Assistant found Matthew Perry unconscious twice before fatal ketamine overdose
Matthew Perry's long-time assistant Kenneth Iwamasa admitted he found the F.R.I.E.N.D.S actor "unconscious" numerous times in the weeks leading up to his death. Iwamasa administered the fatal shot of ketamine that killed Perry on October 28, 2023, and recently pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death. In his plea, Iwamasa revealed he injected Perry with "significant quantities of ketamine," totaling around "6-8 shots per day," in the days before his death.
Perry's assistant found him unconscious several times
Iwamasa, who had been injecting Perry with ketamine for nearly a month before his death, stated that he found the actor "unconscious at his residence on at least two occasions" in October. On the day of Perry's death, Iwamasa injected Perry around 8:30am and then again around 12:45pm. However, just 40 minutes later, Perry allegedly asked Iwamasa to prepare his jacuzzi and "shoot [him] up with a big one," referring to another dose of ketamine.
Perry was found dead in his jacuzzi at his residence
After administering Perry's third shot of ketamine for the day, Iwamasa left to run a few errands. When he returned, he found the actor face down in his jacuzzi, mentioned Page Six in its report. Last week, authorities announced that Iwamasa, Erik Fleming, Dr. Mark Chavez, Dr. Salvador Plasencia, and Jasveen Sangha, known as the "Ketamine Queen," were all charged in connection to Perry's death.
Perry started abusing ketamine in September 2023
Although the 17 Again actor had been using ketamine to treat his depression and anxiety legally, he started abusing the drug in September 2023. Prosecutors claim Plascencia provided the actor with liquid ketamine and lozenges and even taught Iwamasa how to inject it into Perry. Plascencia allegedly roped Chavez into the scheme to get more ketamine and profit off Perry's known addiction struggles.
Perry paid around $55,000 for the drug
"I wonder how much this moron will pay," Plascenia allegedly texted Chavez. In total, the Fools Rush In actor reportedly paid the doctors around $55,000 for the drug. Perry also purchased the drug through Fleming, who acted like a middleman between the actor and an unnamed drug dealer. According to court documents, all of the ketamine administered to Perry on the day he died was provided by Fleming.
Fleming and Chavez pled guilty to their charges
Fleming pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death on August 8. Similarly, Chavez also agreed to plead guilty. He is facing up to 10 years behind bars. Plasencia, for his part, pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, seven counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of altering and falsifying documents or records related to the investigation.
