This is one of those stories where the comedy writer hat has to come off, because there is nothing funny about a mental health crisis, especially one involving children who had to witness the beginning of it.
Perez Hilton, the celebrity blogger who has been a fixture of pop culture gossip for over two decades, was hospitalized Tuesday night after a deeply alarming TikTok livestream in which he harmed himself with a knife inside his Miami residence. As Trending Politics reported, his family has now come forward with new information that makes the situation even more heartbreaking.
According to a statement posted on Hilton's own website, his children, his sister, and his niece were all inside the residence just moments before the livestream began. Once family members recognized that Hilton was in the grip of a serious mental health emergency and was injuring himself, they quickly left the home in order to protect the kids from seeing anything more.
Hilton is a father of three. His son arrived in 2013 via surrogacy, and two daughters followed in 2015 and 2017. The family's public statement made clear that their number one concern right now is helping those children process what they went through and eventually feel safe returning to their own home.
Relatives also made a direct plea to photographers, journalists, content creators, and curious members of the public to please vacate the area around the family's property. They want the children to be able to come back without cameras in their faces or strangers lurking outside, which seems like an entirely reasonable request given the circumstances.
The statement from family members read in part that the past several days have been "nearly unbearable" and expressed deep gratitude for the support and prayers they have received from the public.
In a detail that makes everything feel even more unsettling, it has resurfaced that Hilton spoke just weeks before this incident about feeling like he might die. Those comments, made during a conversation about his health and mental state, have taken on a much darker significance in light of what happened on that livestream.
No specific updates regarding his medical condition have been released at this time. His family indicated that any future information would be shared through PerezHilton.com when they are in a position to do so. For now, relatives say their entire focus is on his recovery and on helping his three young children rebuild some sense of normalcy and security after an unimaginably traumatic experience.
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, please reach out to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. Help is available around the clock.
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