Influencer’s erratic behavior hours before she was found dead in 5-star hotel by plastic surgeon
Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, a 40-year-old American art influencer, was found dead in a Brazilian hotel after exhibiting erratic behavior hours earlier. She had shared a disturbing video with her followers and was reported for inappropriate public conduct. Her death is being investigated as suspicious, with police discovering her in a hotel room surrounded by alcohol and pills.
- ▪Hilde Lynn Helphenstein was known as the 'Gossip Girl of art' and had a significant following on Instagram.
- ▪She was found dead in her hotel room in Sao Paulo, Brazil, next to an empty vodka bottle and unidentified pills.
- ▪Helphenstein had been in Brazil for plastic surgery and had exhibited concerning behavior shortly before her death.
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World News Influencer’s erratic behavior hours before she was found dead in 5-star hotel by plastic surgeon By Anthony Blair Published June 3, 2026, 9:54 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The American art influencer who was found dead in a Brazilian hotel had hours earlier been reported for exposing herself in the lobby — and also slurred her words in an alarming final video to her followers. Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, a 40-year-old Californian known as the “Gossip Girl of art” for her posts under the name Jerry Gogosian, was found dead Sunday surrounded by booze bottles and pills in her room in Brazil, where she had flown to get plastic surgery.
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