Perez Hilton’s family says his children fled before livestream self-harm incident

Hilton was hospitalized on August 4 under Florida's Baker Act, which allows for the temporary and involuntary detention of individuals in mental crisis. He has not since had access to his phone.

Hilton was hospitalized following a live streamed self harming incident earlier this month.

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Former Celebrity Big Brother star Perez Hilton was rushed to hospital last week after police received calls about a self-harm incident on TikTok

Perez Hilton remains in hospital after shocking livestream (Picture: David Becker/Getty Images) Perez Hilton’s sister Barbara Lavandeira has shared her ‘nightmare’ eyewitness account of his graphic livestream. On August 5, 2026, Perez was hospitalised after appearing to harm himself with a knife during a TikTok stream.  The 48-year-old blogger’s mother, Teresita Lavandeira, has filed for temporary custody of his three children, who were at the house at the time. He’s said to be facing surgery and a long recovery, with the family sharing that his condition is ‘serious but stable’. Now Barbara, 42, has shared how she ‘didn’t recognise’ her brother after bursting into his bathroom after growing concerned. She told Page Six that his eyes ‘didn’t look the same’ and his smile made her feel like she was ‘staring at someone else’. His sister Barbara Lavandeira has spoken out (Picture: Barbara Lavandeira) She had rushed back inside to stop the bleeding (Picture: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Perez, real name Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr, had been in his bedroom with his door closed and locked, which ‘wasn’t like him’. She recalled: ‘His door was almost always open. When I knocked, he said he was fine, but I could barely hear him. After I knocked a few more times and asked him to open the door, he stopped responding.’ At this moment, Barbara unlocked the bedroom and went inside, approaching the bathroom door and knocking several more times without an answer. Her ‘nightmare became a reality’ when she entered the room to see her brother ‘standing in front of the shower, naked, cut up, covered in blood, with a box cutter in his hand.’ Barbara immediately removed the kids – Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, eight – from the home in an effort to shield them from the ‘nightmare’ inside. Police were called to the scene by viewers of the livestream as well as Barbara (Picture: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) She yelled for the children to run to her car, ‘thankfully’ getting everyone out quickly before asking a friend who lived nearby to take the youngsters away. In a heroic moment, she called 911 and raced back inside and used towels to staunch the bleeding while waiting for the emergency services to arrive. ‘He had already lost a significant amount of blood, yet he was somehow still able to speak, although his voice was very faint,’ she said. ‘The ambulance took him to the hospital, and I stayed behind to speak with the crisis team that arrived.’ She added that August 4 ‘will forever be one of the darkest days my family and I have ever experienced’. Perez’s family have largely stayed away from the spotlight but Barbara said she wanted to dispel rumours about what happened that night. Fans had called police themselves after watching his actions on TikTok, his account has since been suspended and the video taken down. Perez rose to fame in the 00s as a gossip blogger before moving into TV (Picture: Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Future of Film Association OPTIX – A Film Series) A previous statement from the family said he was being held in hospital under Florida’s Baker Act, allowing involuntary hospitalisations. His communication has been ‘extremely limited and confined to immediate family, medical providers, and others directly involved in his care.’ The family have requested ‘privacy and space’, directing fans to his website for any updates during this ‘unimaginably difficult time’. Perez first rose to prominence during the 2000s through his celebrity gossip website, becoming one of the most recognisable figures of the era’s online entertainment culture. He later expanded into television and has appeared on reality shows, including Celebrity Rap Superstar and Celebrity Big Brother. Need support? For emotional support, you can call the Samaritans 24-hour helpline on 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org, visit a Samaritans branch in person or go to the Samaritans website. PAPYRUS offers specialised suicide prevention support for young people. Their HOPELINE247 is open every day of the year, 24 hours a day. You can call 0800 068 4141, text 88247 or email: pat@papyrus-uk.org. Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source

The 48-year-old was taken to the hospital in Miami last Tuesday after the police received emergency calls alerting them to a potential suicide attempt.

The 48-year-old was taken to the hospital in Miami last Tuesday after the police received emergency calls alerting them to a potential suicide attempt.