed lifelong regret for his actions.
- Matthew Perry’s assistant gets 3 years, 5 months in prison for central role in his ketamine death
Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, was sentenced to 3 years and 5 months in prison for his role in the actor's ketamine-related death. Iwamasa, who injected Perry with the fatal dose and enabled his addiction, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death and testified as a key witness for prosecutors.
- Matthew Perry's assistant who injected him with fatal dose of ketamine gets over 3 years in prison
Kenneth Iwamasa, 60, was sentenced to over three years in prison for injecting Matthew Perry with a fatal dose of ketamine. He is the fifth and final individual convicted in connection with Perry's 2023 death.
- Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with ketamine to be sentenced
Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's personal assistant, pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine that caused the Friends actor's death in 2023. He will be sentenced on Wednesday, with prosecutors seeking three years and five months in prison.
- He was Matthew Perry's trusted assistant for years. Now he faces prison for the actor's death.
Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's former live-in assistant who earned $150,000 annually, faces up to 15 years in prison for his role in the actor's death. The case highlights legal consequences tied to his position in Perry's life.
- Matthew Perry's assistant to be sentenced for injecting ketamine that killed actor
Matthew Perry's assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine, which contributed to the actor's death. He is set to be sentenced for his role in the incident.