Drone footage of Matthew Perry’s $6million home shows renovations near hot tub where he died as 5 arrested for his death
MATTHEW Perry’s Los Angeles cottage – where he tragically died of a drug overdose – has undergone renovations and could be set to go on the market.
The 54-year-old actor snapped up the property in Pacific Palisades for $6 million in 2020 and had extensive work done just months before his death on October 28, 2023.
He was found floating face down in the hot tub in his backyard by his assistant and pronounced dead soon after paramedics arrived.
The U.S. Sun can confirm that work continued even after his tragic overdose death and new roofing can be seen in fresh aerial footage shot this week.
A white car was seen parked outside of the property but nobody is believed to be living there full-time.
Lisa Ferguson, the trustee of Perry’s estate, has always been listed as the owner of the home, according to documents.
The four-bed, three-and-a-half-bath home is not on the market and is now believed to be worth more than $6.5 million.
According to Realtor.com, the midcentury modern ranch-style home clocks in at 2,696 square feet and is described as offering “quintessential southern California living.”
It has floor-to-ceiling windows and an amazing view of the Pacific coast.
Perry downsized after selling his $20.8 million penthouse in West Century City which was described as being “a mansion in the sky.”
According to sources, Perry had not been living at his new property long when he died.
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His neighbors claimed he spent a long time renovating the pad and was allegedly upset it wasn’t finished faster.
Following his death, one neighbor told The U.S. Sun, “The work was loud and going on for weeks. I think he was upset with his contractor because it was taking so long.
“The noise only stopped about a week ago, and to think he has barely enjoyed the pool. Now he’s gone. It’s incredibly sad.”
He had previously been renting a three-bed home overlooking Beverly Hills for $49,000 where he lived with his assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, who had worked for him for more than 20 years.
Perry was pictured in February 2023 looking disheveled as he was seen unloading a U-Haul full of fancy household furniture and a custom-made bed at the new house.
Sources from law enforcement originally disclosed that they were called to the home to deal with a cardiac arrest.
Police initially said that no illegal drugs were found at the scene and no foul play was suspected.
They did, however, confirm there were anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and a COPD drug in his home.
COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, refers to a group of breathing and air-flow diseases that includes emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Perry had long been a smoker.
The outlet revealed that before the tragedy, Perry came home after a two-hour game of pickleball, and sent his assistant out to run an errand.
Extra host Billy Bush claimed in a lengthy Instagram post following Perry’s death that he spoke to the actor’s pickleball partner.
He wrote, “I spoke to the woman he played with this morning and every morning.
“She is in shock, adored Matt … she said he had been fatigued today and over the past week.
“A little more than usual. He played for one hour, then went home.”
Billy mentioned the actor played the sport “every day and sometimes twice. It regulated his days.”
A legal source who reportedly viewed the crime scene photos after his death told The Post this week that Perry’s main bedroom at his home was a mess.
“It was a disaster,” they claimed. “The master suite looked like someone was in the middle of a long bender. Clothes everywhere, towels on the floor, just dirty.
“But the rest of the house was clean, really neat. Like maybe the cleaning lady wasn’t allowed in those bedrooms.”
A source also previously told the outlet, “He had a heart of gold and was doing his best to help others, but there was a loneliness there.
“He spent most of his days in his home and was very lonely.”
Matthew’s rise to fame came from his comedic role as Chandler Bing on the popular NBC sitcom.
Five charged in Matthew Perry's death
On August 15, prosecutors announced a slew of charges stemming from the tragic overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry.
Here are the five individuals allegedly behind Perry’s ketamine crisis.
- “Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles” Jasveen Sangha – Sangha is a 41-year-old drug dealer who allegedly helped sell the ketamine that killed Perry, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. In 2019, Sangha sold ketamine to another victim hours before he died, prosecutors say. After hearing of his death, she allegedly searched “can ketamine be listed as a cause of death,” on Google. She faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of all charges.
- “Dr. P” Dr. Salvador Plasencia – Plasencia, 42, allegedly learned that Perry was seeking ketamine, and obtained doses from a dirty doctor. Speaking to the doctor over text, he allegedly said, “I wonder how much this moron will pay.” Plasencia taught unlicensed people associated with Perry how to inject ketamine, and even personally injected it at times, prosecutors say. Perry’s assistant, who was taught by Plasencia, administered the fatal dose on October 28, 2023. Plasencia is facing nine charges stemming from the death.
- Kenneth Iwamasa – Iwamasa, 59, was Perry’s live-in assistant who was allegedly taught how to inject ketamine by Dr. Plasencia, according to prosecutors. He also corresponded with dealers to organize the sale and delivery of the drug. He admitted to injecting Perry multiple times on the day of his death in a guilty plea.
- Eric Fleming – Fleming, 54, is a dealer who helped to coordinate drug sales to Sangha before they ultimately made it to Perry. He corresponded with Iwamasa when ketamine was on its way to their home. Fleming admitted to distributing 50 vials of ketamine to Iwamasa, half of them four days before Perry’s death.
- Dr. Mark Chavez – Chavez admitted to selling ketamine to Dr. Plasencia by writing fraudulent prescriptions. He also coordinated with Iwamasa to get the drugs to Perry. Between September and October 2023, Plasencia, Chavez, and Iwamasa allegedly distributed approximately 20 vials of ketamine to Perry for $55,000 in cash.
He was open about his addiction battles and released his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, about getting clean just months before his death.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner later determined his cause of death to be the accidental “acute effects of ketamine,” with contributing factors of drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of buprenorphine, a drug commonly used to treat opioid use disorder.
This month, five people were arrested and charged in connection with his death, including his assistant, Iwamasa, 60.
He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death.
According to court documents obtained by NBC News, Perry’s final tragic words to Iwamasa were to “shoot him up with a big one” just before he went out.
When the assistant returned, he reportedly found Perry unconscious in the jacuzzi.
In a criminal complaint seen by The U.S. Sun, federal authorities alleged that Iwamasa disposed of syringes and drug paraphernalia before calling 911.
Iwamasa obtained and distributed ketamine to Perry throughout September and October, using coded language with others charged in the case, authorities said.
He was seen after his death at the Pacific Palisades property, where he was still living at the time, as he supervised workers moving cables that were being rewired on the property.
Iwamasa is set to appear in court again later this year and is facing up to 15 years in prison.
According to prosecutors, the four others charged in connection with the actor’s death are – Jasveen Sangha, 41, and Erik Fleming, 54, along with doctors Mark Chavez, 54, and Salvador Plasencia, 42.