{"id":34384,"date":"2026-08-09T10:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34384"},"modified":"2026-08-09T10:44:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:44:29","slug":"perez-hilton-family-reveals-he-needs-surgery-for-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34384","title":{"rendered":"Perez Hilton Family Reveals He Needs &#8216;Surgery&#8217; for Injuries"},"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<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/perez-hilton\/\"><strong>Perez Hilton<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s family is sharing a new update on his status amid his hospitalization, confirming the celebrity blogger will require \u201csurgery\u201d for the injuries he sustained during a disturbing livestream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerez\u2019s condition remains serious but stable,\u201d his family shared <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/official-update-on-perezs-condition-and-request-for-family-privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via his website<\/a> on Saturday, August 8. \u201cHe 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. We are grateful that Perez was able to spend time with his mother and sister yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement added, \u201cAs our family remains focused on Perez\u2019s treatment and recovery, we also need the space and privacy to care for everyone affected by this situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The blogger alarmed TikTok followers on Tuesday, August 4, when he appeared to perform dangerous acts of self-harm during a live stream. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/perez-hiltons-tiktok-account-banned-after-troubling-livestream\/\">TikTok later banned Hilton\u2019s account<\/a> for violating its terms of service, though the platform did acknowledge that human error allowed the stream to continue for over 10 minutes.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/perez-hiltons-rep-addresses-bloggers-hospitalization\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2246294769-Perez-Hilton-Rep-Statement-.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1314px%2C742px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2246294769-Perez-Hilton-Rep-Statement-.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1314px%2C742px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2246294769-Perez-Hilton-Rep-Statement-.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1314px%2C742px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2246294769-Perez-Hilton-Rep-Statement-.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1314px%2C742px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2246294769-Perez-Hilton-Rep-Statement-.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1314px%2C742px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2246294769-Perez-Hilton-Rep-Statement-.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1314px%2C742px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2246294769-Perez-Hilton-Rep-Statement-.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1314px%2C742px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2246294769-Perez-Hilton-Rep-Statement-.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1314px%2C742px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2246294769-Perez-Hilton-Rep-Statement-.jpg?crop=0px%2C88px%2C1314px%2C742px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Perez Hilton\u2019s Reps Give Update After His Hospitalization\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/perez-hiltons-rep-addresses-bloggers-hospitalization\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Perez Hilton&#8217;s Rep Breaks Silence After Blogger&#8217;s Hospitalization<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPerez Hilton\u2019s team is speaking out after the blogger was transported to a hospital following a disturbing livestream. \u201cAt this time, we do not have any additional confirmed information to share regarding Perez Hilton\u2019s condition,\u201d Hilton\u2019s agent Dante Rusciolelli tells Us in a statement. \u201cOur focus remains on Perez\u2019s health, recovery, and the privacy of [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Miami-Dade police spokesperson confirmed to <em>Us<\/em> that law enforcement officials received calls \u201cregarding an individual who was live-streaming acts of self-harm on social media\u201d and were then sent to Hilton\u2019s Florida home for what they suspected was a \u201cpossible suicide\u201d attempt.<\/p>\n<p>In Saturday\u2019s statement, Hilton\u2019s family confirmed that the blogger \u201cremains hospitalized under Florida\u2019s Baker Act,\u201d which allows for people to be held for medical observation for up to 72 hours for emergency mental health evaluation without their consent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis communication has been extremely limited and confined to immediate family, medical providers, and others directly involved in his care. He has not communicated with the media or issued any public statements,\u201d their statement stressed.<\/p>\n<p>His family also asked the public to stay away from Hilton\u2019s home in Miami out of respect for his children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is absolutely no reason for members of the media or the public to remain outside the family\u2019s home,\u201d they said. \u201cWe again respectfully ask members of the media to leave the home and surrounding area, stop following family members, and cease photographing Perez\u2019s children. We also ask photo agencies not to purchase, publish, or distribute any photographs of the children that may have been taken.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4401310\" style=\"width: 723px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:141.71428571429%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4401310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"GettyImages-2193369707 perez hilton to have surgery\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2193369707-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227486327.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Perez Hilton<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Ethan Miller\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His loved ones clarified in a previous statement that \u201cPerez\u2019s [three] children, niece, and sister were inside the home\u201d moments before his livestream started, though they quickly \u201cfled to protect the children from witnessing any further trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur highest priority right now is helping the children begin to heal from what they experienced,\u201d his family said on Thursday. \u201cAn important part of that process is allowing them to safely return home and begin rebuilding a sense of security and normalcy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hilton\u2019s podcast cohost, <strong>Chris Booker<\/strong>, announced on Wednesday, August 5, that their weekly entertainment news show, \u201cThe Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/perez-hiltons-cohost-addresses-bloggers-troubling-livestream\/\">will be on hiatus<\/a> for the foreseeable future and until the blogger fully recovers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Perez] is very loved. I can only hope he feels it. Heal up friend,\u201d Booker, 55, wrote via Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Tuesday\u2019s disturbing livestream, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/perez-hilton-in-spiral-and-overwhelmed-before-livestream\/\">Hilton opened up<\/a> to his YouTube followers in June over the stress of moving his family from Las Vegas to Miami. (Hilton is a father to children Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, 8.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/911-audio-released-after-perez-hiltons-suicide-attempt\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Perez-Hilton-GettyImages-2193369707.jpg?crop=0px%2C74px%2C1412px%2C797px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Perez-Hilton-GettyImages-2193369707.jpg?crop=0px%2C74px%2C1412px%2C797px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Perez-Hilton-GettyImages-2193369707.jpg?crop=0px%2C74px%2C1412px%2C797px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Perez-Hilton-GettyImages-2193369707.jpg?crop=0px%2C74px%2C1412px%2C797px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Perez-Hilton-GettyImages-2193369707.jpg?crop=0px%2C74px%2C1412px%2C797px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Perez-Hilton-GettyImages-2193369707.jpg?crop=0px%2C74px%2C1412px%2C797px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Perez-Hilton-GettyImages-2193369707.jpg?crop=0px%2C74px%2C1412px%2C797px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Perez-Hilton-GettyImages-2193369707.jpg?crop=0px%2C74px%2C1412px%2C797px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Perez-Hilton-GettyImages-2193369707.jpg?crop=0px%2C74px%2C1412px%2C797px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Perez-Hilton-GettyImages-2193369707\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/911-audio-released-after-perez-hiltons-suicide-attempt\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">911 Audio Released After Perez Hilton&#8217;s Apparent &#8216;Suicide Attempt&#8217;: Report<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNew details regarding Perez Hilton\u2019s hospitalization have come to light. In 911 dispatch audio obtained by Page Six, first responders were called to Hilton\u2019s Miami home following an apparent \u201csuicide attempt.\u201d Multiple units arrived on the scene late on Tuesday, August 4, and were reportedly present for hours. Police had been notified after Hilton, 48, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI fell off the wagon in every sense, but I\u2019m back. I went to the gym this morning for the first time in weeks,\u201d Hilton said in the June 28 video. \u201cI also went to church today for the first time in weeks. I also read my bible today for the first time in weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201dI was in a bit of a spiral because I was overwhelmed with our move to Miami, and I didn\u2019t do these things that I know are good for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at <a href=\"https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">988lifeline.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/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 family is sharing a new update on his status amid his hospitalization, confirming the celebrity blogger will require \u201csurgery\u201d for the injuries he sustained during a disturbing livestream. \u201cPerez\u2019s condition remains serious but stable,\u201d his family shared via his website on Saturday, August 8. \u201cHe experienced significant blood loss and sustained additional injuries&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1854498037-perez-hilton-to-have-surgery-e1786227675315.jpg?crop=0px%2C205px%2C1333px%2C700px&resize=1200%2C630&quality=86&strip=all","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}