05/28/2026
Matthew Perry trusted Ken Iwamasa since 1992 — more than 30 years of friendship before that devastating night in October 2023.
Iwamasa was not just an employee. He was Perry's right-hand man, his daily companion, the person who knew his struggles better than almost anyone.
The fact that their last conversation happened just before those three fatal injections is something that is genuinely hard to sit with.
Thirty years of trust ending that way is a kind of heartbreak that goes beyond the courtroom.