{"id":29335,"date":"2026-08-06T03:31:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T22:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29335"},"modified":"2026-08-06T03:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T22:31:40","slug":"perez-hiltons-sister-arrives-at-his-miami-home-hours-after-suicide-attempt-hospitalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29335","title":{"rendered":"Perez Hilton&#8217;s sister arrives at his Miami home hours after &#8216;suicide attempt&#8217; hospitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F136575319.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Perez Hilton\u2019s sister, Barbara \u201cBarbie\u201d Lavandeira, arrived at the gossip blogger\u2019s home in Miami just hours after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/04\/celebrity-news\/perez-hilton-livestreams-apparent-self-harming-video-cops-respond\/\">hospitalized following a concerning livestream<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Barbara kept a low profile in a pair of sunglasses as she drove herself to the residence, as seen in pics obtained by Page Six on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to an eyewitness, she seemed to be asking cops stationed outside how she could get into the home, which Hilton moved into with his family earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities also showed up to the property and taped it off, per our source, which is \u201cstandard procedure\u201d to assist the family and deal with media presence. We\u2019re told there is no active criminal investigation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perez Hilton\u2019s sister, Barbara Lavandeira (pictured above), was seen arriving at the gossip blogger\u2019s Miami home just hours after he was hospitalized. <span class=\"credit\">Zak Bennett for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>According to an eyewitness, Barbara appeared to ask cops how she could enter the residence. <span class=\"credit\">Zak Bennett for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hilton (real name: Mario Lavandeira Jr.) has a close relationship with his sister and a loving bond with his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis main focus is being a good father to his three children and also being a good brother to his sister, Barbie, and looking after his mom,\u201d a source told Page Six earlier Wednesday. \u201cHe absolutely adores his family. He does everything for them. His whole life revolves around them. He\u2019s a family man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The media personality also gushed over his sister to fans back in March, while detailing<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/23\/celebrity-news\/perez-hilton-reveals-medical-emergency-that-landed-him-in-hospital\/\"> a previous hospitalization <\/a>due to an ulcer and sepsis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to thank my sister for everything,\u201d he said, his voice cracking with emotion. \u201cMy sister is my angel. I honestly believe if it weren\u2019t for my sister, I\u2019d probably be dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hilton noted at the time that Barbara always \u201cgoes above and beyond\u201d to help him in times of need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe flew out here twice, and was here most of the time, even though she has a young daughter and her and her husband live in Los Angeles,\u201d he continued. \u201cIf it weren\u2019t for my sister, I don\u2019t know if I could\u2019ve gotten through this. This experience has definitely brought me closer to my sister. And I\u2019m so thankful for that, I love her so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The father of three \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/perez-hilton-kids\/\">welcomed kids<\/a> Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, 8, via surrogacy \u2014 was hospitalized late Tuesday after a TikTok livestream depicted Hilton seemingly harming himself. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Barbara kept a low profile in sunglasses while navigating the property on Wednesday. <span class=\"credit\">Zak Bennett for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Cops had taped off the property, a source told us. <span class=\"credit\">Zak Bennett for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Taping off the area is \u201cstandard procedure to assist the family and deal with the media presence and that there is no active criminal investigation,\u201d we\u2019re told.  <span class=\"credit\">Zak Bennett for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Miami-Dade County Sheriff\u2019s Office told Page Six that units\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/05\/celebrity-news\/footage-shows-swarm-of-cop-cars-at-perez-hiltons-miami-home-after-livestreaming-apparent-self-harming-video\/\">were dispatched<\/a>\u00a0to investigate after they received \u201cmultiple calls\u201d reporting \u201can individual livestreaming acts of self-harm on social media.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Miami-Dade County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a statement that the \u201cindividual has been safely recovered and transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to a local hospital, where he is receiving medical attention\u201d and that \u201cThe Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office Crisis Response Unit and Licensed Mental Health Professionals are also on scene providing support and resources to the individual\u2019s family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hilton \u2014 who also lives at the residence with his mother, Teresita Lavandeira \u2014 was said to have been \u201calone\u201d inside the home at the time of the incident. <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/05\/celebrity-news\/perez-hilton-911-dispatch-audio-reveals-horrific-details-of-suicide-attempt\/\">911 dispatch audio from the incident revealed<\/a>\u00a0that multiple units had responded to the site of a \u201csuicide attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Per surveillance footage <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/05\/celebrity-news\/footage-shows-swarm-of-cop-cars-at-perez-hiltons-miami-home-after-livestreaming-apparent-self-harming-video\/\">obtained by Page Six<\/a>, police cars surrounded the blogger\u2019s Miami home as a voice could be heard repeatedly saying, \u201cMario, it\u2019s the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office, please step out of the house.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reps for Hilton later told Page Six that their \u201cfocus remains on Perez\u2019s health, recovery and the privacy of both him and his family during this incredibly difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for the outpouring of concern and support from fans, friends and members of the media,\u201d they added. \u201cWe respectfully ask that everyone continue to honor his privacy while he receives the care he needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hilton\u2019s family echoed that sentiment, writing in their own statement, \u201cWe can confirm that Perez is receiving medical care, and our family\u2019s focus right now is on his well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Hilton, pictured above with his mother in a previous social media upload, was hospitalized late Tuesday after a livestream depicted him seemingly engaging in self harm.  <span class=\"credit\">theperezhilton\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Hilton, pictured here in 2022, once called Barbara his \u201cangel.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Ketel One Vodka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As Page Six previously reported, Hilton was facing several difficulties leading up to the concerning livestream, including two hospitalizations in the spring and sepsis, which a source told us \u201chonestly almost killed him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he had recently moved from Las Vegas to Miami and didn\u2019t feel \u201csettled yet,\u201d per a source, while also being <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/05\/celebrity-news\/inside-perez-hiltons-traumatic-year-including-the-health-crisis-that-almost-killed-him-before-self-harm-incident\/\">hit \u201chard\u201d with \u201cpretty extreme\u201d medical bills<\/a> stemming from his hospitalizations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMario has always worked extremely hard, he\u2019s one of the hardest working people I know and so suddenly being faced with these mounting financial pressures was a lot for him,\u201d the insider told us, labeling Hilton the \u201cbreadwinner\u201d of his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe just wants to provide a good life for everybody. I know that for that reason, the past few months have been really hard for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><strong><em>If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text the Crisis Text Line at 741741.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perez Hilton\u2019s sister, Barbara \u201cBarbie\u201d Lavandeira, arrived at the gossip blogger\u2019s home in Miami just hours after he was hospitalized following a concerning livestream. Barbara kept a low profile in a pair of sunglasses as she drove herself to the residence, as seen in pics obtained by Page Six on Wednesday. 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