Perez Hilton's mother seeks temporary custody of his children amid mental health crisis

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Set us as preferred Content warning: This story includes mention of self-harm.The mother of celebrity blogger Perez Hilton has taken legal action to ensure the care of his three children after his public mental health crisis unfolded on social media earlier this month.The Miami-Dade court case database confirms that Hilton’s mother Teresita Lavandeira filed a petition for temporary custody over three minor children on Aug.

7.Page Six first reported on Lavandeira’s petition and reports that Hilton (born Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.) “voluntarily consented” to his mother’s petition for custody.

She also reportedly requested the case documents to be sealed to allow the family to “privately heal and move forward from this unfortunate incident.”Lavandeira filed her petition days after Miami police responded on Aug.4 to calls concerning a disturbing TikTok video livestream that apparently showed a bloodied Hilton harming himself repeatedly with a box cutter and knife.

Fans and moderators from the social platform were among those who called authorities.Officials reported to Hilton’s home in Miami at around 9 p.m.

and “safely recovered” and transported the the resident to a local hospital where he received care.Entertainment & Arts The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office told The Times in an emailed statement that it received an influx of calls Tuesday reporting that an individual was livestreaming acts of self-harm on social media.In a statement published to Hilton’s website, his family said the days since the incident had been “nearly unbearable,” noting that Hilton’s children, niece and sister were inside the home at the time of the disturbing social media stream.

Hilton’s family said in the statement that healing for his children and niece is their highest priority.“An important part of that pro...