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Perez Hilton's mother Teresita Lavandeira has filed to obtain temporary custody of his three children in the wake of his self-harm livestream, the Daily Mail can confirm.

Hilton, 48, was taken to the hospital in Miami last Tuesday after the police received emergency calls alerting them to a potential suicide attempt.

Footage from the stream, which the Daily Mail has chosen not to republish, appears to show him smeared in blood after seemingly having cut himself with a knife.

His team subsequently issued a statement assuring the public his 'children remain safe and are being cared for by immediate family.'

Three days after the incident, on August 7, Lavandeira submitted a petition in a Miami family court to temporarily assume custody of Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, eight, according to public records viewed by the Daily Mail .

The Daily Mail has contacted Hilton's representatives for comment.

Perez Hilton's mother Teresita Lavandeira filed to obtain temporary custody of his three children in the wake of his shocking self-harm livestream

Three days after the incident, on August 7, Lavandeira submitted a petition in a Miami family court to temporarily assume custody of Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, eight

Hilton, 48, was taken to the hospital in Miami last Tuesday after the police received emergency calls alerting them to a potential suicide attempt; seen above in the hospital earlier this year

The day after the stream, it emerged Hilton's three children as well as his niece and sister Barbara Lavandeira, 42, had been inside his Florida home in the minutes leading up to the livestream incident.

A statement shared to Hilton's website has indicated his family 'immediately fled' to protect the children from 'witnessing any further trauma' when it was clear Hilton was having 'a severe mental health crisis and harming himself.'

Hilton's team revealed over the weekend that he had sustained 'significant blood loss' as well as unspecified 'additional injuries.'

According to the update, the onetime celebrity gossip blogger would 'require surgery in the coming days' to treat his injuries.

The statement also confirmed that Hilton 'remains hospitalized under Florida's Baker Act,' a law that allows for involuntary hospitalizations.

Due to the conditions of his hospitalization and the Baker Act, they emphasized that the blogger's 'communication has been extremely limited and confined to immediate family, medical providers, and others directly involved in his care.'

The Baker Act – officially the Florida Mental Health Act – allows medical and mental health professionals, as well as judges and law enforcement officers, to involuntarily commit individuals for up to 72 hours if they are believed to be at risk of harming themselves or others.

Hilton's team emphasized that his 'condition remains serious but stable,' explaining that his 'treatment and recovery' would be a 'long process.'

Teresita is pictured with Hilton and his two older children attending the 2018 premiere of Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween in Los Angeles

They also shared that he had been able to spend time with his mother and sister on Friday.

Hilton's team confirmed that his 'children remain safe and are being cared for by immediate family.'

Surveillance footage from a neighbor's house captured the moment when law enforcement arrived to Hilton's residence in Miami last Tuesday after fans reached out to 911 over concern for his welfare.

Police cars could be seen puling up to the home not long after 7pm on Tuesday evening.

Law enforcement was seen trying to get Hilton, whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., out of his home in the video.

A deputy was heard calling out: 'Mario, it's the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, please step out of the house.'

Clips taken from the footage, which the Daily Mail will not publish, appeared to show the media personality covered in blood while brandishing a knife.

The livestream video has since been taken down by TikTok, and his account has also been suspended.

Later on Wednesday, it was revealed that Hilton's three children as well as his niece and sister had been inside his Florida home at the time of the livestream incident.

In a previous statement shared to the star's website, it said that his family 'immediately fled' to protect the children from 'witnessing any further trauma' when it was clear Hilton was having 'a severe mental health crisis and harming himself.'

The message had read: 'Our family cannot express enough our continued gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of love, support, and prayers we have received during this incredibly difficult time.

'The events of the past several days have been nearly unbearable for our family.'