Perez Hilton opened up about feeling “overwhelmed” and “in a bit of a spiral” in the weeks leading up to his alarming livestream. I went to the gym this morning for the first time in weeks,” Hilton told his subscribers at the time. 8 Perez Hilton discussed feeling “overwhelmed” in June, weeks before his livestreamed “suicide attempt.” Perez Hilton/YouTube8 The gossip blogger told his YouTube subscribers he was “in a bit of a spiral.” 8 The concerning video comes months after Hilton (pictured above on March 21) suffered multiple life-threatening health scares.