Perez Hilton has sustained several broken bones following a fall on the evening of his distressing self-harm livestream earlier this month.

The well-known celebrity blogger, now 48, remains hospitalized as he recovers from injuries sustained on August 4, when he injured himself with a knife during a TikTok livestream.

On Monday, his brother-in-law Tom shared on a recent episode of The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker that Perez’s injuries are considerably more severe than initially perceived.

Tom, who is married to Hilton’s sister, Barbara, explained that Hilton experienced multiple falls throughout the night during his troubling livestream, which resulted in the broken bones.

He also mentioned that doctors are still uncertain about the reasons behind Hilton’s ‘mental break.’

Aside from the broken bones, doctors also discovered other ‘unrelated’ issues requiring treatment, which stemmed from Hilton’s battle with sepsis in March. 

His sister Barbara, 42, discovered Hilton naked and covered in blood in the bathroom of the Miami home he shares with his mother Teresita Lavandeira, 72, and his three children.

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.

Hilton 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. He was also treated for ‘significant’ blood loss and undisclosed injuries.

After being asked about Hilton’s current state of mind, Tom said he is ‘lucid,’ though he is unsure how much Hilton remembers from that night. He added that doctors have been focusing on treating his physical injuries for now.

Hilton has also not seen his three children yet. His mom Teresita filed for temporary legal custody of Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, eight, after the incident.

‘I think it’s all things that need to be done with the advice of psychiatric help. I think it’s a lot. It’s a lot for the kids. It’s a lot for him,’ Tom said.

Tom added that during Hilton’s ‘mental break’ the blogger thought he was doing ‘what’s best for the children.’

‘Obviously, since the incident, now that he’s lucid, we’ve explained to him that type of thinking is absolutely not true. These kids adore him, and he’s been a present father.’

Tom added that being a ‘single parent household’ can be a ‘challenge’ for Hilton, but his mother Teresita has been a ‘huge presence’ in the lives of the children.

He said that Teresita being able to have temporary custody is a ‘blessing’ because it’s ‘not a change for them.’

‘She’s always been there. She’s always been somewhat of a motherly figure to them.’

Tom went on to share that Hilton is not able to have electronics, but can call people from the hospital phone. 

Last week, The Daily Mail exclusively revealed that Hilton will need ‘psychiatric clearance’ before he can see his three children again.

A Miami court agreed this week that Teresita should have sweeping authority over their schooling, healthcare and ‘all things necessary for the care of the children.’

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.’

‘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.

The United States officially took the step to remove Syria from its roster of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday. According to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, this decision dismantles the last significant hurdles to foreign investment and economic rejuvenation for Syria.

In his statement, Rubio explained that the action followed a mandated 45-day period for congressional notification, which has now concluded.

The path to this removal began in July when President Donald Trump informed Congress of Syria’s cessation of support for international terrorism, setting the rescission process in motion.

“Additionally, I have removed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) status as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT),” Rubio stated on Monday.

The actions, he said, represent “another historic step by President Trump to give the Syrian people a path to prosperity.”

Rubio said Washington had taken unprecedented steps over the past year to provide sanctions relief to the Syrian people.

He pointed to Trump’s June 2025 executive order, “Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions,” which accelerated sanctions relief by terminating the Syria Sanctions Program and the national emergency with respect to Syria while directing reviews of other Syria-related sanctions and terrorist designations.

“These actions were all taken in recognition of the positive actions taken and further commitments by the Syrian government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa to fully distance Syria from acts of international terrorism,” Rubio said of the Syrian government.

Al-Sharaa ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 in an offensive led by HTS rebels. Syria had been on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list since 1979, with the designation in force throughout al-Assad’s rule.

“In the past year, the Government of Syria has taken significant steps to counterterrorism, to include formally joining the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in November and conducting operations to disrupt the terror networks of ISIS, al-Qa’ida, Hizballah, and Iran-aligned groups,” Rubio said.

He added that rescinding Syria’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism and HTS’ designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist “eliminates the final major barriers for private-sector investment in Syria and promotes Syria’s economic recovery and reintegration into the global economy.”

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani told Reuters on Aug. 22 that lifting the designation would help restore Syria’s links to the global financial system and encourage investment following nearly 14 years of war.

“There is no longer any obstacle to investment, doing business and rebuilding economic life in Syria,” he said.

“Today’s action will help foster additional investment in Syria to promote political and economic stability,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also said in a statement, adding that it is “in line with President Trump’s promise to deliver sanctions relief to Syria.”

The governor of the Central Bank of Syria said Monday that lifting Syria’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism is a “historic step that returns it to its natural place within the global economic system.”

On Monday, Trump also posted a photo on Truth Social of al-Sharaa and al-Shibani holding his signed June 2025 executive order directing sanctions relief for Syria.

Cuba, Iran and North Korea remain the three countries designated by Washington as state sponsors of terrorism.

Enes Kanter Freedom is vehemently denying allegations that suggest he will be barred from playing in the WNBA, labeling such claims as pure “fake news.”

Reports emerged on Monday across various media platforms stating that the former NBA player would be excluded from the league’s draft. A source shared with Front Office Sports that the WNBA intends to avoid facilitating any efforts aimed at ridiculing the league or that could be perceived as undermining and demeaning individuals.

However, Freedom revealed to Stefan Bondy of The Post that he has received no official communication from the WNBA regarding any potential disqualification.

“There has been no word from WNBA officials,” Freedom confidently stated. “This is fake news!”

In an interesting twist, Freedom, alongside Royce White, who was picked in the first round by the NBA’s Rockets in 2012, has declared themselves as women eligible for the WNBA draft. This move comes amid the heated discussion around the participation of transgender athletes in female sports categories.

A league source described Freedom and White’s declarations as “simply publicity stunts” to FOS. 

The WNBA has become the battleground in a culture war ignited when Fever player Sophie Cunningham told ESPN in an interview published in July she wants “to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”

Freedom was ejected from Wintrust Arena on Sunday night after getting into a verbal altercation with Sky star Natasha Cloud during a game against the Fever.

Freedom wore a shirt to the game that read, “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” 

The ex-NBA player claimed to several media outlets that Cloud had shouted at him, “[Cunningham] is not going to sleep with you.” 

In an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News, he repeated the claim, to the bewilderment of the host, who asked, “Are you trying to sleep with Sophie Cunningham?” 

Freedom denied that he was. 

“Definitely not, definitely not. I’m going to make this very clear, definitely not,” he said on the program. 

A family in Colorado finds themselves overwhelmed with medical expenses after a neighbor’s police dog escaped and viciously attacked their young daughter.

The Dean family was joyfully celebrating their twin daughters’ birthdays on August 11, 2024, in their backyard in Castle Rock, when a large black dog unexpectedly leaped over the fence and set its sights on their two-year-old, Lily.

This aggressive canine, named Ragnar, belonged to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and resided next door with Deputy Zachary Oliver, its handler. Recalling the terrifying moment, Lily’s father, Nick, shared with CBS News that he noticed the imminent danger and acted swiftly to shield his family and the gathered guests.

“I was on our upper porch when I saw the dog. I dashed down the stairs but reached just as it had already attacked Lily, dragging her across our backyard lawn,” Nick recounted to the news outlet.

Lindsey Speer, a family friend who attended the party, described the harrowing scene to FOX31, saying the dog took hold of the little girl’s leg and violently shook her as if she were a rag doll.

From then on, Nick said three male party attendees piled onto the dog in an attempt to stop the vicious attack.

‘When I was wrestling the dog, I could hear the cracking of her femur bone,’ Nick recalled to CBS News.

Lily’s father was also maimed while trying to save her, leaving them both with severe injuries that they say continue to affect them two years later. 

A GoFundMe set up by the family to cover their mounting medical bills said Lily suffered deep lacerations across her stomach, along with a punctured femur.

Nick sustained injuries to his chest, neck, back and hip and continues to struggle with PTSD and other lasting psychological effects, per the fundraiser. 

‘It’s just the combination of not feeling strong enough to protect my family, and the pain,’ Nick said. 

‘The chronic pain is like having an operating system going on in the background that just never shuts off, and it’s tiring,’ he added.

Prosecutors charged Oliver, but a jury cleared him after his lawyers argued his county contract protected him from criminal liability. 

Oliver has since left the sheriff’s office, while the K-9 was retired from duty. The Deans said the dog and its handler moved away from the neighborhood nine months after the incident.

The family also hoped the county would help cover their medical costs, but the family says they are now saddled with $300,000 in debt. 

‘When the criminal proceedings turned into nothing, we thought, well, of course, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is going to do what’s right by our family,’ Nick told the outlet.

A Jefferson County attorney told the Deans’ lawyer that the county does not use taxpayer money to cover claims when it has no legal liability. 

The family’s GoFundMe had surpassed $67,000 in donations as of Monday.