{"id":255986,"date":"2026-08-06T16:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/perez-hilton-is-able-to-speak-following-self-harm-incident-family-confirms\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:37:52","slug":"perez-hilton-is-able-to-speak-following-self-harm-incident-family-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/perez-hilton-is-able-to-speak-following-self-harm-incident-family-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"Perez Hilton Is Able to Speak Following Self-Harm Incident, Family Confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As we previously reported, internet personality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/perez-hilton-recovering-in-hospital-following-shocking-self-harm-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perez Hilton seemed to engage in self-harm<\/a> during a TikTok livestream on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old brandished a knife and threatened suicide while seemingly covered in his own blood.<\/p>\n<p>Hilton was rushed to a nearby hospital, and after days of speculation, we finally have some encouraging news about his condition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1180727330-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Blogger Perez Hilton speaks during Be Yourself: LGBTQ on the Inspire Stage presented by Johnson &amp; Johnson during the second day of Wellness Your Way Festival at the Duke Energy Convention Center on October 12, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. \" class=\"wp-image-560591 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1180727330-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1180727330-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1180727330-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1180727330-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1180727330-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1180727330-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1180727330-1200x798.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1180727330-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blogger Perez Hilton speaks during Be Yourself: LGBTQ on the Inspire Stage presented by Johnson &amp; Johnson during the second day of Wellness Your Way Festival at the Duke Energy Convention Center on October 12, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Duane Prokop\/Getty Images for Wellness Your Way Festival )<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a statement released Wednesday, Perez\u2019s loved ones confirmed that he is now able to communicate with them, calling the development a reason for hope as he continues receiving medical care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can confirm that Perez is able to communicate, which has given our family hope,\u201d the statement read (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/06\/perez-hilton-communicating-with-family-after-live-stream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The family went on to thank supporters for the outpouring of prayers and well wishes they\u2019ve received over the past several days, while once again asking for privacy as Perez focuses on his recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain deeply grateful for the compassion, patience, and respect so many people have shown during this incredibly difficult time,\u201d the statement continued. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease continue to keep Perez in your thoughts and prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The update comes less than 48 hours after emergency responders were called to Perez\u2019s Miami-area home when viewers alerted authorities about a disturbing livestream. <\/p>\n<p>He was transported to a local medical facility, where he has remained under medical care ever since. Authorities have confirmed that he was safely taken to the hospital, while his family has consistently emphasized that their priority is his well-being.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second statement Perez\u2019s family has released since the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbqw5NujBtP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Their initial message confirmed only that he was receiving treatment and asked the public to respect his privacy while thanking fans for their support. <\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s update is the first indication that his condition has improved enough for him to communicate directly with loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>The news has prompted an outpouring of relief across social media, with many fans expressing hope that Perez can now focus entirely on healing away from the public eye.<\/p>\n<p>While his family has not shared additional details about his treatment or a possible timeline for his release, they made it clear that they\u2019ll provide further updates if and when they\u2019re able.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation. about the cause of this mental health crisis remains rampant, with several sources claiming that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/perez-hilton-was-stressing-out-over-money-ahead-of-mental-health-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hilton had been dealing with financial woes<\/a> in the <\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, at least we can take solace Perez is communicating with his family and those closest to him.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/perez-hilton-is-able-to-speak-following-self-harm-incident-family-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes As we previously reported, internet personality Perez Hilton seemed to engage in self-harm during a TikTok livestream on Tuesday night. The 48-year-old brandished a knife and threatened suicide while seemingly covered in his own blood. Hilton was rushed to a nearby hospital, and after days of speculation, we finally have some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-255986","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}