{"id":891161,"date":"2026-09-14T02:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891161\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T02:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:00:19","slug":"hayden-panettieres-ex-brian-hickerson-yells-about-her-death-during-bar-altercation-with-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891161\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Panettiere\u2019s ex Brian Hickerson yells about her death during bar altercation with police"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hayden Panettiere<\/a>\u2019s on-and-off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson<\/a> was handcuffed by police after a bar fight in South Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old reportedly shouted about the late actress\u2019 death<\/a> when police responded to an alleged assault at the Wild Wing Cafe in Greenville on Saturday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Hayden<\/p>\n

Hayden Panettiere\u2019s ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson has been involved in an alleged bar altercation, and got vocal about her death during a clash with police. \u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

Hickerson was at the bar with his brother Zach, who police said was \u201chighly intoxicated\u201d. Hickerson was then arrested for disorderly conduct and transported to the Greenville County Detention Centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In video obtained by TMZ, Hickerson is seen throwing a chair during a heated moment as multiple people tell him to stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Later in the video, another man forcefully picked him up from behind as someone screamed, \u201clet him go\u201d.<\/p>\n

In one clip, which was shared on X, Hickerson was seen on the ground in handcuffs before he yelled \u201cGPD leaked it when my girlfriend died\u201d, referencing the late Panettiere.<\/p>\n

Hickerson was later released without charge.<\/p>\n

Panettiere died o<\/a>n Sunday, August 16<\/a> (Monday, August 17 AEST) and Hickerson was with her at the time of her death, along with his brother. <\/p>\n

The 911 emergency call revealed that paramedics were called to the property in South Carolina over reports of an overdose. A friend of Panettiere\u2019s reportedly made the phone call.<\/p>\n

\"FILE<\/p>\n

Panettiere died on August 16, 2026. An official cause of death has not been released. \u00a0AP<\/p>\n

According to the police report, Zach was \u201cvery emotional\u201d as paramedics worked on her. Brian allegedly \u201cdid not become emotional\u201d until Panettiere was declared dead on the scene.<\/p>\n

Brain also handed over a \u201cbag of medication\u201d the actress had in her possession at the time of her death.<\/p>\n

The Hickerson brothers kept a low profile in the days following the Nashville star\u2019s sudden death, but Brian broke his silence in a statement released through his attorney Sloan Ellis, on Sunday, August 20.<\/p>\n

\u201cHayden\u2019s death remains under investigation and it is important to allow that investigation to proceed,\u201d the statement which was shared to TMZ read. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs has been publicly reported, police confirmed there were no signs of foul play.<\/p>\n

\u201cOut of respect for Hayden\u2019s loved ones and the ongoing investigation, there will be no further comment at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Authorities\u00a0have since opened a \u201cdeath investigation\u201d<\/a>, with police and the coroner working to determine the true cause and manner of the star\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Detectives are also trying to determine if there \u201ccould be criminal conduct\u201d behind her death.<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is in need of support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue. In the event of an emergency dial Triple Zero (000).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hayden Panettiere\u2019s on-and-off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson was handcuffed by police after a bar fight in South Carolina.\u00a0 The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":891162,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-891161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=891161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/891162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=891161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=891161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=891161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}