Police said they responded to the Miami-area home of celebrity blogger and podcaster Perez Hilton after they received reports that he engaged in self-harm in livestreamed video Tuesday.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office said in an email that deputies responded to reports of someone \u201cwho was livestreaming acts of self-harm on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement was sent in response to an inquiry about Hilton, but it did not name him.<\/p>\n
In a follow-up statement, the sheriff\u2019s office said the person was \u201csafely recovered\u201d and taken by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to a local hospital, where he was receiving medical attention.<\/p>\n
It said deputies spoke to family members at the scene, who confirmed the person had been alone inside the residence.<\/p>\n
The video, which was streamed on TikTok before the platform pulled it, appeared to show Hilton covered in blood, with cuts around his arms and torso, holding what appeared to be a knife. In the video, viewers pleaded with him and asked for his phone number so they could alert authorities.<\/p>\n
Video from Hilton\u2019s neighborhood taken by NBC South Florida showed multiple sheriff\u2019s patrol vehicles stopped and a street shuttered by yellow tape.<\/p>\n
The co-CEOs of the talent management firm that represents Hilton, Golden Artists Entertainment, said in a statement Tuesday night that they \u201care aware of the concerning content circulating online involving our client, Perez Hilton.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this time, we have not been able to make direct contact with him, despite our ongoing efforts to reach him,\u201d co-CEOs Dante Rusciolelli and Rebekah Kochan said. \u201cOur primary concern is Perez\u2019s health and well being, as well as the well being of his family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hilton, 48, made a name in the early 2000s publicizing and sometimes belittling celebrities who made public gaffes or otherwise found themselves in trouble with the law.<\/p>\n
Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, has three children born via surrogacy. In a June 17 video on Instagram, he announced that his family was moving back to Miami after having lived in Las Vegas for 3\u00bd years.<\/p>\n
\u201cGod told me to move to Miami,\u201d he said in the video, in which he also discussed a recent hospital stay.<\/p>\n
In a follow-up video, Hilton and the children expressed excitement about the move.<\/p>\n
\u201cManifesting abundance, manifesting just family, peace, good times,\u201d Hilton said. \u201cManifesting health, good health \u2014 that\u2019s what\u2019s most important.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to his website, Hilton has expanded his online presence with \u201cThe Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker,\u201d on which the two parse the latest celebrity news and gossip.<\/p>\n