Hayden Panettiere Explains Why She's FORGIVING Abusive Ex Brian Hickerson Again!
06.07.2022 - 22:15
/ perezhilton.com
After opening up about her secret battle with addiction, Hayden Panettiere is getting candid about an even more controversial part of her past. Or should we, unfortunately, say her present..?
While speaking with People on Wednesday, the Heroes star not only discussed her relationship with abusive ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson — she explained why she’s giving him a second chance! Yes, really. The 32-year-old began by sharing:
100% agree with that!
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As Perezcious readers know, Hayden and Brian began dating in 2018, in the middle of Hayden’s addiction to alcohol and opioids after her split from baby daddy Wladimir Klitschko. She had also just come off of six seasons of Nashville, so she was ready to let loose, the actress recalled:
Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse when the relationship became toxic. In May 2019, Hickerson was charged with domestic violence and a judge even wrote up a protective order to keep Panettiere safe following an alleged altercation. But the charges were dropped, and they got back together. As is so often the case, a few months later things escalated.
In July 2020, Brian was arrested on eight counts of domestic violence charges. Last year, he pleaded no contest to two felony counts of injuring a partner (the rest of the charges were dropped) and spent 13 days in jail. At the time of his arrest, the Hayden released a vulnerable, honest statement about the incidents that had continued to make headlines, saying:
And yet, this wasn’t the last of their relationship. Shockingly, the pair reunited shortly after Brian was released from jail earlier this year, to the shock and confusion of fans. On her statement