{"id":133723,"date":"2023-11-15T14:56:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=133723"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:56:11","slug":"matthew-perry-was-living-in-a-rental-weeks-before-he-was-found-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/celebrities\/matthew-perry-was-living-in-a-rental-weeks-before-he-was-found-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Perry was living in a rental weeks before he was found dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Late Friends actor Matthew Perry reportedly stayed in a Beverly Hills rental with his live-in assistant until a couple of weeks before his untimely death.<\/p>\n

The actor, most famous for portraying Chandler Bing in the hit US sitcom Friends, tragically passed away on 28 October at his home in LA at the age of 54. <\/p>\n

Kenny Iwamasa, his 59-year-old personal assistant, is suspected to be the person who discovered the late actor unresponsive in the hot tub.<\/p>\n

The actor sadly died after apparently drowning in a jacuzzi at his $5million home. <\/p>\n

According to DailyMail.com, Matthew lived in a Beverly Hills hideaway with his Japanese assistant while his $6million Pacific Palisades house was undergoing works. <\/p>\n

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The publication reported that sources close to the star believe Iwamasa may have been the person who discovered Perry's body in the hot tub at his newly refurbished house. <\/p>\n

The actor had reportedly been renting the three-bed hillside home overlooking Beverly Hills for $49,000 per month.<\/p>\n

Now, his landlord claims that Matthew's personal assistant was "an individual living with Perry and monitoring him." A family member of Kenny's confirmed he was living with Matthew recently.<\/p>\n

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According to the Daily Mail, Kenny was previously pictured running errands, driving Matthew around, and leaving the rental property. <\/p>\n

According to Kenny's LinkedIn, he has been working with Matthew for 25 years.<\/p>\n

Emergency services rushed to Matthew's home after receiving a call at 4.07pm that the star had suffered a cardiac arrest on 28 October. But when they arrived, they reportedly found the star's lifeless body. <\/p>\n

News of the rental comes just days after Matthew's death certificate has revealed a 'deferred' cause of death, sharing new details about the actor's passing.<\/p>\n

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He was laid to rest on Friday 3 November at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, a well-known resting place for celebrities like Paul Walker and Carrie Fisher. His former Friends co-stars were among those who attended his funeral.<\/p>\n

His death certificate, which was obtained by<\/span> The Blast, shows that the cause of death is still being determined as Matthew's toxicology report is still being processed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Initial reports confirmed that there was no meth or fentanyl found in his system when he died, but further testing for other drugs is still required to give a conclusive cause of death.<\/p>\n

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This can take several weeks, but those closest to him have said that he was clean and sober before his death.<\/p>\n

In the years before his passing, Matthew opened up about his health struggles, including a near-death experience.<\/p>\n

One one horrific occasion his colon exploded, causing him to fall into a coma. Doctors told his family that he only had a 2% chance of survival, but Matthew beat the odds and woke up.<\/p>\n

He then started his recovery journey, which included rehab visits.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n