Perez Hilton’s family is sharing a new update on his status amid his hospitalization, confirming the celebrity blogger will require “surgery” for the injuries he sustained during a disturbing livestream.
“Perez’s condition remains serious but stable,” his family shared via his website on Saturday, August 8. “He experienced significant blood loss and sustained additional injuries that will require surgery in the coming days. His treatment and recovery will be a long process. We are grateful that Perez was able to spend time with his mother and sister yesterday.”
The statement added, “As our family remains focused on Perez’s treatment and recovery, we also need the space and privacy to care for everyone affected by this situation.”
The blogger alarmed TikTok followers on Tuesday, August 4, when he appeared to perform dangerous acts of self-harm during a live stream. (TikTok later banned Hilton’s account for violating its terms of service, though the platform did acknowledge that human error allowed the stream to continue for over 10 minutes.)
A Miami-Dade police spokesperson confirmed to Us that law enforcement officials received calls “regarding an individual who was live-streaming acts of self-harm on social media” and were then sent to Hilton’s Florida home for what they suspected was a “possible suicide” attempt.
In Saturday’s statement, Hilton’s family confirmed that the blogger “remains hospitalized under Florida’s Baker Act,” which allows for people to be held for medical observation for up to 72 hours for emergency mental health evaluation without their consent.
“His communication has been extremely limited and confined to immediate family, medical providers, and others directly involved in his care. He has not communicated with the media or issued any public statements,” their statement stressed.
His family also asked the public to stay away from Hilton’s home in Miami out of respect for his children.
“There is absolutely no reason for members of the media or the public to remain outside the family’s home,” they said. “We again respectfully ask members of the media to leave the home and surrounding area, stop following family members, and cease photographing Perez’s children. We also ask photo agencies not to purchase, publish, or distribute any photographs of the children that may have been taken.”
His loved ones clarified in a previous statement that “Perez’s [three] children, niece, and sister were inside the home” moments before his livestream started, though they quickly “fled to protect the children from witnessing any further trauma.”
“Our highest priority right now is helping the children begin to heal from what they experienced,” his family said on Thursday. “An important part of that process is allowing them to safely return home and begin rebuilding a sense of security and normalcy.”
Hilton’s podcast cohost, Chris Booker, announced on Wednesday, August 5, that their weekly entertainment news show, “The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker,” will be on hiatus for the foreseeable future and until the blogger fully recovers.
“[Perez] is very loved. I can only hope he feels it. Heal up friend,” Booker, 55, wrote via Instagram.
Prior to Tuesday’s disturbing livestream, Hilton opened up to his YouTube followers in June over the stress of moving his family from Las Vegas to Miami. (Hilton is a father to children Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, 8.)
“I fell off the wagon in every sense, but I’m back. I went to the gym this morning for the first time in weeks,” Hilton said in the June 28 video. “I also went to church today for the first time in weeks. I also read my bible today for the first time in weeks.”
He added, ”I was in a bit of a spiral because I was overwhelmed with our move to Miami, and I didn’t do these things that I know are good for me.”
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