Matthew Perry’s Mom Recalls Day the ‘Friends’ Star Died: He ‘Paid The Price’ For Trusting His Assistant

Matthew Perry‘s mother has blasted her late son’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, in an emotional victim impact statement.

Suzanne Perry, 82, attacked Iwamasa — who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine in connection with the Friends alum’s death from a drug overdose at his home in Los Angeles in October 2023 — in her statement ahead of his sentencing hearing.

“He insisted on speaking at Matthew’s funeral,” she wrote in a letter to the court, as per a Wednesday, May 20 Page Six report. “He clung to me and the family as if he was somehow the good guy who tried to save Matthew.”

“We trusted a man without a conscience, and my son paid the price,” she added.

Morrison also suggested Iwamasa, 60, tried to get close to her after her son’s death and “kept a sharp eye on” her.

“He sent me songs, he drew a little map to help me find my way around the cemetery,” she wrote. “If he saw a rainbow – one of Matthew’s favorite things – he would call me.”

As far as the family is concerned, she wrote, Iwamasa’s biggest responsibility was ensuring that Matthew stayed “drug free.” But instead of doing that “he aided and abetted” the actor’s addiction, she added.

“He had known Kenny, and so had we, for 25 years,” she wrote. “Mathew trusted Kenny. We trusted Kenny. Kenny’s most important job – by far – was to be my son’s companion and guardian in his fight against addiction.”

Iwamasa administered multiple injections of ketamine to Matthew, including on the day he died, according to the Department of Justice.

Suzanne also wrote of the night her son was found dead in his hot tub at 54.

“He was, in spite of all we went through, my heart and soul. And then one night he was just a body, lying all but naked on the cold, damp grass of his backyard,” she recalled. “Helicopters circled overhead, eager for a glimpse of my dead little boy, a picture they could show the whole world while I stood out on the street in the cold and begged for a blanket to cover him. Impossible, of course.”

Four other people who were charged in the case also entered guilty pleas.

Iwamasa could face up to 15 years in prison, but officials are recommending a sentence of 41 months behind bars as well as three years of supervised release, according to People. The sentencing hearing for Iwamasa will be held on May 27.