Who is Hayden Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson?

Hayden Panettiere’s ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson had his request to reduce past felony charges denied by a judge just three days before the actress died, it can be revealed.

In 2021, the Heroes star’s on-again, off-again boyfriend pleaded no contest to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend after he was arrested in Los Angeles and hit with an eight-count criminal indictment.

The charges resulted from series of abusive incidents involving Panettiere, occurring between May 2019 and January 2020.

According to legal documents obtained by Page Six , Hickerson was denied his request to throw out the charges or have them reduced to a misdemeanour in a hearing on August 13.

Hickerson was sentenced to 45 days in county jail in 2021, four years of formal probation, 52 mandatory domestic violence classes and a five-year restraining order.

He ultimately served 33 days in LA Men’s Central Jail after receiving credit for 12 days previously served.

The former pair are believed to have dated intermittently since 2018, though their turbulent relationship was underpinned by several domestic violence claims and arrests.