Perez Hilton Requires Psychiatric Clearance To See Kids After Being Found 'Naked' and 'Covered in Blood'

Perez Hilton is still in hospital in Los Angeles after an August incident at his home in which his sister found him 'naked, cut up, covered in blood,' and he will now need psychiatric clearance before he is allowed to see his three children.

The celebrity blogger's hospitalisation earlier this month followed a disturbing TikTok livestream that prompted relatives to rush to his house.

His family have since taken over care of his children and, in a move that signals just how serious doctors consider his condition, a court has put formal safeguards in place around contact with them while he receives treatment.

Perez Hilton's Brother-In-Law Lifts Lid on Hospital Treatment

Perez Hilton's brother-in-law, Tom, who is married to the blogger's sister Barbara Lavandeira, gave a fresh update on The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker. He said Hilton is being treated in hospital both for physical injuries and for his mental health, with psychiatrists visiting him on the ward.

Tom explained that Hilton suffered broken bones after what he described as 'a couple of falls' during the 4 August episode. The injuries, he said, came alongside cutting, which also required treatment.

'He was being treated for the cutting and a couple of falls that happened during this process,' Tom said on the show. 'So, we are now just transitioning into the mental side of things.'

He added that psychiatric staff are checking in regularly on Hilton while he remains in hospital, monitoring his risk of self-harm and assessing what further support he might need once the immediate physical damage has stabilised.

The implication is bleak but clear. This is not a minor episode that can be chalked up to shock or exhaustion. His family are talking in terms of a 'mental break,' and doctors are treating it accordingly.

What Triggered Perez Hilton's 'Mental Break'?

On the podcast, Tom admitted that even those closest to Hilton still do not really understand what triggered the crisis.

'The actual healing, or digging into what caused this mental break as I've called it, hasn't been discovered. I don't know if it will ever be,' he said, underlining how little clarity there is behind the scenes.

There has been speculation, including within the family circle, that Hilton might have been suffering a form of sepsis psychosis.

The 48-year-old spent 21 days in hospital in March with severe sepsis that required emergency surgery. Post-sepsis confusion and hallucinations are well documented, but so far there has been no medical confirmation that this is what happened to him in August.

Tom said he is unsure how much of the episode Hilton himself remembers. 'I don't know how much he does or doesn't recall,' he admitted.

Any deeper conversation about what he experienced, Tom suggested, will be left for the next phase of his care, once he is in a dedicated mental health setting rather than an acute ward.

It is messy, uncertain and, if you listen to Tom carefully, frightening for those trying to piece together what happened.

Inside the Night Perez Hilton Was Found 'Covered in Blood'

It was Barbara Lavandeira who went to check on Hilton after that unsettling TikTok livestream. According to her account, shared on the podcast, she arrived at his home to find his bedroom door locked, which she said was out of character for him.

When she managed to unlock the door, she was confronted with a scene she later called 'one of the darkest days my family and I have ever experienced.'

Hilton was naked, bleeding and 'cut up'. Barbara said: 'What I can say with certainty is that I didn't recognise my brother when I looked at him. I saw it in his eyes. They didn't look the same.'

That detail, the eyes, will ring horribly familiar for anyone who has watched a loved one spiral into a mental health crisis. It is the kind of thing families remember years later.

Tom said the family contacted emergency services and Hilton was taken to hospital for immediate medical treatment. No law enforcement report has been publicly detailed, and there is no indication from the family that police are pursuing any criminal aspect. This is being treated as a health emergency, not a crime scene.

Perez Hilton's Children Now With Grandmother Under Temporary Custody

While Hilton focuses on his recovery, his three children, Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, 8, have been placed in the care of his mother under a temporary custody arrangement.

According to the update shared on the podcast, a court has approved a plan that keeps the children living with their grandmother for now. It is a pragmatic move that also draws a firm line between Hilton's public persona and his private responsibilities as a single parent.

Hilton has been granted visitation rights, but they come with stringent conditions. Any visit must be supervised by either a therapist or a family member approved by the court. Crucially, Hilton can only see his children once he has been cleared by psychiatric professionals who are satisfied that he is stable and not at risk of harming himself.

For a man who has made a career out of exposing other people's private turmoil, the irony is hard to ignore. The blogger who built his brand turning celebrity breakdowns into content is now on the other side of that spotlight, his own breakdown scrutinised in real time.

The family, to their credit, appear less interested in the optics than in getting him well. Tom described a careful balance between protecting the children, supporting Barbara after what she witnessed, and trying to ensure Hilton receives consistent, long-term psychiatric care.