LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 11: Perez Hilton attends the inaugural Not Alone Awards at the Wynn Las Vegas on November 11, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
Perez Hilton‘s sister described what it was like to find her brother in the nude and covered in blood following his recent hospitalization. Hilton was hospitalized in Miami on Tuesday, August 4, after he self-harmed during a livestream on TikTok.
Perez Hilton was hospitalized after he was seen self-harming on a TikTok livestream last week. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office released a statement noting they responded to the home after receiving multiple reports about the livestream, per E! News.
“The Miami-Dade Sheriffs Office received multiple calls regarding an individual who was livestreaming acts of self-harm on social media,” reads the statement. “Deputies quickly located the individuals residence, where they spoke with family members on scene, and confirmed he was alone inside.”
After the celebrity blogger was hospitalized, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office released another statement to the press.
“The individual has been safely recovered and transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to a local hospital, where he is receiving medical attention,”the statement noted. “The Miami-Dade Sheriffs Office Crisis Response Unit and Licensed Mental Health Professionals are also on scene providing support and resources to the individuals family.”
Hilton’s three children, Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and 8-year-old Mayte, were in the home with Hilton just before the live stream but “immediately fled” amid his “severe mental health crisis,” his family noted, per PEOPLE. Additionally, Hilton’s sister and niece were also in the home just before the livestream.
His sister, Barbara Lavandeira, told Page Six that August 4 would “forever be one of the darkest days my family and I have ever experienced.
Lavandeira said that Hilton, whose birth name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., was in his bedroom behind a locked, closed door. She added that she knocked on the door and the 48-year-old responded that he was fine, but “something just felt wrong.”
“I unlocked his bedroom door and realized he was inside the bathroom, she said. I knocked several more times and told him I was going to come in if he didnt open the door. He still didnt answer, so I unlocked it. When I opened the door, my nightmare became a reality.
Lavandeira said that after she opened the bathroom door, she saw Hilton naked and bloodied from cuts. In addition, he was also holding a box cutter.
“Mario was standing in front of the shower, naked, cut up, covered in blood, with a box cutter in his hand, she said.
She said what happened next caught her by surprise.
What I can say with certainty is that I didnt recognize my brother when I looked at him. I saw it in his eyes,” she added. “They didnt look the same. Then, a split second later, he smiled at me. It felt like I was staring at someone else.
According to NBC Miami, Hilton’s family noted that he required surgery after the suicide attempt but was recovering.
“He experienced significant blood loss and sustained additional injuries that will require surgery in the coming days, reads a family statement. “His treatment and recovery will be a long process.”
Subsequently, Hilton’s mother, Teresita Lavandeira, was taking care of his three children after the incident and filed for temporary custody amid his hospitalization, per Page Six.
Her attorney told Page Six that the children’s safety was her main concern following the tragedy. In addition, Hilton reportedly “voluntarily consented” to the temporary custody request.
“I realize that by signing this document, I am consenting to the Petitioner having temporary legal custody of the minor children and that such temporary custody is in the best interest of the children, court documents state.
A source also told the outlet that Perez nearly died from sepsis in March. He was hospitalized after taking the flu vaccine on an empty stomach. After that, he reportedly got an ulcer, which led to sepsis.
“His health struggles this year have been extreme,” said the source. “The sepsis honestly almost killed him. I dont know if people realize just how traumatic and horrific that was for him, both physically, but also emotionally.”
