Perez Hilton

Perez Hilton

Perez Hilton is the stage name of Cuban-American blogger, columnist and television personality Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., who gained notoriety for his celebrity gossip blog PerezHilton.com. Soon after he started the blog, it became one of the most hated websites for his unapologetic endorsements of certain celebrities and unreasonable criticism of others. He is just as famous for his gossip-mongering as he is for the numerous lawsuits against him by several paparazzi photographers and celebrities, who claim that his fame and fortune is built upon the work of others as he very often uses copyrighted materials without taking permission. Even though he has been very vocal about gay rights as a gay person himself, he has drawn the ire of many gay rights activist for his controversial comments and behaviors, including his attempts at ‘outing’ gay celebrities like former 'N Sync member Lance Bass and actor Neil Patrick Harris. Perez Hilton, who claims to have created an empire through his eponymous blogging website, record label Perezious Music, fashion website CoCoPerez.com and bestselling books among other things, intends to become “the gay Latino Oprah”.

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Born

March 23, 1972

Birth Place

Miami, Florida, United States

Nationality

American

Sun Sign

Aries

Also Known As

Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.

Famous As

Blogger

Height

5'11" (180 cm)

Education

New York University, 1996 - Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

Father

Mario Lavandeira

Mother

Teresita Lavandeira

Siblings

Barbara Lavandeira

Children

Mario Armando Lavandeira III, Mia Alma Lavandeira

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Perez Hilton: I’m ‘irredeemable’ in the eyes of cancel culture

Perez Hilton has built his career as a gossip blogger since the early 2000s, writing some not-so-nice things about celebs such as Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. In a recent episode of “Red Table Talk: The Estefans,” Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, discussed cancel culture and...

CELEBRITIES2021-12-17

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papermag.com

Is Perez Hilton at Fault for Outing Lauren Jauregui?

As a queer person, coming out holds a lot of weight. From exploring your own identity and finding your own sense of community to issues of safety and navigating the fraught world of visibility, coming out, whether it be publicly, privately or not at all, is a highly personal decision that can have lasting ramifications. So when a person's ability to make that choice is yanked away from them, the consequences can be profound and violent.

CELEBRITIES2021-12-15

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Perez Hilton on How He Justified Celebrity Takedowns: ‘Attention Was My Drug'

The penultimate episode of “Red Table Talk: The Estefans,” which drops Thursday on Facebook, will tackle “cancel culture” and put celebrity blogger Perez Hilton in the hot seat as he addresses his controversial past. Hilton, 43, gained popularity in the early 2000s for his gossip website...

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Perez Hilton on How He Justified Celebrity Takedowns: ‘Attention Was My Drug'. The celebrity blogger will appear on “Red Table Talk: The Estefans” to discuss his controversial past of belittling celebrities.

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Lauren Jauregui reflected on how she "was outed" as a member of the LGBTQ+ community before she was ready. During a recent episode of Red Table Talk: The Estefans, the "Colors" singer spoke candidly about how she dealt with essentially being forced to come out after photos of her kissing another girl in a photo booth went viral on social media. She revealed that she was dating a girl for about a year and had fallen in love with her at the age of 15.

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Lauren Jauregui says she was “violated” when Perez Hilton publicly outed her

Former Fifth Harmony singer Lauren Jauregui says Perez Hilton “violated” her when he publicly “outed” her on his gossip blog in 2016, before she was ready. Lauren, who is openly bisexual, was the latest guest on Gloria Estefan‘s Red Table Talk on Facebook Watch to discuss cyberbullying — something they believe is what made Perez famous. Gloria opened the discussion by saying the blogger was “the harbinger of doom” for the young singer when he publicly outed her five years ago and stole her “opportunity to come out.”

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