{"id":844164,"date":"2026-08-05T08:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/844164\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T08:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:02:20","slug":"police-called-to-perez-hiltons-home-following-alarming-tiktok-livestream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/844164\/","title":{"rendered":"Police called to Perez Hilton\u2019s home following alarming TikTok livestream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity\/perez-hilton-hospitalised-21-days-flu-ulcer-sepsis-emotional-video-health-update-20260324-p5u5pc.html\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Perez Hilton<\/a> has been hospitalised following a police response to his home after the celebrity gossip blogger appeared to harm himself during a TikTok livestream.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami-Dade County Sheriff\u2019s Office confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/04\/police-respond-to-perez-hilton-after-alarming-tiktok-live\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\">numerous US outlets<\/a> it had received \u201cmultiple calls\u201d following a person livestreaming acts of self-harm on Tuesday, August 4. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Perez Hilton attends the grand opening of Caspian\u2019s Cocktails &amp; Caviar at Caesars Palace on January 10, 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/90c4420296ff1e05a0ab698911a7f37f3c88b00eac0b47428245db9741871881.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Perez Hilton rose to fame as a celebrity gossip blogger in the 2000s.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n<p>Authorities confirmed the 48-year-old, real name Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr, was home alone at the time. <\/p>\n<p>They had spoken to family members at the scene, saying deputies decided to \u201ctactically disengage while continuing to monitor the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn many incidents involving a person experiencing a mental health crisis or actively harming themselves, deputies prioritise de-escalation by creating time, distance and opportunities for communication,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnless there is an immediate threat to others, slowing the situation and utilising crisis intervention techniques can reduce the likelihood of a suicide-by-cop encounter and minimise the risk of injury to the individual, deputies, and the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up statement, the Sheriff\u2019s Office said the person had been \u201csafely recovered and transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to a local hospital, where he is receiving medical attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Perez Hilton\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fae20e9042574cde59e5ba742117dc11f94a9110.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Hilton\u2019s representatives said they had been unable to reach him following the reports.\u00a0Today Extra<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/04\/police-respond-to-perez-hilton-after-alarming-tiktok-live\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\">TMZ<\/a>, Hilton\u2019s management company, Golden Artists, said: \u201cWe are aware of the concerning content circulating online involving our client Perez Hilton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this time, we have not been able to make direct contact with him, despite our ongoing efforts to reach him. Our primary concern is Perez\u2019s health and well-being, as well as the well-being of his family. Until we have confirmed information, we will not speculate or comment further.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nine.com.au has reached out to Hilton, his representatives and Miami-Dade police for further comment.<\/p>\n<p>Hilton rose to fame in the 2000s for his controversial celebrity blog, PerezHilton.com.<\/p>\n<p>He is father to three children, aged 13, 11 and eight.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know need help or support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or via lifeline.org.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perez Hilton has been hospitalised following a police response to his home after the celebrity gossip blogger appeared&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":844165,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-844164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}