Matthew Perry’s assistant found him unconscious ‘at least’ 2 times in the weeks leading up to his death

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Matthew Perry’s former personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa admitted he found the “Friends” actor “unconscious” numerous times in the weeks leading up to his death.

Iwamasa administered the fatal shot of ketamine that killed Perry on Oct. 28 and recently pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death.

In his plea agreement obtained by Page Six, Iwamasa revealed he injected Perry with “significant quantities of ketamine,” totaling around “6-8 shots per day,” in the days before his death.

Matthew Perry’s longtime assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, admitted he found the actor “unconscious” several times before his death. APEX / MEGA Iwamasa had been injecting Perry with ketamine for nearly a month before his death. @kenny-iwamasa

The former assistant said he found Perry “unconscious at his residence on at least two occasions” in October.

On the day of Perry’s death, Iwamasa said he injected the actor around 8:30 a.m. and then again around 12:45 p.m.

However, just 40 minutes later, Perry allegedly asked Iwamasa to prepare his jacuzzi and “shoot [him] up with a big one,” meaning another dose of the dissociative anesthetic.

It ended up being the actor’s final words.

Perry was injected with ketamine three times over a five-hour span the day he died. Getty Images Prior to his death, he asked Iwamasa to prepare his jacuzzi and “shoot [him] up with a big one.” Matthew Perry

After administering Perry’s third shot of ketamine for the day, Iwamasa left to run a few errands — only to find the actor face down in his jacuzzi hours later.

Last week, authorities announced that Iwamasa, Erik Fleming, Dr. Mark Chavez, Dr. Salvador Plasencia and Jasveen Sangha — known as the “Ketamine Queen” — were all charged in connection to Perry’s death.

Although the “17 Again” actor had been using ketamine to treat his depression legally, he started abusing the drug in September 2023.

Iwamasa bought ketamine from Dr. Salvador Plasencia, pictured above. Malibu Canyon Urgent Care Dr. Mark Chavez, pictured above, also provided Perry with ketamine. TheHealthMD/Facebook

Prosecutors claim Plasencia provided the actor with liquid ketamine and lozenges and even taught Iwamasa how to inject it into Perry.

Plascencia allegedly roped Chavez into the scheme to get more ketamine and profit off Perry’s known addiction struggles.

“I wonder how much this moron will pay,” Plascenia allegedly texted Chavez.

In total, the “Fools Rush In” actor reportedly paid the doctors around $55,000 for the drug.

Perry is believed to have paid Chavez and Plasencia, seen above, around $55,000. Malibu Canyon Urgent Care The doctors were aware of the actor’s history of substance abuse but still illegally provided him the drug, per court documents. Joanne Davidson/Shutterstock

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Perry also purchased the drug through Fleming, who acted like a middleman between the actor and an unnamed drug dealer.

According to the court documents, all of the ketamine administered to Perry on the day he died was provided by Fleming.

Fleming pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death on Aug 8.

Erik Fleming and Jasveen Sangha were also charged in relation to Perry’s death. Sangha, seen above, was known as the “Ketamine Queen.” @/jasveen_s The “Friends” actor died on Oct. 28. David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images

Similarly, Chavez also agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine. He is facing up to 10 years behind bars.

Plasencia, for his part, pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, seven counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of altering and falsifying documents or records related to the investigation.

Each ketamine-related count would give him 10 years in prison. Additionally, he could serve up to 20 years for each count of records falsification.

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