India, May 28 -- Kenneth Iwamasa, the personal assistant who injected Friends star Matthew Perry with the ketamine that killed him, was sentenced on Wednesday to more than three years in prison, bringing a years-long legal case to a close.

Iwamasa pleaded guilty in 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing Perry's death. He was sentenced to 41 months in prison, two years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine and an additional mandatory payment of $100, according to the New York Times.

Prosecutors said Kenneth Iwamasa clearly understood the dangers involved. He had known Perry for many years and became his live-in assistant in 2022. According to prosecutors, he knew about Perry's long struggle with addiction and had ...