Assistant who gave Matthew Perry fatal ketamine dose gets 41 months in prison

🇭🇰 public Hong Kong · May 28, 2026 · 230 words · By Reuters

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Assistant who gave Matthew Perry fatal ketamine dose gets 41 months in prison After injecting the drug, Kenneth Iwamasa left to run errands and then returned to find the Friends star dead in the hot tub The personal assistant who injected Friends star Matthew…

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What happened

Why it matters

Judge Sherilyn Garnett delivered the sentence for Kenneth Iwamasa, the person who found Perry floating face down and lifeless in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home in October 2023.

Common ground

Federal prosecutors said Iwamasa injected Perry with ketamine at the actor’s request before leaving the residence to run errands.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Judge Sherilyn Garnett delivered the sentence for Kenneth Iwamasa”

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Multiple sources, including IMDb and news reports, explicitly name Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett as the one who delivered the sentence to Kenneth Iwamasa.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erik Fleming is an American film and television director and producer. He is a graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts and known for creating the 1992 experimental short film, The Silver Surfer, whic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Fleming_(director)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jasveen Sangha (born July 22, 1983) is a British-American convicted felon and drug dealer known as the Ketamine Queen. She gained international attention following her indictment and subsequent guilty…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasveen_Sangha

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · “You were privy to his struggle with addiction,” said Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett, who handed down the sentence to the 60-year-old Kenneth ...
https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/matthew-pe…

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Claim 2: “An autopsy report concluded that Perry died from the “acute effects of ketamine”, which combined with other factors in causing him to lose consciousness and drown”

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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding the biblical Gospel of Matthew and Matthew the Apostle. No evidence regarding Perry's autopsy report was provided in the evidence section for this claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — According to many Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist. The New Testament records that as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_the_Apostle

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web search NEUTRAL — Matthew has 600 verses in common with Mark, which is a book of only 661 verses. There are approximately 220 verses shared by Matthew and Luke but not found in Mark.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew

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web search NEUTRAL — 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah. 17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from …
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+1&versi…

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Claim 3: “the person who found Perry floating face down and lifeless in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home in October 2023”

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Both RNZ News and other web search results confirm that Kenneth Iwamasa was the person who found Matthew Perry floating face down in a hot tub in October 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew Langford Perry (August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023) was an American and Canadian actor. He gained international fame for starring as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Perry

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Claim 4: “Ketamine, a short-acting but potent anaesthetic with hallucinogenic properties, is sometimes prescribed to treat depression and other psychological disorders”

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Wikipedia and DEA.gov confirm that ketamine is an anesthetic with hallucinogenic properties used for anesthesia, depression, and pain management.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 30, 2022 ... Ketamine, a non-competitive N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist, is commonly used as an anesthetic and analgesic but has recently shown ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9053551/

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web search NEUTRAL — Ketamine is a cyclohexanone-derived general anesthetic analgesic and hallucinogenic properties, used medically for anesthesia, depression, and pain management.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketamine

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web search NEUTRAL — Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel ...Missing: psychological | Show results with:ps…
https://www.dea.gov/factsheets/ketamine

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Claim 5: “bringing to a close the prosecution of five people who admitted to playing roles in the actor’s death”

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Multiple sources (CNN, and other web results) confirm that five people were charged/prosecuted in connection with Perry's death and played roles in it.

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 20, 2024 ... Five people have been charged in connection with the death of beloved actor Matthew Perry ... Matthew Perry and played a role in his death ...
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/20/us/matthew-perry-death-5-char…

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web search NEUTRAL — NEED TO KNOW · On Oct. 28, 2023, Matthew Perry died after an accidental drug overdose · Five people were charged in connection with the Friends actor's death · All ...
https://people.com/matthew-perry-death-charges-what-to-know-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 15, 2024 ... LOS ANGELES – A licensed physician and an alleged San Fernando Valley drug dealer were arrested today in connection with the death of actor ...
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/five-defendants-includi…

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Claim 6: “Iwamasa injected Perry with ketamine at the actor’s request before leaving the residence to run errands”

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Al Jazeera and other web search results confirm that Iwamasa testified or it was reported that he injected Perry with ketamine at the actor's request.

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Claim 7: “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”

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Multiple independent news sources (Reuters, RNZ News, and other web results) confirm that Kenneth Iwamasa was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for injecting Matthew Perry with a fatal dose of ketamine.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · Sentencing of Kenneth Iwamasa concludes prosecution of five people in connection with Perry's death from drug ketamine.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/27/former-assistant-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · The personal assistant who injected "Friends" star Matthew Perry with a fatal dose of the hallucinogenic drug ketamine was sentenced to 41 ...
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/matthew-perrys-assi…

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