LOS ANGELES — May 27, 2026 — The darkest, most twisted chapter of the Matthew Perry tragedy is wrapping up in a federal courtroom today—and grab your popcorn, because the Friends star’s family just unleashed pure fury on the man they trusted to save him.
Kenneth Iwamasa, Matty’s longtime live-in personal assistant, is walking into a Los Angeles federal court right now to face Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett for his final sentencing. While the 60-year-old assistant is staring down a maximum of 15 years behind bars for his role in the illegal ketamine ring that killed the sitcom icon back in October 2023, prosecutors are asking for three years and five months.
Why the discount? Because Iwamasa was the very first person to flip and squeal to the feds, helping lock up everyone else—including North Hollywood’s infamous “Ketamine Queen,” Jasveen Sangha, who got slapped with 15 years last month.
But newly unsealed court docs reveal that while Iwamasa was playing the part of the grieving, loyal employee to the public, behind the scenes, he was operating as a regular “Dr. Feelgood” with zero medical training.
From Assistant to Enabler: The Toxic Pipeline
Iwamasa was pulling in a cool $150,000 a year just to keep an eye on Matty and help him stay sober. Instead, the feds say he became the ultimate enabler, turning Perry’s Pacific Palisades mansion into an absolute drug den during the actor’s final, spiraling weeks.
On the fateful morning of October 28, 2023, Iwamasa allegedly gave Matty at least three separate shots of the heavy surgical anesthetic. Then, he left the sedated star entirely alone to run a few casual errands. When he walked back into the house hours later, the beloved actor was already floating face-down in his backyard hot tub.
The Ultimate Disgust: “He Spoke At His Funeral!”
If you think the drug details are bad, the Perry family’s freshly submitted victim impact statements will make your stomach turn. Matty’s mother, Suzanne Morrison (82), and his sisters, Caitlin and Madeline, revealed a pattern of behavior from Iwamasa that they describe as a “cruel joke.”
In a devastating letter to the judge, Madeline Morrison exposed how Iwamasa allegedly tried to play the “good guy” while secretly scrambling to cover his tracks and delete incriminating text messages before the cops showed up.
The Sister’s Heartbreak: “A few days after Matthew died, my sister and I went to choose clothes for him to be buried in… I remember how manic and unsettled Kenny seemed,” Madeline wrote to the court. “He repeatedly volunteered his version of events without being asked… Kenny even spoke at Matthew’s funeral. The person responsible for my brother’s death stood up and addressed the people who loved him most. That is like a cruel joke I still struggle with.”
The family claims Iwamasa even hounded them for a massive financial payout after the actor’s death, and threatened to sue them when they refused to cough up the cash. “We trusted a man without a conscience, and my son paid the price,” Mom Suzanne wrote.
The Blame Game: “I Couldn’t Say No”
So, what is the defense’s excuse for injecting a Hollywood superstar with lethal doses of horse tranquilizers? He was just doing his job.
Iwamasa’s high-priced defense lawyers are begging the judge for total leniency, arguing that their client fell victim to a toxic “relationship dynamic” where he simply could not say no to his famous, wealthy boss. They argue that he was just a submissive employee following orders from an incredibly demanding superstar.
But with the rest of the ketamine crew already safely tucked away in federal prison cells, Hollywood insiders expect Judge Garnett to throw the book at the trusted insider who held the syringe. Stay tuned—the final sentence drops today!
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