Hayden Panettiere Gave Her Private Security ‘Clear Instruction’ to Keep Brian Hickerson Away During Book Tour: Report
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Key Points:
- Hayden Panettiere died on August 16 at age 36 in South Carolina, with her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson present at the time, according to a police report.
- Months before her death, during her book tour for her memoir "This Is Me: A Reckoning," Panettiere's private security was instructed to keep Hickerson away, and venues were told not to admit him.
- Panettiere detailed a tumultuous and abusive relationship with Hickerson in her memoir and previous statements, revealing his multiple arrests on domestic violence charges and her efforts to regain her voice and life.
- Hickerson's attorney stated that Hayden's death remains under investigation, with no signs of foul play reported, and declined further comment out of respect for the ongoing inquiry.
- Despite their troubled past, Panettiere had reconnected with Hickerson as friends before her death, believing he had sought help and made amends for his actions.
