- Perez Hilton livestreamed acts of self-harm, prompting police to visit his Miami home
- Miami-Dade deputies confirmed Hilton was alone and engaged in de-escalation tactics
- Authorities prioritized crisis intervention to reduce injury risks during the incident
Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton appeared to be harming himself on a livestream, prompting Miami police to visit his home, reported The Hollywood Reporter.
In graphic clips reposted on social media, Hilton, appearing manic, could be seen in the livestream covered in blood and using an object to cut himself repeatedly.
The Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office told Newsweek in a statement that deputies responded to Hilton's home after the office received "multiple calls" about a person livestreaming acts of self-harm.
After authorities confirmed Hilton was alone inside the home and spoke with family members at the scene, deputies decided to "tactically disengage while continuing to monitor the situation."
"In many incidents involving a person experiencing a mental health crisis or actively harming themselves, deputies prioritize de-escalation by creating time, distance, and opportunities for communication," the statement continued.
"Unless there is an immediate threat to others, slowing the situation and utilizing crisis intervention techniques can reduce the likelihood of a suicide-by-cop encounter and minimize the risk of injury to the individual, deputies, and the public."
Local reporters at the scene later reported that a man believed to be Hilton was seen being taken away in an ambulance.
Earlier this year, Hilton shared an Instagram video revealing that he was hospitalized for three weeks after initially battling the flu before developing "an ulcer, and then a perforation, and then sepsis," he said at the time.
"The sepsis just kept working and my body kept falling apart," Hilton explained in the March video. "Then one night rapid response came 'cause my heart got out of control. They had to put me on heart medications. And then I developed another infection in the hospital."
He added, "It was just such a slow process. I mean, two weeks of just sickness and then another week of getting better before I was released. And that last week was hell because I had already been in the hospital two weeks by then. I was like, 'I just wanna go home. I just want to be with my babies.'"
Perez is a single father of three children.
