Perez Hilton suffered multiple broken bones the night of his horror self-harm livestream
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By SONIA HORON, US ASSISTANT SHOWBIZ EDITOR
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Perez Hilton suffered multiple broken bones after falling on the night of his self-harm livestream earlier this month.
The celebrity blogger is still recovering from his wounds in the hospital after he cut himself with a knife during an August 4 livestream.
And on Monday, his brother-in-law Tom revealed that his injuries are far more severe than initially thought during a new episode of The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker.
Tom - who is married to Hilton's sister, Barbara - revealed that Hilton fell several times during the night of his livestream, resulting in broken bones.
The Hollywood columnist was treated for an overdose, 'significant' blood loss and undisclosed injuries after the incident.
His sister Barbara discovered Hilton naked and covered in blood in the bathroom of the Miami home he shares with his mother Teresita and his three children.
Perez Hilton suffered multiple broken bones after falling on the night of his self-harm livestream earlier this month
She ushered the children into her car and drove away as Hilton chased them into the street and banged on the windows, according to a police report.
The gossip then locked himself inside the house and cut himself with a knife before first responders were able to coax him out and treat him for lacerations and an overdose.
Hilton was hospitalized under Florida's Baker Act, which allows for the temporary involuntary detention of individuals in mental health crisis.
The act's provisions will kick in when he's medically discharged from the hospital, giving doctors a 72-hour window to transfer him to a psychiatric facility and evaluate him.
Hilton could walk free when the clock runs down if they decide he's not a risk to himself or others.
But that's a 'long shot' according to Mark Astor, a veteran Florida attorney specializing in Baker Act cases.
'You don't just get to walk out of there after 72 hours,' Astor previously told the Daily Mail. There are three possibilities, according to Astor, a former prosecutor, defense attorney and partner at Astor Simovitch Law.
'Number one, they could release him. Number two, they get him to agree to stay on a voluntary basis.'
The celebrity blogger is still recovering from his wounds in the hospital after he cut himself with a knife during an August 4 livestream; pictured in hospital earlier this year
On Monday, his brother-in-law Tom revealed that Hilton fell several times during the night of his livestream, resulting in broken bones; Hilton seen in 2025
'Or number three, they could file what's known as a petition for involuntary placement,' Astor explained.
The latter would involve a Miami-Dade judge holding a hearing within five days to decide whether Hilton should remain locked up. The case would be confidential – with media barred from attending or hearing any of the details.
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