By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-08 22:51:54 | Updated at 2026-08-08 23:01:20
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Perez Hilton's team is speaking out and revealing the extent of his injuries in the wake of a disturbing livestream in which he self-harmed with a knife.
In a statement shared to Hilton's website, his team revealed that he suffered 'significant blood loss' in the horrific incident, as well as unspecified 'additional injuries.'
According to the update, the 48-year-old gossip blogger will 'require surgery in the coming days' to treat his injuries.
The statement also confirmed that Hilton 'remains hospitalized under Florida's Baker Act,' a law that allows for involuntary hospitalizations.
Due to the conditions of his hospitalization and the Baker Act, they emphasized that the blogger's 'communication has been extremely limited and confined to immediate family, medical providers, and others directly involved in his care.'
It emphasized that his 'condition remains serious but stable,' and Hilton's team said his 'treatment and recovery' would be a 'long process.'
Perez Hilton's team is speaking out and revealing the extent of his injuries in the wake of a disturbing livestream in which he self-harmed with a knife; seen in 2023
In a statement shared to Hilton's website , his team revealed that he suffered 'significant blood loss' in the horrific incident, as well as unspecified 'additional injuries'
They also shared that he had been able to spend time with his mother and sister on Friday.
Hilton's team confirmed that his 'children remain safe and are being cared for by immediate family.'
'Please allow them and the rest of the family the peace and privacy they desperately need during this incredibly difficult time,' the statement concluded. 'Thank you for your continued support, compassion, and understanding.'
The latest update from Hilton's camp comes after the Daily Mail exclusively revealed his first words from his hospital bed.
The Baker Act – officially the Florida Mental Health Act – allows medical and mental health professionals, as well as judges and law enforcement officers, to involuntarily commit individuals for up to 72 hours if they are believed to be at risk of harming themselves or others.
Earlier this week on Tuesday, Hilton was transported to a hospital in an ambulance after a distressing TikTok livestream which saw him self-harm with a knife.
Surveillance footage from a neighbor's house captured the moment when law enforcement arrived to the star's residence in Miami after fans reached out to 911 over concern for his welfare.
Police cars could be seen puling up to the home not long after 7pm on Tuesday evening.
The statement also confirmed that Hilton 'remains hospitalized under Florida's Baker Act,' a law that allows for involuntary hospitalizations; pictured in 2023 in Las Vegas
Hilton's team confirmed that his 'children remain safe and are being cared for by immediate family'
Law enforcement was seen trying to get Hilton, whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., out of his home in the video.
A deputy was heard calling out: 'Mario, it's the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, please step out of the house.'
Clips taken from the footage, which the Daily Mail will not publish, appeared to show the media personality covered in blood while brandishing a knife.
The livestream video has since been taken down by TikTok, and his account has also been suspended.
Later on Wednesday, it was revealed that Hilton's three children as well as his niece and sister had been inside his Florida home at the time of the livestream incident.
In a previous statement shared to the star's website, it said that his family 'immediately fled' to protect the children from 'witnessing any further trauma' when it was clear Hilton was having 'a severe mental health crisis and harming himself.'
The message had read: 'Our family cannot express enough our continued gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of love, support, and prayers we have received during this incredibly difficult time.
'The events of the past several days have been nearly unbearable for our family.'
'Please allow them and the rest of the family the peace and privacy they desperately need during this incredibly difficult time,' the statement concluded. 'Thank you for your continued support, compassion, and understanding'; seen above in the hospital earlier this year
The livestream video has since been taken down by TikTok, and his account has also been suspended; seen in 2025 in Las Vegas
'Our highest priority right now is helping the children begin to heal from what they experienced. An important part of that process is allowing them to safely return home and begin rebuilding a sense of security and normalcy.'
Hilton's family also requested for 'privacy and space they need during this unimaginably difficult time.
'We will continue to provide updates on Perez's condition through PerezHilton.com when we have additional information we are able to share. Again, thank you for your compassion, understanding, and continued prayers.'
If you or someone you know needs help in the US, please call or text the confidential 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. If you are in the UK, call Samaritans at 116 123 for free. If you are in Australia, call Lifeline 13 11 14 or Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800.
