Miami-Dade, FL – Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is receiving medical care after authorities responded to his South Florida home following reports of a mental health crisis that occurred during a livestream.<\/p>\n
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched after concerned viewers contacted emergency services, reporting that Hilton appeared to harm himself while broadcasting live on social media. <\/p>\n
Authorities identified him as Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., who is professionally known as Perez Hilton.<\/p>\n
When deputies arrived, they used crisis intervention techniques while communicating with Hilton and worked to safely take him into protective custody. <\/p>\n
Officials said he was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment. <\/p>\n
Law enforcement described the incident as a mental health response and not a criminal investigation.<\/p>\n
Authorities said Hilton was the only person inside the home when deputies arrived. <\/p>\n
Reports also indicated that his three children were not at the residence during the incident.<\/p>\n
Representatives for Hilton later confirmed that he is receiving treatment and asked the public to respect his privacy as he focuses on his recovery. <\/p>\n
They also expressed appreciation for the first responders and others who reached out with concern following the incident.<\/p>\n
Hilton became widely known in the early 2000s after launching his celebrity gossip website, which grew into one of the most visited entertainment news platforms online.<\/p>\n
In recent years, he has continued working in digital media through podcasts, social media and other online content while living in South Florida.<\/p>\n
The incident did not result in any criminal charges, and no arrest was made.<\/p>\n
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the response was handled as a mental health emergency, with deputies focused on ensuring Hilton received medical attention and appropriate care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami-Dade, FL – Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is receiving medical care after authorities responded to his South Florida…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364791,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226,97219,123,133610,2007],"class_list":["post-364790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news","tag-mental-health-crisis","tag-miami","tag-perez-hilton","tag-treatment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}