Perez Hilton Is Hospitalized After Appearing to Harm Himself on Livestream
Perez Hilton was taken to a hospital after a TikTok livestream appeared to show him harming himself. Police and emergency personnel responded to his home following the incident. The article notes his rise as a celebrity gossip blogger and reports the situation as ongoing.
- ▪On Tuesday, Perez Hilton streamed on TikTok where he seemed to injure himself, prompting a 911 call.
- ▪Law enforcement and emergency workers arrived at his residence and he was subsequently hospitalized.
- ▪Hilton is known for his celebrity gossip blog that gained fame in the 2000s.
- ▪The incident was reported by the New York Times on August 5, 2026.
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| Original publisher | NYT — US |
| Canonical URL | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/perez-hilton-live-stream-tiktok-self-harm.html |
| Publication time | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:47:36 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-05T15:50:47.012Z |
| Last seen | 2026-08-05T15:50:47.864Z |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTPerez Hilton Is Hospitalized After Appearing to Harm Himself on LivestreamLaw enforcement and emergency workers responded to Mr. Hilton’s house after he appeared to hurt himself on a TikTok stream Tuesday.Listen · 3:16 min Share full articlePerez Hilton in 2025. He rose to fame in the 2000s with his popular blog that covers celebrities. Credit...Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesBy Jonathan WolfeAug. 5, 2026Updated 12:55 p.m. ETLeer en español !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),o="1"===t.get("gps_debug")?function(e,s){console.log("[gps]",e,void…
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