The courtroom was heavy with the scent of cheap cologne and desperation. Today, Matthew Perry’s former assistant, 42-year-old Kenneth Iwamasa, was sentenced to 15 months behind bars for his role in the overdose death of the ‘Friends’ star. Sources confirm the judge didn't mince words, calling Iwamasa ‘a cog in a machine of greed and negligence’.
Uncovered documents show Iwamasa injected Perry with ketamine multiple times on the day he died, despite the actor's known struggles with addiction. The prosecution argued he put ‘profit over humanity’. His defence?
He was ‘just following orders’. But this isn't about one man. It's a story about the unaccountable power of Hollywood’s underground medical network.
Iwamasa’s sentence is a slap on the wrist for a system that enables enablers. The real culpables? The doctors who wrote the prescriptions.
The dealers who sold the drugs. They're still out there, counting their cash. As Iwamasa was led away, he wouldn't meet the eyes of the Perry family.
He didn't have to. The system already had his back.
