India, Sept. 15 -- Celebrity blogger and podcaster Perez Hilton has entered a residential treatment programme, his family confirmed in a statement shared on his website on Monday, more than a month after a mental health crisis in early August that required hospitalisation. "After weeks in the hospital receiving treatment for his physical injuries, Perez entered a residential treatment programme where he can focus fully on his mental health and recovery," the family said.

The update marks the first substantial public account of Hilton's condition since 4 August, when the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office responded to his home following reports that he had engaged in self-harm during a livestream. "This was an important next step, but there's st...