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In court as Matthew Perry's assistant sentenced

BBC's Shaimaa Khalil was in the room as Kenneth Iwamansa, who injected Perry with ketamine, was sentenced to 41 months in prison.

Published May 27, 2026, 10:11 PM
Updated May 28, 2026, 5:48 AM4.2K
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In court as Matthew Perry's assistant sentenced

​​The live-in personal assistant to actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 41 months in prison, capping a multi-year legal saga surrounding the actor's death. ​​

Kenneth Iwamasa, who injected Perry with ketamine, worked with two doctors to provide the actor with more than $50,000 (£38,000) of the drug in the weeks before his death, prosecutors said. Iwamasa had no medical training.​​

Perry was found dead in his backyard hot tub in Los Angeles in October 2023.

The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil reports from outside the courtroom in Los Angeles.

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