Matthew Perry’s ex and former assistant claims the late “Friends” star vowed never to use intravenous drugs because of how terrified of needles he was.
A federal investigation into Perry’s death, however, revealed he had been injected with ketamine at least 21 times during the last week of his life.
“This is the weird thing to me … Matthew always, always told me that he would never, ever use needles or inject anything into his body,” Kayti Edwards told the Mirror in an interview published Friday.
“But he was like, ‘You only die when you use needles … and I would never, ever, ever do that,’” she recalled.
Edwards dated the “Whole Nine Yards” star in 2006 and then worked for him as an assistant in 2011.
Authorities arrested and charged five people, including two doctors and his assistant, for their roles in Perry’s death from ketamine.
Officials said Perry’s then-assistant, Kenneth “Kenny” Iwamasa, administered the final dose of ketamine that would cause the actor to pass out and drown in his hot tub.
Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez were also arrested and charged alongside “Ketamine Queen” Jasveen Sangha and alleged street dealer Erik Fleming.
The late “Friends” star allegedly vowed never to use intravenous drugs because he was so afraid of needles, according to his ex and former assistant.
Perry, however, had received ketamine injections at least 21 times in the final week of his life, according to a federal investigation into his death.
“I find it strange that Matthew has always assured me that he will never inject anything into his body or use needles,” Kayti Edwards stated in a Friday interview with the Mirror.
“He was not even interested in getting inked. “.
Edwards acknowledged that she “scared” herself because she had warned Perry that combining drugs would be fatal and that she would “often see [Perry] very high and using lots of different drugs.”.
He remarked, “But you only die when you use needles, and I would never, ever, ever do that,” she recalled.
In 2006, Edwards dated the star of “Whole Nine Yards,” and in 2011, he began working as his assistant. She stated that they stayed friends until his 54-year-old death in October of last year.
Five persons were detained and charged by the authorities for their roles in Perry’s ketamine-related death, including two doctors and his assistant.
Authorities said that Kenneth “Kenny” Iwamasa, Perry’s then-assistant, gave the actor the last dose of ketamine necessary for him to pass out and drown in his hot tub. Perry was later found floating face down in the water by Iwamasa, 59.
August was Iwamasa’s plea of guilty. in his federal case, he is facing a 15-year prison sentence for conspiracy to distribute ketamine that causes death, on a count of seven to one.
Drs. The “Ketamine Queen,” Jasveen Sangha, and suspected street vendor Erik Fleming were detained and charged along with Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez.
Plasencia, a Calabasas, California urgent care physician, provided a text message to law enforcement. shown his and Chavez’s intentions as well as their total indifference to the life of the “17 Again” star.
In one of his writings, he said, “Let’s [sic] find out how much this moron will pay.”. “.
Perry was administered 3 point54 micrograms of ketamine per milliliter at the time of his death, which is the same dosage as general anesthesia.
According to a medical expert who previously spoke with Page Six, ketamine is “generally safe when administered by trained health professionals in a medical setting for the treatment of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.”. “.
Although the actor from “Fools Rush In” had been receiving professional ketamine infusions, his last recorded visit was made more than a week prior to his passing.
