TikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream Up
Ej Dickson CultureAug 5, 2026 3:35 PMTikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream UpThe gossip blogger was on TikTok covered in what appeared to be blood and wielding a knifelike object before the platform cut his stream. Some speculated that the platform left the stream up for 30 minutes or more before it banned the account. In 2020, The Intercept reported that a young Brazilian man had livestreamed his own suicide on the platform.
- ▪Ej Dickson CultureAug 5, 2026 3:35 PMTikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream UpThe gossip blogger was on TikTok covered in what appeared to be blood and wielding a knifelike object before the platform cut his stream.
- ▪Some speculated that the platform left the stream up for 30 minutes or more before it banned the account.
- ▪In 2020, The Intercept reported that a young Brazilian man had livestreamed his own suicide on the platform.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 1 hour. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ ‘Disturbing’: TikTok faces criticism after Perez Hilton livestreams self-harm — The Guardian — World
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Ej Dickson CultureAug 5, 2026 3:35 PMTikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream UpThe gossip blogger was on TikTok covered in what appeared to be blood and wielding a knifelike object before the platform cut his stream. He’s since been hospitalized.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyContent warning: This article discusses self-harm.On Tuesday night, the gossip blogger Perez Hilton, aka Mario Lavandeira Jr., was hospitalized after showing up on a TikTok livestream naked, covered in a red fluid that looked like blood, and wielding what appeared to be a knife.The stream—which TikTok claims lasted around 15 minutes—prompted concern from horrified viewers, who immediately contacted the police.
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