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Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend Brian Hickerson dealt legal blow in domestic abuse case days before her death
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Key Points:
- Brian Hickerson, Hayden Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, had his request to reduce past felony domestic violence charges denied by a judge just three days before Panettiere’s death.
- Hickerson pleaded no contest in 2021 to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend, related to multiple abusive incidents between May 2019 and January 2020, and was sentenced to jail time, probation, domestic violence classes, and a restraining order.
- Despite fulfilling probation conditions, Hickerson’s motions to expunge or reduce his felony charges to misdemeanors were denied in hearings, including a recent denial confirmed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
- Panettiere openly discussed the abuse she suffered in her memoir and interviews, describing the difficulty of ending the toxic relationship and revealing specific incidents of violence and intimidation by Hickerson.
- Hayden Panettiere died at age 36 from an overdose, with emergency responders finding Narcan at the scene and attempting resuscitation before she was pronounced dead.
