Perez Hilton update: Troubled blogger’s family releases new statement

Almost a week after Perez Hilton’s disturbing livestream in Miami, he remains hospitalized.

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Hilton’s team has been providing consistent updates on his eponymous website since Tuesday’s incident. Authorities were called to the Westchester house around 7 p.m. after the 48-year-old appeared to be engaging in self-harm on a TikTok Live and concerned viewers called 911.

Previous posts on the gossip writer’s page explained that he was receiving “medical care,” and the latest message gives a little more insight into his condition.

A statement Saturday confirmed the Internet pioneer, real name Mario Lavandeira Jr., was placed under a psychiatric hold under Florida’s Baker Act, which typically lasts 72 hours. The law is designed to provide a people believed to be mentally ill with an involuntary examination if they are deemed a danger to themselves or others, and can be extended through legal processes.

The father of three is also apparently grappling with serious physical problems.

“Perez’s condition remains serious but stable,” said the new message. “He experienced significant blood loss and sustained additional injuries that will require surgery in the coming days. His treatment and recovery will be a long process.”

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The note ends by revealing the “TMI” author, who is “able to communicate,” spent time Friday with his younger sister and mother. Hilton relocated back home to Miami a little under two months ago with his mom and kids after suffering a prolonged medical crisis starting in March. Hilton battled sepsis and other complications after taking flu medication that caused a perforated ulcer.

Some social media users are speculating that his health challenge in the spring could have triggered last week’s event.

According to the Sepsis Alliance — a nonprofit dedicated to understanding the life-threatening condition that arises from an infection in the body — some patients can experience post sepsis syndrome.

The Alliance says these people can feel depressed, go through mood swings, and have hallucinations, which may be “visual, auditory, tactile, or olfactory.” The latter are “often frightening,” the organizations adds.

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