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KTLANews report · May 27, 7:06 PM
Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to prison for central role in his ketamine death
Matthew Perry's assistant now faces more than three years in prison.
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Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to prison for central role in his ketamine death
Matthew Perry's assistant now faces more than three years in prison.
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Left / center-leftMatthew Perry’s assistant gets over three years in prison for injecting actor with ketamine
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterMatthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to prison for central role in his ketamine death
KTLA · Center · News report
Right / center-rightMatthew Perry’s Former Assistant Given Almost 3.5 Year Prison Sentence For Role In Actor’s Death
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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · May 27, 8:57 PM
Former assistant to TV star Matthew Perry sentenced to 41 months in prison
Sentencing of Kenneth Iwamasa concludes prosecution of five people in connection with Perry's death from drug ketamine.
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The IndependentNews report · May 27, 8:17 PM
Matthew Perry’s assistant gets over three years in prison for injecting actor with ketamine
This sentencing marks the fifth and final resolution in the 2 1/2-year investigation and prosecution following the death of the ‘Friends’ star
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BBC NewsNews report · May 27, 8:09 PM
Matthew Perry's assistant jailed for 41 months over actor's ketamine death
Kenneth Iwamasa, who pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, said he "will forever regret" his actions.
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South China Morning PostNews report · May 27, 7:42 PM
Assistant who gave Matthew Perry fatal ketamine dose gets 41 months in prison
The personal assistant who injected Friends star Matthew Perry with a fatal dose of the hallucinogenic drug ketamine was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison on Wednesday, bringing t...
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NBC NewsNews report · May 27, 7:28 PM
Matthew Perry's former assistant sentenced to 41 months in actor's overdose death
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Kenneth Iwamasa, Matthew Perry's former assistant, was sentenced to 41 months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death. NBC News' Chloe Melas and Misty...
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ForbesNews report · May 27, 7:18 PM
Matthew Perry’s Former Assistant Given Almost 3.5 Year Prison Sentence For Role In Actor’s Death
Iwamasa was one of five people facing drug charges after the “Friends” actor’s death in 2023.
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UPIWire story · May 27, 7:16 PM
Matthew Perry’s assistant to be sentenced for role in actor’s death
Assistant Kenneth Iwamasa was to be sentenced Wednesday for injecting "Friends" actor Matthew Perry with the dose of ketamine that killed him.
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNews report · May 27, 7:14 PM
Matthew Perry's assistant gets 3 years, 5 months in prison for central role in his ketamine death
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Rolling StoneNews report · May 27, 6:57 PM
Matthew Perry’s Assistant Gets 41 Months for Actor’s Ketamine Death: ‘Monster Who Killed Him’
Kenneth Iwamasa "fed" Perry 70 vials of ketamine in the month before he died, including at least three injections on the day he died, prosecutors said
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Independent Journal ReviewNews report · May 27, 4:45 PM
Far-Left Terrorist Sentenced To 13 Years, Faces More Charges Tied To 34 Deaths
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A court in Germany sentenced former Red Army Faction member Daniela Klette to 13 years in prison Wednesday for armed robberies carried out over the last three decades.
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