The harrowing final words Matthew Perry uttered to his assistant Kenneth Iwamasa before ingesting a lethal dose of ketamine have been revealed.
Perry told his assistant to take a “big shot” at him shortly before he was found face down in the hot tub of his $5.2 million Los Angeles mansion, according to newly released documents.
Documents revealed that Perry had been found unresponsive in his home twice before his death on October 28, 2023.
Perry asked Iwamasa to “get the hot tub ready” for him before asking him to “inject” him with ketamine, according to prosecutors, who revealed that Perry received ketamine injections around 8:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. on the day of his death.
The new details about the ‘Friends’ star’s final month of life were revealed in connection with the plea deal accepted by Perry’s former assistant, Iwamasa, 59.
The harrowing last words Matthew Perry spoke to his assistant Kenneth Iwamasa (pictured) before ingesting a lethal dose of ketamine have been revealed
Perry asked Iwamasa to “get the hot tub ready” for him before asking him to “inject” him with ketamine, prosecutors say
Iwamasa was arrested along with four others and charged in connection with Perry’s death.
Eric Fleming, Dr. Mark Chavez, Jasveen Sangha and Dr. Salvador Plasencia were the other defendants.
Iwamasa, Fleming and Chavez agreed to plead guilty, while Sangha and Plasencia pleaded not guilty.
A detailed timeline of Perry’s last month of life was included in Iwamasa’s plea agreement, which was obtained Rolling Stone.
According to the timeline, Perry, who had long struggled with addiction and remained sober, requested that Iwamasa begin getting him illegal drugs in late September 2023.
Perry “directed him to find sources from which to obtain the drugs” and gave his assistant money or promised to reimburse him for the drugs.
Iwamasa allegedly obtained the ketamine he gave to Perry from Plasencia and Fleming. He is said to have met with Plasencia at least seven times between Sept. 30 and Oct. 28, 2023.
Perry told his assistant to “inject him with a big shot” shortly before he was found face down in the hot tub at his $5.2 million Los Angeles mansion, according to newly released documents.
Fleming appears to have linked Iwamasa to Sangha, who has been described as the “Ketamine Queen” of North Hollywood – investigators found a “drug emporium” in her home (pictured)
The assistant handed over at least $55,000 of Perry’s money to purchase liquid ketamine and ketamine pills.
Authorities have accused the suspects of ruthlessly exploiting the “Friends” star’s drug addiction problems.
“The defendants in this case knew what they were doing was wrong,” Martin Estrada, U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, said at a news conference Thursday.
“They knew what they were doing posed a great danger to Mr. Perry, but they did it anyway. In the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting from Mr. Perry than in looking out for his well-being.”
According to the Justice Department, Plasencia learned of Perry’s interest in ketamine as a treatment for depression last year and contacted Chavez, who ran a ketamine clinic.
The pair allegedly coordinated how much they would charge Perry, with Plasencia allegedly texting Chavez: “I wonder how much this idiot is going to pay.”
Fleming appears to have linked Iwamasa to Sangha, who has been described as the “Ketamine Queen” of North Hollywood.
Although Sangha is not named in Iwamasa’s plea agreement, a text from Fleming said of his source: “She only deals with high-level people and celebrities. If it weren’t for great things, she would lose her business.”
According to the Justice Department, Fleming distributed to Iwamasa 50 vials of ketamine that he obtained from Sangha. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
Iwamasa injected Perry, 54, with the ketamine sold to him by Fleming and Sangha on Oct. 28, the day Perry was found unconscious in a hot tub and later pronounced dead.
