Perez Hilton Remains Locked In Psych Ward, Needs Surgery Following Attempted Suicide
An update posted today on Perez Hilton’s website states that he remains hospitalized under Florida’s Baker Act, and he’ll need to undergo surgery due to injuries he sustained during his attempted suicide. As you’ll recall, Hilton tried to kill himself on a TikTok livestream earlier this week, and he was seen cutting himself with a large butcher knife while bleeding profusely. The Baker Act typically allows for a facility to hold someone for 72 hours, but if a clinical team determines that the patient is still an imminent danger to themselves or others at the end of those 72 hours, they can ask a court to legally extend the hold. That’s likely what happened here. No word on when the surgery is and what’s being operated on, but Hilton was cutting himself everywhere, so the surgery could be to repair multiple body parts and/or organs. Via PerezHilton:
We want to confirm that Perez remains hospitalized under Florida’s Baker Act. His 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.
The only statements regarding Perez that should be considered credible and authorized are those published directly on PerezHilton.com.
Perez’s condition remains serious but stable. He 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.
As our family remains focused on Perez’s treatment and recovery, we also need the space and privacy to care for everyone affected by this situation.
There is absolutely no reason for members of the media or the public to remain outside the family’s home. We again respectfully ask members of the media to leave the home and surrounding area, stop following family members, and cease photographing Perez’s children. We also ask photo agencies not to purchase, publish, or distribute any photographs of the children that may have been taken.
