Perez Hilton's mother has been granted temporary custody of his three children as he enters a residential treatment program for the sake of his mental health.

The troubled blogger - whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr - is recovering under the care of doctors after self-harming in a disturbing TikTok livestream from his Miami home on August 4.

In a statement on Perez's website on Monday (14.09.26), his family confirmed that he has checked in as an inpatient in "an important next step" of his recovery, and is expected to stay there for several more weeks.

As he recovers from the mental health crisis, Perez's children Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, 8, are being looked after by their grandmother - Perez's mother Teresita Lavandeira.

The statement read: "His three children remain together, safe, and doing well in the care of their grandmother, who has stepped in to care for them full-time during this unexpected chapter.

"Our family's priority continues to be giving them as much stability, routine, and 'normalcy' as possible while their dad focuses on his recovery. We are incredibly grateful for everything their grandmother is doing for them.

"Three children came frighteningly close to losing their father forever. There is nothing funny or entertaining about that."

Perez's family also hit back at recent reports that he's suffering from amnesia in the wake of the crisis.

The statement continued: "To be clear, 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… No family member, and no one authorised to speak on Perez's behalf, provided these false claims."

As Perez his treated as an inpatient, he doesn't have any access to his phone or laptop.

Instead, it's up to his friends and family to contact him, so that "he can focus fully on getting better".