Bijou Phillips and his family are keeping their hopes up after his hospitalization for kidney disease.
A source explains it exclusively Us Weekly that although Phillips, 45, is “awake” and “aware of what’s going on,” his condition remains “serious.”
Phillips “started dialysis” on Tuesday, Feb. 10, the source added, noting that there is “natural wear and tear on the other kidney” and that he “has had problems for years.” (Phillips received his first kidney transplant in 2017.)
According to the insider, Phillips’ friends and family have “gone through the process” to see if they would be a match for a kidney donation, but were unsuccessful. While there are “no potential donors right now,” Phillips and her loved ones are “optimistic” about the chances of finding a match in the next “couple of months.”
Bijou Phillips has been hospitalized amid an urgent need for a second kidney transplant. Phillips, 45, confirmed the news on Wednesday, February 11, via Instagram, telling followers that he was looking for a living donor while currently in stable condition at UCLA Health after battling health complications from his first transplant. Phillips, who received the first (…)
Amidst her health struggles, she has been supported by her sisters Chyna i Mackenzie Phillips as well as friends nikki i Paris Hiltonaccording to the source.
Bijou took to Instagram on Wednesday, February 11 to share that she was in the hospital and needed a second kidney transplant.
“I’m asking as a friend, sister, aunt, and most importantly, a single mom to an amazing and brave daughter. I need a kidney,” Bijou wrote while adding that she “was born with underdeveloped kidneys and spent the first three months of her life in the NICU on dialysis.”
Bijou explained that a “dear friend” donated a kidney to her in 2017, but has since suffered complications.
“This transplant gave me eight precious years to be a mother to my daughter, but since then I have had many complications, including the BK virus which led to both cellular and antibody rejection,” she continued. “I am currently under the care of Dr. Anjay Rastogi at UCLA and am back on dialysis.”
According to the National Kidney FoundationThe BK virus is a common virus that has symptoms similar to a cold. Once a person has a BK virus infection, the virus stays in the system forever. It usually remains inactive if a person undergoes a kidney transplant, the virus can be reawakened due to the use of anti-rejection drugs. The virus can damage the new kidney and cause the body to reject the organ.
Bijou Phillips has maintained a close bond with her daughter, Fianna, following her split from ex-husband Danny Masterson. Phillips married Masterson in 2011 after seven years together. The couple welcomed their only daughter, Fianna Francis, in February 2014. After Masterson was found guilty of two counts of forced rape for incidents that (…)
“Please help me find a living donor so I can spend more time with my daughter, family and friends,” Bijou, who is mother to 12-year-old daughter Fianna, wrote on Tuesday. “Time is of the essence.”
In the years following her transplant, Bijou found love with boyfriend Jamie Mazur while living on her farm in Santa Ynez, California. A source said we in November 2025 that the couple, who are “free spirits and very relaxed” have a romance that is “sober and easy”.
With Mazur also father of daughter Anja, 18, and son Noah, 14, with ex Alessandra Ambrosiothe duo have a no-pressure relationship that allows them to put their children first.
“There’s no pressure or serious commitment, and they enjoy spending time together when it fits into their lives,” the source said. we at that time.