Perez Hilton suffered multiple broken bones during night of distressing TikTok livestream, brother-in-law claims
Warning: This article contains discussion of self-harm which some readers may find distressing.
Perez Hilton's brother-in-law has shared further insight into the gossip blogger's condition after he was hospitalized earlier this month.
Tom, who is married to Hilton's sister Barbara Lavandeira, revealed that Hilton is being treated for 'physical ailments' as well as his mental health.
According to Tom, Hilton suffered broken bones during the August 4 incident after falling over.
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Speaking on The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker, Tom shared that Hilton was being treated for 'the cutting [and] a couple of falls that happened during this process'.
"So, we are now just transitioning into the mental side of things," Tom continued (per PEOPLE). "Although, of course, while he’s in the hospital, while he’s being treated for his physical ailments, psychiatrists come in and check in and see how he’s doing and make sure he’s not looking to harm himself."
He added on the podcast: "The actual healing, or digging into what caused this mental break as I’ve called it, hasn’t been discovered. I don’t know if it will ever be."
It has been suggested that Hilton experienced 'sepsis psychosis' that lead to his mental health crisis. In March, the 48-year-old was in hospital for 21 days after developing severe sepsis resulting in him needing emergency surgery.
It has not been confirmed that Hilton experienced sepsis psychosis, however.
"I don’t know how much he does or doesn’t recall," Tom continued, adding, "We will get into that more once he’s in that setting, where we’re focusing on his mental health."
It was Tom's wife Barbara that discovered her brother in his home following the concerning TikTok livestream.
She has since described the ordeal as 'one of the darkest days my family and I have ever experienced'.
Hilton was in his room with his door locked, something which his sister said he didn't usually do. Barbara eventually managed to get into the room and discovered Hilton 'naked, cut up, covered in blood'.
"What I can say with certainty is that I didn't recognize my brother when I looked at him," she said of the harrowing incident. "I saw it in his eyes. They didn't look the same."
While Hilton is receiving treatment, his three children (Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, 8) are being cared for his mom, who has been granted temporary custody.
He was recently granted visitation rights under the conditions that Hilton must first obtain psychiatric clearance and that the visit is upervised by either a family member agreed upon by both sides or a therapist.
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Topics: Perez Hilton, Mental Health, Celebrity
Niamh Shackleton