Matthew Perry’s haunting final phrases to assistant Kenneth Iwamasa
The haunting last words that Matthew Perry uttered to his assistant Kenneth Iwamasa before ingesting a fatal dose of ketamine have been revealed.
Perry told his assistant to ‘shoot me up with a big one,’ shortly before he was found face down in the hot tub of his $5.2 million Los Angeles mansion, according to newly released documents.
The documents also revealed that Perry had been found unconscious at his home twice before his death on October 28, 2023.
Perry asked Iwamasa to ‘prepare the jacuzzi’ for him before asking to be ‘shot up’ with ketamine according to prosecutors – who revealed that Perry received shots of ketamine at around 8:30 am and 12:45 pm on the day he died.
The new details about the ‘Friends’ star’s final month alive were released in relation to the plea deal taken by Perry’s former live-in assistant, Iwamasa, 59.
The haunting last words that Matthew Perry uttered to his assistant Kenneth Iwamasa (pictured) before ingesting a fatal dose of ketamine have been revealed
Perry asked Iwamasa to ‘prepare the jacuzzi’ for him before asking to be ‘shot up’ with ketamine according to prosecutors
Iwamasa was arrested alongside four others and charged in connection with Perry’s death.
Eric Fleming, Dr. Mark Chavez, Jasveen Sangha and Dr. Salvador Plasencia were the others charged.
Iwamasa, Fleming and Chavez have all agreed to plea guilty – while Sangha and Plasencia have pleaded not guilty.
An in-depth timeline of Perry’s final month alive was included in Iwamasa’s plea agreement, which was obtained by Rolling Stone.
According to the timeline, Perry – who had long struggled with addiction and staying sober – requested that Iwamasa started procuring illegal drugs for him in late September 2023.
Perry ‘directed him to find sources from whom to acquire the drugs’ and gave his assistant money, or promised to reimburse him, for the drugs.
Iwamasa allegedly obtained the ketamine he gave to Perry from Plasencia and Fleming. He reportedly met with Plasencia at least seven times between September 30 and October 28, 2023.
Perry told his assistant to ‘shoot me up with a big one,’ shortly before he was found face down in the hot tub of his $5.2 million Los Angeles mansion, according to newly released documents
Fleming appears to have linked Iwamasa with Sangha, who’s been described as the ‘Ketamine Queen’ of North Hollywood – investigators found a ‘drugs emporium’ at her home (pictured)
The assistant handed over at least $55,000 of Perry’s money to purchase liquid ketamine and ketamine lozenges.
Authorities have accused the suspects of ruthlessly exploiting the ‘Friends’ star’s struggles with drug addiction
‘The defendants in this case knew what they were doing was wrong,’ Martin Estrada, U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, said at a news conference Thursday.
‘They knew what they were doing was risking great danger to Mr. Perry, but they did it anyways. In the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting off Mr. Perry than caring for his well-being.’
According to the Justice Department, Plasencia learned of Perry’s interest in ketamine as a treatment for depression last year and contacted Chavez – who ran a ketamine clinic.
The pair allegedly coordinated how much they would charge Perry, with Plasencia reportedly texting Chavez, ‘I wonder how much this moron will pay.’
Fleming appears to have linked Iwamasa with Sangha, who’s been described as the ‘Ketamine Queen’ of North Hollywood.
While Sangha is not named in Iwamasa’s plea agreement, a text form Fleming said of his source ‘She only deal[s] with high end and celebs. If it were not great stuff she’d lose her business.’
Fleming distributed 50 vials of ketamine, which he obtained from Sangha, to Iwamasa, according to the Justice Department. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
Iwamasa injected Perry, 54, with ketamine sold to him by Fleming and Sangha on October 28 – the day Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub and later declared dead.
