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Kenneth Iwamasa Sentenced in Matthew Perry Case

Global News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!

Published
May 27, 2026
Duration
1:40
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May 27, 2026

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Kenneth Iwamasa, the personal assistant at the center of Matthew Perry’s death investigation, faces sentencing today after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine. At 60, he’s been recommended a 3-year, 5-month sentence — reduced for cooperating with prosecutors — but his defense paints him as a vulnerable man pressured by Perry’s wishes. Per…

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Kenneth Iwamasa, the personal assistant at the center of Matthew Perry’s death investigation, faces sentencing today after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine. At 60, he’s been recommended a 3-year, 5-month sentence — reduced for cooperating with prosecutors — but his defense paints him as a vulnerable man pressured by Perry’s wishes. Perry’s family, devastated and betrayed, blame Iwamasa most of all — Perry’s mother even called him responsible for her son’s death. Iwamasa alleg

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