Perez Hilton was officially reunited with his three children while he was still receiving treatment following his suicide attempt in August.
Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., according to a blog post shared Tuesday on Hilton’s website. The born internet personality had her first supervised visit with her children Mario (13), Mia (11) and Mayte (8) a few weeks ago.
“They were first able to spend time together through several video calls, and since then Perez has also been able to see his children and mother several times for short, supervised visits at the facility,” the statement said.
“Seeing her children in person meant so much to Perez, it definitely brought up so many emotions for everyone, but being able to spend this time together was incredibly meaningful and healing,” the post continued.
But communication with Perez, 48, remains “limited” and his family “cannot talk to him every day.”
“While this is difficult for us and for him, we understand that the priority at this time is not constant communication with the family, but to give him the time and space to focus on his care and continue to make progress,” the statement said.
According to the post, the internet personality is still trying to understand what led to her suicide attempt and “learning better ways to cope.”
It is not yet known when Perez will return home.
Hilton’s mother, Teresita Lavandeira, was granted temporary custody of her children after she was hospitalized on August 4 following a self-harm incident that was livestreamed on TikTok.
Perez’s children fled his Florida home just before the livestream began, and police responded to reports of a “suicide attempt.”
At the time, he suffered “significant blood loss” and injuries that required surgery.
Her family announced on September 14 that the gossip blogger spent weeks in the hospital before being transferred to a residential treatment program.
A few days later, Tony-winning producer Tom D’Angora, a friend of Perez’s, started a GoFundMe page to raise $25,000 to help Lavandeira care for the children.
“None of the money will be used for Perez personally,” D’Angora said, explaining that Lavandeira “has put much of her own life on hold to ensure the children can continue to go to school, participate in their normal activities, and be as coherent as possible during an incredibly difficult time.”
At the time of this article’s publication, $14,333 had been raised.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text the Crisis Text Line at 741741.