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Dante Rusciolelli and Rebekah Kochan, co-CEOs of Golden Artists Entertainment, the talent agency that represents Hilton, said in a statement on Instagram they are “aware of the concerning content circulating online involving our client, Perez Hilton,” but added they have “not been able to make direct contact with him, despite our ongoing efforts to reach him.” In an updated statement posted to Golden Artists Entertainment’s Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, the agency said it had no new information on Hilton’s condition and said his agents’ focus “remains on Perez’s health, recovery, and the privacy of both him and his family during this incredibly difficult time.”
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Hilton Was Hospitalized Earlier This Year
In March, Hilton told his social media followers he was hospitalized for sepsis for three weeks, which he said necessitated an emergency surgery. Hilton said he had the flu and did not take his medications with food as directed, which he said caused him to develop an ulcer that perforated. “The day before I was hospitalized, I was in so much stomach pain. I was like, ‘This is weird, but it’ll go away,’” Hilton said in a social media video, adding he “couldn’t walk” the next day. Hilton said the experience had brought him closer to God. “God presented himself to me and then did something. Something I can only call miraculous,” he said, adding he would “start taking the kids to church every week.” In another video posted days later, Hilton said he had been reading the Bible and felt “deep shame and regret” for his behavior throughout his career as a gossip blogger.
key background
Hilton rose to fame as a popular, and notorious, gossip blogger in the 2000s, which garnered both millions of readers as well as pushback from some celebrities who felt his coverage was mean-spirited. Demi Lovato has accused Hilton of being a “bully,” while Lady Gaga accused him of stalking her in 2013. Mila Kunis in 2018 said Hilton was the “first person that created ugly news, that literally just spread filth,” saying it “allowed people to be mean.” Hilton has since distanced himself from his prior approach to celebrity news, writing in a 2020 memoir he “never needed to be so mean or cruel,” saying one of the “many things I regret is that I hurt so many people by giving them nasty nicknames, and above all that I was unkind to the children of celebrities.” He also said he regrets outing celebrities, saying he “no longer” believes that is acceptable.
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further reading
Perez Hilton Claims He Encountered God After Being Hospitalized for Three Weeks (Hollywood Reporter)
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Perez Hilton: I never needed to be so cruel (BBC)