Perez Hilton is probably one of the most notorious bloggers of this generation. He has made himself very famous by writing posts about and publishing photographs of various celebrities. He is sometimes divisive and always controversial, and whether you like it or not, he has become something like a pop culture icon through his career in blogging. However, despite his serious popularity during the 2000’s, you don’t really hear about this guy on the news as often as you used to. Whatever happened to Perez Hilton? Does Perez Hilton still write on his blog? In this article, I’m going to answer both of those questions, and more. I’ll talk about Perez Hilton’s rise to fame in his field, while also making sure to talk about what this infamous blogger has been up to more recently.
Perez Hilton’s Early Life and Career
Perez Hilton was born as Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr. in March of 1978, in Miami, Florida. His parents are Cuban, and he was primarily raised in Little Havana and Westchester, both of which are more suburban areas located near Miami. He would attend Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, which is a private all-male Catholic school in Miami. Hilton graduated from this school in 1996, and he received a scholarship that would allow him to attend New York University on a scholarship. While attending New York University, Hilton aspired to become an actor. When he graduated from New York University in 2000, he continued to work in an attempt to make that dream become a reality. The biggest “break” that he got during this time was a very small role in the hit television show The Sopranos in 2001.
Perez Hilton’s Blog
Believe it or not, Perez didn’t really begin blogging with the intent of becoming a superstar. He just started doing it because it seemed like an easy way to get his opinions out there, and it really was. People became very drawn to Hilton’s writing, and it wasn’t just because of the content that he was covering. He had a certain way of writing, walking the line between being unapologetic and being outright salacious. Hilton had a large number of people who would flock to his website on a regular basis in search of the latest gossip. However, a lot of people drew offense to Hilton’s whole style of reporting. Some accused him of harboring bias toward and against different celebrities, and others said that a lot of the gossip that he was sharing was over the line, and that he was violating the privacy of some of these celebrities. True, he has been engaged in many different feuds throughout his career as a blogger.
Starting in 2009, Hilton started to get into a whole other set of trouble with various people. He attracted a lot of attention in April of 2009 due to a feud that he got into with Carrie Prejean, who was Miss California at the time. Hilton was a judge for the Miss USA 2009 pageant, and he was very vocal about his disdain toward Prejean’s lack of support toward same-sex marriage. Just a few months later, he made headlines due to an incident between himself and The Black Eyed Peas after the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards, when he got into a physical and verbal confrontation with the group’s lead vocalist and with the group’s operation manager. Hilton got a lot of negative publicity at this time, because the assault against him was initially prompted by him using an anti-gay slur against will.i.am. In that very same month, Hilton was in even more hot water due to his comments suggesting that Michael Jackson’s death was just a publicity stunt. These comments were condemned and seen as insensitive.
What’s Perez Hilton Doing Now in 2018 – Recent Updates
True to his promises, Hilton hasn’t really gotten in as much trouble as he used to. The biggest feuds that he has gotten into during the 2010’s has been with Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, respectively. Lady Gaga and Hilton used to be famous friends, but Gaga took offense to how Hilton handled the release of her single “Applause”, sharing illegal download links and still talking down on the single’s commercial success. In 2014, Hilton got into a little bit of a feud with Ariana Grande, which was prompted by him criticizing some of her hairstyles. When Hilton was met with backlash from Grande’s fans, he turned around and accused Grande of using the drug cocaine while attending a party. Grande has apparently filed a lawsuit against Hilton for this allegation, which she denies. Aside from those two issues, however, his hands are mostly drama-free.