Matthew Perry assistant gets 3 years prison time over ketamine overdose

Matthew Perry’s assistant is out behind bars over his involvement in death of the actor.

Assistant Kenneth Iwamasa was sentenced to 41 months after the overdosed Perry. It is also added that the actor asked him to "shoot me up with a big one"

Iwamasa is also subject to fines of $10,000 and $100 and is asked to surrender by 12pm on July 17.

Matthew Perry left his fans grieving three years ago after his sudden demise, and his absence is still palpable in the entertainment industry.

The Friends star, who passed away in October 2023 at the age of 54, had sentimental belongings from the sitcom including scripts which are now being auctioned.

Perry’s personal belongings reportedly include Friends’ pilot episode script back from 1994 signed by himself as well as his co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer.

The items available for bidding also include the front page of the final episode from 2004 signed by the cast.

The comedian’s estate has also put up a 2005 Banksy painting for auction, namely Girl with Balloon, which is worth around $800,000, and another painting called Nola (Grey Rain) also from Banksy which is worth more than $40,000.