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Updated · Yahoo News UK · Aug 13
Perez Hilton's Mother Seeks Custody of 3 Children After Aug. 4 Self-Harm Crisis
Updated
Updated · Yahoo News UK · Aug 13

Perez Hilton's Mother Seeks Custody of 3 Children After Aug. 4 Self-Harm Crisis

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo News UK · Aug 13

Summary

  • Aug. 7 court records show Teresita Lavandeira petitioned for temporary custody of Perez Hilton's three children after his Aug. 4 self-harm livestream and hospitalization in Miami.
  • Barbara Lavandeira told Page Six she found the 48-year-old blogger locked in a bathroom, injured and holding a box cutter, then rushed the children from the home and called 911.
  • The family said Hilton was later held under Florida's Baker Act for involuntary mental health evaluation, adding that his treatment and recovery will be a long process.
  • The custody filing was sealed at Teresita Lavandeira's request, and her lawyer said the family's priority is the children's safety, normalcy and healing after last week's events.

Insights

What drove the controversial celebrity blogger to broadcast his darkest moment live to the world?
Will the intense media spotlight that built his career now threaten his family's desperate plea for privacy?
How can a patient currently under an involuntary psychiatric hold legally consent to giving up custody?