Matthew Perry

FILE - Dr. Mark Chavez, a physician charged in connection with Matthew Perry's fatal overdose, walks out of United States Courthouse after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine in Los Angeles, on Oct. 2, 2024.

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'Shoot me up with a big one': A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry

'Shoot me up with a big one': A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry

The prosecution of five people in the drug death of actor Matthew Perry ended Wednesday with the sentencing of the personal assistant of the “Friends” star. Sixty-year-old Kenneth Iwamasa was at Perry's side in the final weeks of his life. Perry had been taking ketamine legally through his doctor, but about a month before his death began illegally seeking more. He found a doctor willing to provide it off the books, and a street dealer who gave him even more. On the last day of his life, Perry received about half a dozen injections. Iwamasa found him dead in the Jacuzzi of the home they shared.