{"id":119065,"date":"2024-08-17T11:44:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T11:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/matthew-perrys-final-words-revealed-heart-shattering\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T11:44:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T11:44:03","slug":"matthew-perrys-final-words-revealed-heart-shattering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/matthew-perrys-final-words-revealed-heart-shattering\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Perry&#8217;s Final Words: Revealed, Heart-Shattering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Over the last few days, more and more information has emerged in regard to the death of Matthew Perry last October.<\/p>\n<p>And each tidbit has been more heart-breaking than the one before.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, we learned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/matthew-perry-overdose-arrests-made-in-connection-with-actors-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple arrests had been made<\/a> in conjunction with the actor\u2019s death because he obtained ketamine from from doctors and drug dealers without a prescription.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-3284492-1024x889.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507358 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-3284492-1024x889.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-3284492-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-3284492-768x667.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-3284492-2048x1779.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-3284492-960x834.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-3284492-1080x938.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-3284492-1200x1042.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-3284492.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matthew Perry appears on \u201cThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno\u201d at the NBC Studios on April 8, 2004 in Burbank, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We then learned that Perry\u2019s own assistant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/matthew-perry-assistant-kenneth-iwamasa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth Iwamasa<\/a>, had injected the beloved actor on the day he died.<\/p>\n<p>Now, according to newly-released court documents obtained by NBC News and published on August 16, Perry reportedly asked his assistant Kenneth Iwamasa for help administering the drug three times on this date.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to this drug, the Friends alum asked Iwamasa to \u201cshoot me up with a big one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By all accounts, these are the final words Perry said to anyone before his overdose.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-2048x1518.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-960x711.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-1080x800.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-1200x889.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507359 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-2048x1518.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-960x711.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-1080x800.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-1200x889.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-91015126-1-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matthew Perry  arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. \u201cThe Invention of Lying\u201d on September 21, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jason Merritt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perry was found dead in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home on October 28\u2026 with his cause of death later determined to be \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/12\/matthew-perry-autopsy-report-reveals-cocktail-of-substances-in-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acute effects of ketamine<\/a>\u201d via a drowning-related accident.<\/p>\n<p>However, it wasn\u2019t the first time Perry experienced negative effects of the dissociative anesthetic. <\/p>\n<p>Perry had an \u201cadverse medical reaction\u201d to an at-home ketamine injection on October 12, prosecutors said in these same, recenetly-unsealed documents.<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys say now that Dr. Salvador Plasencia (who has been arrested) injected the 54-year-old with \u201ca large dose\u201d of the controlled substance at the request Iwamasa (who has also been charged in the case) after the actor had already undergone ketamine infusion therapy from a doctor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>The latter procedure was legally prescribed; the former was not.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice states the at-home ketamine caused a \u201csignificant spike\u201d to Perry\u2019s systolic blood pressure, making him \u201cfreeze up\u201d so much that he \u201ccould not speak or move.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-797x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-1594x2048.jpg 1594w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-747x960.jpg 747w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-841x1080.jpg 841w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-934x1200.jpg 934w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-scaled.jpg 1993w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-797x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507360 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-1594x2048.jpg 1594w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-747x960.jpg 747w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-841x1080.jpg 841w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-934x1200.jpg 934w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-scaled.jpg 1993w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-82040463-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matthew Perry attends the premiere of Sony Pictures Classics\u2019 \u201cFrozen River\u201d at the Pacific Design Center on July 22, 2008 in West Hollywood, California.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Stephen Shugerman\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s more, too:<\/p>\n<p>While the aforementioned three injections led to Perry\u2019s death in October, Iwamasa has claimed he administered 27 total in the final five days of Perry\u2019s life. <\/p>\n<p>(For the record, Iwamasa does not have any medical training and was following instructions laid out by Plasencia.)<\/p>\n<p>Iwamasa \u2014 who discovered Perry\u2019s body \u2014 has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, per authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Relatedly, Plasencia is facing one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, seven counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of altering and falsifying documents or records related to the federal investigation. <\/p>\n<p>He has not publicly entered a plea.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Perry at the Emmys in 2012\" class=\"wp-image-500370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Perry at the Emmys in 2012\" class=\"wp-image-500370 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-152658072-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matthew Perry at during the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 23, 2012 in Los Angeles.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perry struggled with substance abuse for many years, but those close to the actor believed him to be clean at the time of his passing.<\/p>\n<p>The star detailed his battle in the memoir \u201cFriends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir,\u201d in which Perry focused a great deal of his energy on using his experience to help others stay clean and sober.<\/p>\n<p>Wrote Warner Bros. in a statement about the comedic actor after his death:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are devastated by the passing of our dear friend Matthew Perry. Matthew was an incredibly gifted actor and an indelible part of the Warner Bros. Television Group family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe impact of his comedic genius was felt around the world, and his legacy will live on in the hearts of so many.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a heartbreaking day, and we send our love to his family, his loved ones, and all of his devoted fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/matthew-perrys-final-words-revealed-heart-shattering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few days, more and more information has emerged in regard to the death of Matthew Perry last October. And each tidbit has been more heart-breaking than the one before. 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