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The US blogger Perez Hilton is in a “serious but stable” condition after being admitted to hospital, as perhis family.
Emergency services were called to his Miami home on Tuesday after members of the public announcedconcerns while watching a TikTok livestream.
The Miami sheriff’s office confirmed they attended a scene of a man “livestreaming acts of self-harm” on Tuesday. They did not confirm his name but statedthe man was alone in the house at the time.
A statement released on the 48-year-old’s website statedhe “experienced significant blood loss” and his treatment and recovery would be a “long process”.
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The statement, external statedHilton was being held in medical centerunder Florida’s Baker Act, which focuses on providing services for people experiencing a mental health crisis.
The father-of-three, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, is expected to have surgery in the coming days.
A TikTok spokesman statedits automated moderation systems flagged the livestream to the company’s US moderation team for review within minutes.
A moderator error caused a delay in the removal, TikTok said, but the firmalerted law enforcement to the situation, closed several subsequent streams within 90 seconds, and banned the account.
The pseudonym Perez Hilton is a reference to Paris Hilton, who was at the height of her fame when the celebrity gossip blog was launched in 2005.
The website would go on to attract eight million hits a day at a time when the internet was still in its relative infancy. It was criticised for vicious commentary of stars including Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga.
In later years, Hilton admitted having regrets about being “mean or cruel”.
He has also appeared on reality TV shows including Celebrity Rap Superstar and Celebrity Big Brother.
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