Hayden Panettiere’s mom, Lesley Vogel, claims Brian Hickerson pawned some of her daughter’s belongings before her death.
Vogel — who had a rocky relationship with Panettiere and was estranged from the “Nashville” alum before her death at 36 last week — said she visited her daughter last year in Los Angeles when she was struggling and in physical pain in an interview with the New York Times published Sunday.
Vogel said she was shocked to find that Hickerson, who filed for bankruptcy in 2022, had pawned some of Panettiere’s belongings, including a vintage guitar.
She further claimed Panettiere was also shocked when she found out her on-again, off-again boyfriend had some of her possessions in his storage unit.
The outlet reported another source confirmed Hickerson had pawned some of Panettiere’s items.
Page Six reached out to Hickerson’s attorney, Sloan Ellis, about the claims, and his team noted they wouldn’t be commenting beyond their previous statement at this time.
Ellis previously told Page Six, “Hayden’s death remains under investigation and it is important to allow that investigation to proceed.”
“As has been publicly reported, police confirmed there were no signs of foul play,” the statement continued. “Out of respect for Hayden’s loved ones and the ongoing investigation, there will be no further comment at this time.”
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Vogel has made multiple claims against Hickerson, including doubting his alleged story about the day Panettiere died at their Airbnb in Greenville, South Carolina, of an apparent overdose.
While Hickerson has not commented on Panettiere’s death aside from the statement through his attorney, his brother, Zach Hickerson — who was also at the scene when the actress died — claimed that Brian used Narcan on Panettiere and performed CPR on her when he discovered her unconscious.
TMZ previously reported that Narcan, a medicine typically used to reverse an opioid overdose quickly, was found on the scene.
“There are a lot of assumptions, speculations and accusations currently swirling,” Zach told the outlet Friday.
Brian and Panettiere met in 2018 and had a tumultuous relationship. He was arrested multiple times for domestic violence against the “Remember the Titans” star, and she wrote about his abuse in her memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning.”
Panettiere’s neighbor exclusively told Page Six that she saw the late actress being taken out of her Los Angeles apartment on a gurney by firefighters on two occasions during her and Brian’s troubling relationship.
Mia Terrazas, who still lives at the same West Hollywood complex, told us the incidents took place on July 29, 2023, and Jan. 16, 2024.
Terrazas claimed she observed “bright red spots” and “bruises” on Panettiere and that he was present and “glued to” her both times.
“It appeared that she had been beaten up. It wasn’t apparent to me that it could have been anything else,” Terrazas said, adding that Panettiere allegedly often looked “battered.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.
