[5] In December 2014, Palermo started a romantic relationship with Japanese national Manaki Okada.

[6] In May 2016, Palermo travelled to the Republic of Korea, where she underwent weight loss surgery, despite only weighing 53 kg (117 lb) at the time of the procedure.

Palermo claims she contacted over 50 doctors around the world until she found one willing to proceed with the surgery.

[7] In April 2024, Venus announced via her social media that she was experiencing lack of stable housing due to her struggles with her mental health and alcoholism.

[8][9] In October of that same year, she caused online outrage after losing access to most of her social media accounts, and harassing her former friends on X (Twitter) in a series of racist tweets.