Perez Hilton Enters Residential Treatment Program, Family Addresses ‘False Reports’ About His Condition

Over a month after Perez Hilton livestreamed acts of self-harm and received inpatient medical care after being hospitalized following an overdose, his family shared an update on his health and addressed rumors online.

In a Sept. 14 message posted to his website, his family said that the celebrity blogger entered a residential treatment program, where is expected to remain for several weeks. “This was an important next step, but there’s still a long road ahead,” read the statement. Hilton does not have access to his phone or laptop and has limited contact with family and friends so that he can “focus fully on his mental health and recovery,” per the update.

His family also criticized “false reports” about Hilton’s health. “Perez has not lost ten years of his memory, does not believe it’s 2016, and is not confused about where he is. He is lucid and communicates clearly with his family. He does not have stitches and is not covered in gauze,” they stated. “No family member, and no one authorized to speak on Perez’s behalf, provided these false claims.”