Even so, he adds, the normally robust Bilzerian is the worse for wear. “He looks like the Grinch — his skin is green,” Perkins says with some relish, having just seen Bilzerian convalescing in his Hollywood Hills home. “He’s looking like death right now. He’s in bed with chafed buttocks, a fever, hot and cold [flashes], chills, wobbly legs. His immune system is down, and every virus you can have is rising. I was hoping his muscles would seize up [midride], but they didn’t.” Then, with admiration in his voice, Perkins adds, “He used all his willpower.”