Matthew Perry’s business manager blasted Kenneth Iwamasa in court: 'You knew he was dead'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Matthew Perry’s longtime business advisor blasted the actor’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, ahead of his sentencing on Wednesday, May 27, in connection with the actor’s death.
Lisa Ferguson, who is also the executor of the ‘Friends’ star’s estate, ripped into Iwamasa after the judge allowed Perry’s close ones to speak with the convict. She alleged that Iwamasa left the ‘17 Again’ star to die on October 28, 2023, after injecting him with d**gs.
Lisa Ferguson says Kenneth Iwamasa already knew Matthew Perry was dead before he called 911
“Here’s what I think happened: you knew he was dead, you got out of there and left him there. Then you came back and called 911,” she yelled.
Ferguson also accused Iwamasa of informing a celebrity website before calling the law enforcement.
She then went on to recall the moment from Perry’s funeral as she said, “You took pictures at Matthew’s funeral as they put him in the ground.” In her confrontation, Ferguson even blamed Iwamasa of stealing ‘The Whole Nine Yards’ actor’s Batman collection after his death.
Lisa Ferguson says Matthew Perry did not deserve to die
Ferguson then mentioned Iwamasa's demand of wanting “three years severance and a paying gig at his foundation” at Perry’s foundation after he died, before fiercely saying, “Mathew deserved to live, you don’t.”
The disgraced assistant is one of the five people who were involved in the death of Perry, who was 54. He died due to the acute effects of ketamine use, exacerbated by accidental drowning.
Almost three years after the tragedy, Iwamasa was awarded three years and five months of prison time and a fine of $10,000. Even after serving his jail time, he will be under two years of supervised release. He will begin his jail term in July.
Matthew Perry's sister expresses shock over Kenneth Iwamasa's betrayal
This came after Perry’s sisters — Caitlin and Madeline Morrison — submitted a victim impact statement, calling out Iwamasa.
Written to the US District Judge Sherilyn Garnett, Madeline said, “He had injected my brother with a lethal dose and left him in a hot tub to die. It is difficult to put into words the sense of betrayal I felt when I found out what Kenny had done. In many ways, it felt like my brother died all over again.”
Perry’s other sister, Caitlin, added, “I know that when Kenny left the house, he was doing one of two things. He was either escaping from something he knew he had done or he was willfully abandoning a vulnerable person in a dangerous situation.”
