Rollercoaster romance. Hayden Panettiere Brian Hickerson’s relationship has been marred by legal trouble since the couple were first linked in August 2018.
The Nashville alum moved on with Hickerson after her split from fiancé Wladimir Klitschko. The former professional boxer Panettiere began dating in 2009. They briefly split in 2011, but they got back together two years later. They welcomed Kaya to their family in December 2014.
Hickerson and the actress seemed to have had a great start. “She seemed very happy and in great spirits and they were having [a] fun night together,” a source told Us Weekly in August 2018 when the new couple were spotted at a screening of Breaking & Exiting in Los Angeles. The insider added that they “seemed cute together.”
An onlooker then told the story the next month Use the duo “were very affectionate and sat next to each other the entire time” while grabbing brunch with pals: “When their two friends went exploring the space, they stayed behind and remained close to each other talking and kissing.”
The couple were in trouble in October 2018, when Hickerson got into an altercation and was confronted by his father. A domestic violence charge was filed against Hickerson in Los Angeles for an alleged incident with his girlfriend. Later that month, he was charged with felony domestic abuse and told to stay away and not contact Panettiere.
After a domestic violence incident, the couple split in February 2020. Five months later, Hickerson was arrested on eight counts of domestic violence assault.
In spite of her turbulent personal life, she is a strong woman. Heroes alum told Use exclusively that coparenting with Klitschko was “going well” and the two “get along” despite their breakup. “We’re still respectful of each other, and we still have that friendship with each other,” she said in January 2019. “It’s not a situation that you find yourself in all that often, so it’s a new one. But I think we’ve done a really good job.”
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