{"id":365401,"date":"2026-08-07T16:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365401\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:14:24","slug":"tiktok-explains-delay-in-removal-of-livestream-showing-perez-hilton-self-harm-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365401\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok explains delay in removal of livestream showing Perez Hilton self-harm &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; TikTok provided more details in the wake of the disturbing livestream that <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/entertainment\/perez-hilton-able-to-communicate-after-self-harming-on-tiktok-livestream-family-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">sent celebrity blogger Perez Hilton to the hospital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson for the platform explained why it allowed the video of Tuesday night\u2019s livestream to stay live as long as it did. Officials said it followed a protocol chain, first sending it to content moderators in the United States, then to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities then shut down the stream and banned Hilton\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By that point, Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies said, the law enforcement agency had already <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/entertainment\/deputies-respond-to-perez-hiltons-westchester-home-after-he-appeared-to-harm-himself-on-livestream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">received several calls from concerned fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The graphic livestream appeared to show a bloodied Hilton harming himself in his Westchester home. He was taken to a hospital for care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hilton\u2019s family said his three children left the house with relatives as soon as they realized their father was in crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or is in emotional distress, call or text the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, 1-800-273-8255\u00a0or visit 988lifeline.org. Help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; TikTok provided more details in the wake of the disturbing livestream that sent&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365402,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-365401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365401","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=365401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}