's one-time assistant Kenneth Iwamasa is accused of destroying evidence of the late actor's drug use in the wake of his death more than two years ago.
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Assistant Allegedly Destroyed Evidence of Perrys Abuse
Matthew Perry's one-time assistant Kenneth Iwamasa is accused of destroying evidence of the late actor's drug use in the wake of his death more than two years a...
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Iwamasa sought to cover up proof of Perry's drug use one hour after the death of the Friends actor at 54 on October 29, 2023 at his Pacific Palisades, California home, according to a recent filing from federal prosecutors reviewed by TMZ.
It comes prior to Iwamasa's sentencing Wednesday, as prosecutors are asking for a sentence of 41 months after the assistant - who faced up to 15 years in prison - .
Iwamasa pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, after officials with the Department of Justice said he 'repeatedly' and 'without medical training,' shot the actor up with lethal amounts of ketamine.
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After Perry, , was found dead face down in his jacuzzi, Iwamasa got to work destroying hard copies and digital evidence involving the actor's use of ketamine, federal authorities said in their latest filing.
Prosecutors said Iwamasa told another person to get rid of proof of the network of individuals that set up a of drugs for the actor's personal use.
Matthew Perry's one-time assistant Kenneth Iwamasa is accused of destroying evidence of the late actor's drug use. Pictured April 2023 in LA
Iwamasa, a native of Toluca Lake, , was untruthful on multiple occasions once the investigation into the actor's passing commenced, prosecutors said in the filing.
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Iwamasa sought to cover up proof of Perry's drug use one hour after the death of the Friends actor at 54 on October 29, 2023, according to a new filing from federal prosecutors
The Friends actor was found dead face down in his jacuzzi back on October 29, 2023, leaving Hollywood shaken to its core. Pictured April 22, 2023, six months before his death
Perry’s sisters Caitlin and Madeline Morrison were critical of Iwamasa in statements submit to U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Garnett in a May 20 court filing reviewed by People.
Five people were arrested in connection with the death of the actor following a federal probe of how Perry obtained the drugs that killed him. Pictured in 2012
Madeline noted that Iwamasa 'even spoke at Matthew's funeral,' effectively tainting the family's 'final memories of saying goodbye' after learning about the role he played in the actor's tragic end.
'The person responsible for my brother's death stood up and addressed the people who loved him most,' Madeline said. 'That is like a cruel joke I still struggle with.'
Caitlin Morrison said she had 'no sympathy' for Iwamasa ahead of his sentencing.
'I cannot read Kenny's thoughts,' she said. 'I will never know if the lethal dose of ketamine was only lethal by accident.
'But I know that when Kenny left the house, he was doing one of two things. He was either escaping from something he knew he had done or he was willfully abandoning a vulnerable person in a dangerous situation.'
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