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Court documents have revealed shocking details about the events leading up to Matthew Perry’s tragic death on October 28, 2023. According to the documents, Perry and his live-in assistant, Kenny Iwamasa, spent a staggering $55,000 on 55 vials of ketamine and numerous injections in the 29 days before his passing.
The documents detail a series of alarming text messages from Iwamasa to various individuals, including a doctor known as “Dr. P.” (real name Dr. Salvador Plasencia), in which he requests more ketamine almost daily. In one instance, Iwamasa even engaged in an illegal drug deal in the early morning hours.
The records also describe how Perry and Iwamasa met Dr. P. in a parking lot for ketamine injections in the back of a car. The doctor and Perry’s assistant exchanged thousands of dollars in cash for bottles of the drug, which is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as a general anesthetic. However, doctors sometimes prescribe it for “off-label” uses, such as depression.
Additionally, Dr. P. visited Perry’s house on multiple occasions to inject him with ketamine, including one instance where he administered a double dose, causing Perry’s systolic blood pressure to spike and rendering him unable to speak or move.
Five people have been indicted on federal charges stemming from the investigation into Friends actor Matthew Perry’s death, the US Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, August 15. An autopsy revealed that Perry died as a result of the “acute effects of ketamine” on October 28, 2023. His personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, as well […]
On another occasion, Iwamasa illegally purchased 25 vials of ketamine for $6,000 and injected Perry six times that same day. Over the next 72 hours, he injected him at least 18 more times.
On the day of Perry’s death, Iwamasa injected him at least three more times, resulting in his tragic passing. Perry’s final words, reportedly, were “shoot me up with a big one” to Iwamasa.
Two months after Matthew Perry died at age 54 in October 2023, his death was ruled an accident. That ruling proved to be far from the end of the story. A December 2023 toxicology report concluded that Perry died from “the acute effects of ketamine.” The report noted that Perry had been receiving regular ketamine […]
Iwamasa, Plasencia, Jasveen Sangha (a.k.a. “the Ketamine Queen”), Dr. Mark Chavez, and Perry’s acquaintance Erik Fleming have all been charged in connection with Perry’s death.
Iwamasa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death.
September 30
Iwamasa and Perry meet with Dr. P. at Perry’s house, where Dr. P. injects Perry with two shots of ketamine. He leaves behind at least one vial of ketamine and multiple syringes. Iwamasa pays Dr. P. approximately $4,500 for the ketamine.
October 2
Iwamasa requests via a coded text message to buy eight vials of ketamine. On or about the same day, he purchases ketamine lozenges from Dr. P. for approximately $2,000.
October 4
Iwamasa sends Dr. P. another coded text message saying that he had successfully injected Perry and needs to buy more vials of ketamine. Dr. P. responds via text that he is “currently retrieving 4 bottles” from his source.
October 6
Iwamasa asks Dr. P. for more ketamine because he only has “1 left.” In response, Dr. P. travels to Perry’s house, injects Perry with ketamine himself and sells Iwamasa one or more vials of ketamine for a cash payment.
October 7-8
Iwamasa texts Dr. P. seeking more ketamine and asks if he could pay with “something besides cash” because “[i]ts hard to get to the bank on the fly with all that’s going on which happens so fast now.” Dr. P. responds that he has two bottles of ketamine to sell, and to meet him immediately at popular tourist destination Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade to do the deal.
October 10
Iwamasa drives Perry to meet with Dr. P. in a public parking lot in Long Beach, California, where Dr. P. is given a partial payment; he injects Perry with ketamine in the back of the car. He also provides Iwamasa with additional vials of ketamine.
October 12
Iwamasa texts Dr. P., stating, “I have your cash sorry for the wait,” and asks to purchase additional ketamine. He then requests Dr. P. come to Perry’s house to administer the injection, despite knowing that Perry had just received a ketamine infusion treatment earlier that day from a medical doctor at a doctor’s office.
October 13-14
Fleming delivers a sample vial of ketamine to Perry’s house in exchange for payment. Iwamasa asks him how many bottles he might be able to obtain. Fleming says his drug source can “fill any order.” Iwamasa tells Fleming he will purchase “25 vials $5500” plus an additional $500 for “logistics.”
October 23-24
Nine days later, Iwamasa sends Fleming a text asking to buy more ketamine: “Can we do same as last time again over next 2 days?” Fleming responds, “You want same amount? Put the 5500 together asap and ill come get it as soon as possible to get it all done tonight.”
October 27
Dr. P. contacts Iwamasa with an offer to sell additional ketamine to Perry. “Hi. I know you mentioned taking a break. I have been stocking up on the meanwhile. I am not sure when you guys plan to resume but in case its when im out of town this weekend I have left supplies with a nurse of mine,” he texted. “I can always let her know the plan. I will be back in town Tuesday.”
October 28
Iwamasa administers at least 3 shots of ketamine to Perry, who dies that day.
