Why We Can’t Look Away From Perez Hilton’s Meltdown
Psychology Today | 08.08.2026 21:09
On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, blogger Perez Hilton live-streamed a brutal episode of self-mutilation for approximately 15 minutes on TikTok Live. The stream may have continued had the platform not taken the deeply disturbing content down earlier—though 15 minutes was an astonishingly long time for content that violated TIkTok’s policies to remain in place. (TikTok has since blamed technical challenges for the delay in shutting down the horrific stream.)
