Perez Hilton's mother seeks temporary custody of his children amid mental health crisis

Content warning: This communicative includes notation of self-harm.

The parent of personage blogger Perez Hilton has taken ineligible enactment to guarantee the attraction of his 3 children aft his nationalist intelligence wellness situation unfolded connected societal media earlier this month.

The Miami-Dade tribunal lawsuit database confirms that Hilton’s parent Teresita Lavandeira filed a petition for impermanent custody implicit 3 insignificant children connected Aug. 7. Page Six archetypal reported connected Lavandeira’s petition and reports that Hilton (born Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.) “voluntarily consented” to his mother’s petition for custody. She besides reportedly requested the lawsuit documents to beryllium sealed to let the household to “privately heal and determination guardant from this unfortunate incident.”

Lavandeira filed her petition days aft Miami constabulary responded connected Aug. 4 to calls concerning a disturbing TikTok video livestream that seemingly showed a bloodied Hilton harming himself repeatedly with a container cutter and knife. Fans and moderators from the societal level were among those who called authorities. Officials reported to Hilton’s location successful Miami astatine astir 9 p.m. and “safely recovered” and transported the the nonmigratory to a section infirmary wherever helium received care.

In a connection published to Hilton’s website, his household said the days since the incidental had been “nearly unbearable,” noting that Hilton’s children, niece and sister were wrong the location astatine the clip of the disturbing societal media stream. Hilton’s household said successful the connection that healing for his children and niece is their highest priority.

“An important portion of that process is allowing them to safely instrumentality location and statesman rebuilding a consciousness of information and normalcy,” the connection continued. “For the children’s safety, privacy, and well-being, we respectfully inquire members of the media, paparazzi, contented creators, and the nationalist to permission the country surrounding the family’s location and not return. Please let his children the privateness and abstraction they request during this unimaginably hard time.”

Hilton’s household besides shared that, though precise small accusation connected Perez’s information has been provided to them, they had been capable to corroborate that helium “is capable to communicate,” which they accidental has fixed them anticipation during “this heartbreaking time.”

The household said successful different connection published Saturday that Hilton remains hospitalized and denied reports of immoderate nationalist statements from the blogger. The household besides said that Hilton’s information “remains superior but stable” and added that helium suffered “significant” humor nonaccomplishment and further injuries that volition necessitate surgery. The connection besides urged members of the media and nationalist to debar gathering extracurricular the family’s home.

The connection concluded: “Thank you for your continued support, compassion, and understanding.”

Times unit writer Emily St. Martin contributed to this report