Perez Hilton's Sister Speaks Out, Defending His Growth After Hospitalization

Perez Hilton, whose legal name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., was hospitalized on Aug. 4 after a livestream where he appeared to harm himself. In an interview with Page Six, Hilton’s sister Barbara Lavandeira describes the frightening scene, stresses that cruel comments calling the incident “karma” are painful for the family, and says he has changed and genuinely tried to become a better person over the past two decades. The piece notes Hilton’s past controversy over outing LGBTQ+ celebrities, his current mental health crisis, and that his mother filed for temporary custody of his three children a few days later amid safety concerns; Hilton was hospitalized under Florida’s Baker Act, and representatives have not provided further condition updates.