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Perez Hilton Gets Baker Act Evaluation After Self-Harm Livestream

8/25/2026

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Perez Hilton is receiving mental-health treatment after a self-harm livestream.
He was admitted on August 4 after emergency services responded to his Miami, Florida home.
He suffered multiple broken bones, cuts, significant blood loss, and required surgery.
Authorities placed him under Florida’s Baker Act for temporary psychiatric evaluation.
His mother Teresita Lavandeira obtained temporary custody of his three children on August 18, with supervised visitation.

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Perez Hilton is receiving mental-health treatment after a self-harm livestream.
He was admitted on August 4 after emergency services responded to his Miami, Florida home.
He suffered multiple broken bones, cuts, significant blood loss, and required surgery.
Authorities placed him under Florida’s Baker Act for temporary psychiatric evaluation.
His mother Teresita Lavandeira obtained temporary custody of his three children on August 18, with supervised visitation.