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Matthew Perry's Friends and Family 'Blindsided' by Assistant's Arrest


Matthew Perry’s inner circle was shocked by the arrest of his personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa amid a drug investigation following the actor’s death

“Kenny presented himself to be a decent person.” (Per his LinkedIn profile, Iwamasa labeled himself a “discreet” and “loyal” person who “thrives in chaotic situations” and honors “absolute confidentiality.”) Courtesy of U.S. Department of Justice/LinkedInFive people were arrested on Thursday, August 15, in connection with the investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California confirmed in a press release. Plasencia then allegedly “distributed ketamine to Perry and Iwamasa outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose on “at least seven occasions” during September and October of 2023.

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