Published 09:53 IST, August 20th 2024

Shocking! Matthew Perry Spent Nearly ₹50 Lakh On Illegal Ketamine That Caused His Death

Matthew Perry death: Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from Ketamine overdose.

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Matthew Perry | Image: AP
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Mattew Perry Death: The actor, best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the 1990s sitcom FRIENDS, was found dead at his residence in Los Angeles in October last year. In the latest update related to the investigation in the case, unsealed court documents have revealdd how his assistant Kenny Iwamasa was helping Perry procure Ketamine through varius sources.

What do the court documents reveal?

According to reports, in the documents, Matthew Perry's assistant Iwamasa was asking for more ketamine almost every day. With atleadlst one time engaging in illegal drug deals in the early morning hours.

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The court documents also revealed that Matthew Perry and Kenny Iwamasa spent at least $55,000 on 55 vials of ketamine and numerous injections in the 29 days before the actor’s death.

Reports suggest, the actor and Iwamasa met the now arrested doctor known as “Dr. P.” (real name Dr. Salvador Plasencia) in a parking lot for ketamine injections in the back of a car. While the doctor and Perry’s assistant exchanged thousands in cash for bottles of the drug that the Food and Drug Administration has approved for use as a general anesthetic. 

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Matthew Perry in FRIENDS | Source: IMDb

In addition, Dr. P. went to Perry’s house on multiple occasions to inject him, one time even within hours of Perry already having received a ketamine infusion treatment and the double administration causing a spike to his systolic blood pressure and rendering him unable to speak or move.

Additional details from the court documents

Doctors alleged that just nine days after illegally buying 25 vials of ketamine from his source, Iwamasa illegally bought yet another 25 bottles for $6000. As per the document’s timeline, he injected Matthew Perry over 6 times the same day. Over the course of the next 72 hours he injected him at least 18 more times.

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Reportedly, on October 28, the day of Perry’s death, his assistant injected him at least three more times, resulting in his death due to drowning. Perry’s final words, were “shoot me up with a big one” to Iwamasa.

 Matthew Perry | Source:IMDb

Matthew Perry’s death

Friends star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor died at the age of 54 on October 28, 2023. The actor was found dead at his Los Angeles home. Perry’s body was found in a hot tub at his home.

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09:53 IST, August 20th 2024