
Sister details Perez Hilton's Aug. 4 crisis, TikTok admits moderation failure
Perez Hilton’s sister, Barbara Lavandeira, provided a detailed account of the Aug. 4 incident where the 48-year-old blogger was hospitalized after a TikTok livestream involving self-harm. Lavandeira described finding her brother bleeding in a Miami bathroom, evacuating his three children, and calling emergency services. While the family defends Hilton’s recent personal growth, TikTok acknowledged a 'moderator error' allowed the stream to continue for 15 to 20 minutes. Hilton remains under Florida’s Baker Act, and his mother has filed for temporary custody of his children.



