Matthew Perry’s former assistant Kenneth Iwamasa disagreed with prosecutors’ claim he could have told Perry ‘no’ when asked for ketamine that ultimately killed him in October 2023.
Matthew Perry ’s former assistant Kenneth Iwamasa insisted he couldn’t ‘simply say no’ to the late actor when it came to his drug addiction . Iwamasa made the claim to a judge as he appealed for leniency at his upcoming sentencing hearing , scheduled on May 27.
In new court docs obtained by an outlet, Iwamasa disagreed with prosecutors’ claim he could have told Perry ‘no’ when he asked for the ketamine that ultimately killed him in October 2023. His attorney also claimed that Iwamasa’s employment relationship with Perry may have ‘enabled him to more readily participate in the conspiracy to distribute drugs to the victim than a man on the street’ but added that ‘a number of proverbial men on the street did in fact participate in the same conspiracy.
’ On Wednesday, the 82-year-old wrote and read an emotional victim impact statement at Iwamasa’s sentencing for helping supply the lethal dose of ketamine
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