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Perez Hilton is in \u201cserious but stable condition\u201d and will require surgery after he appeared to commit self-harm in a livestream<\/a> earlier this week, according to a new statement written by his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe experienced significant blood loss and sustained additional injuries that will require surgery in the coming days,\u201d Hilton\u2019s family wrote on his website PerezHilton.com<\/a> on Sunday. \u201cHis treatment and recovery will be a long process. We are grateful that Perez was able to spend time with his mother and sister yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PerezPerez Hilton remains in hospital where he will undergo surgery in the coming days.Getty<\/p>\n

The celebrity blogger was hospitalised on August 4 after sharing a TikTok livestream in which he appeared to harm himself. Concerned viewers notified the authorities, which prompted a police response. Hilton was then hospitalised under Florida\u2019s Baker Act \u2013 a law allowing authorities to involuntarily hold someone for a period of time if they pose a threat of harm to themselves or others.<\/p>\n

The family\u2019s statement demanded privacy, urging members of both the media and public to stop visiting Hilton\u2019s property.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is absolutely no reason for members of the media or the public to remain outside the family\u2019s home,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe again respectfully ask members of the media to leave the home and surrounding area, stop following family members, and cease photographing Perez\u2019s children. We also ask photo agencies not to purchase, publish, or distribute any photographs of the children that may have been taken.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Miami-DadeMiami-Dade County Sheriff\u2019s deputies visited the home where Perez Hilton was found after he appeared to harm himself during a TikTok livestream.Getty Images<\/p>\n

According to the statement, Hilton\u2019s three children (whom he had via surrogacy) remain safe and are being cared for by immediate family.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease allow them, and the rest of the family, the peace and privacy they desperately need during this incredibly difficult time. Thank you for your continued support, compassion and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an earlier update<\/a>, Hilton\u2019s family said the blogger was able \u201cto communicate\u201d, which gave them hope.<\/p>\n

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Since then, however, they said there had been several \u201cfalse and inaccurate\u201d reports regarding the blogger\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to confirm that Perez remains hospitalised under Florida\u2019s Baker Act. His communication has been extremely limited and confined to immediate family, medical providers and others directly involved in his care.\u201d<\/p>\n

There has been no communication between Hilton and the media, the statement continued, and he has not issued any public statements. \u201cThe only statements regarding Perez that should be considered credible and authorised are those published directly on PerezHilton.com.\u201d<\/p>\n

On August 6, the family revealed in a separate statement that Hilton\u2019s children and other family members had been inside the home<\/a> on August 4, just minutes before the livestream began. They reportedly fled the property once it became clear he was experiencing a severe mental health crisis.<\/p>\n

Authorities from the Miami-Dade County Sheriff\u2019s Office attended the 48-year-old blogger\u2019s home after receiving several calls from concerned members of the public who had seen a distressing livestream of Hilton appearing to harm himself. Hilton\u2019s TikTok account has since been suspended.<\/p>\n

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\"NellNell Geraets<\/a> is a Culture reporter at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via X<\/a> or email<\/a>.From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August 9, 2026 \u2014 11:08am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":848710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-848709","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\/848709","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=848709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=848709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=848709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}