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Hayden Panettiere’s Estranged Mom Gave Ultimatum About ‘Toxic’ Brian Hickerson Relationship

Vogel says Hickerson had no career or money and questions his account after he and his brother were present when Panettiere was found unresponsive.

  • Vogel, Panettiere's mother, recently criticized Hickerson following the actress's death, questioning his account of events while he and brother Zach were present.
  • Vogel believes Panettiere gravitated toward Hickerson because he made her feel less inadequate than in her relationship with Wladimir Klitschko, father of her 11-year-old daughter Kaya.
  • Hickerson told police Panettiere was doing makeup before he ran an errand, then took a nap; Vogel stated, "I don't know how you can take a nap near someone who's dying and not realise something's wrong."
  • Despite efforts by family and friends to break the "codependent bond," Vogel eventually went "no contact" because she could no longer help Panettiere.
  • Hickerson previously served jail time for domestic violence incidents involving Panettiere, and Vogel believes he has questions to answer regarding the death, noting people in cardiac arrest don't typically lie still.
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A few days after Hayden Panettiere's death, her mother, Lesley Vogel, agreed to confide in a long interview with the Daily Mail. She goes back to their mess, to the man she holds responsible for the breakup, and to what she says happened in this apartment where her daughter died.

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Lesley Vogel doubts the portrayal of Hayden Panettiere's friend's death and urges further investigation. Lesley Vogel considers the description given to her daughter's friend to the investigators on the day of death to be incomplete. In a detailed interview with the "Daily Mail" the 70-year-old said that she urged the South Carolina police to investigate the case further. Hayden Panettiere died on August 16 at the age of 36. In the conversation,…

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How did the last few hours in Hayden Panettiere's life really go? Her mother has a strong doubt about the current presentation of the events. She blames her daughter's on-off friend, Brian Hickerson.

·Berlin, Germany
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NBC News broke the news in New York, United States on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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