Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on August 5, 2026. Here are the key takeaways:
• Perez Hilton‘s agent Dante Rusciolelli asked for privacy after the blogger was transported to a hospital following a disturbing late-night livestream on August 4. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office confirmed Hilton was safely recovered and is receiving medical attention, with mental health professionals on scene supporting his family.
• Carmine Agnello, the grandson of John Gotti, missed a court-ordered August 3 deadline to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, before beginning his 15-month federal prison sentence for a $1.1 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. His lawyer said Victoria developed a serious infection that delayed the transplant surgery.
• The District 12 Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that Milania Giudice‘s friend Victoria Zardoya died from craniocerebral trauma sustained in a fatal fall at Fort Dade on Egmont Key, Florida, with the manner of death ruled an accident, Us exclusively reported. The University of Tampa student died on July 26, two days after the July 24 fall.
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