{"id":824937,"date":"2026-08-25T04:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T04:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/824937\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T04:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T04:26:08","slug":"brian-hickersons-sister-reveals-why-hayden-panettiere-kept-going-back-to-troubled-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/824937\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Hickerson’s sister reveals why Hayden Panettiere kept going back to troubled brother"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian Hickerson\u2019s sister, Ashley Hickerson, says her brother\u2019s natural charm was what kept Hayden Panettiere coming back to him despite their tumultuous relationship.<\/a><\/p>\n

The late actress met the real estate agent in 2018 and they dated on and off<\/a> until her tragic death <\/a>last Sunday of an apparent overdose<\/a>. Brian has been arrested multiple times for domestic violence<\/a> against Panettiere, and was present at the Airbnb in Greenville, South Carolina, when she died, alongside his brother, Zach Hickerson.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ashley \u2014 who shares her dad, David, with Brian and Zach \u2014 told the Daily Mail <\/a>about Brian, \u201cIf I can say one thing about Brian, it\u2019s that he is the most charismatic person and he draws you in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI get why Hayden was with him,\u201d she continued. \u201cBrian is just the type of person who can make you laugh no matter what, and he can be fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian Hickerson\u2019s sister Ashley is speaking out about his rocky relationship with Hayden Panettiere. Brian is seen here with the late actress in October 2018. MiamiPIXX \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

Ashley shares the same dad as Brian and brother Zach. Ashley and Zach are pictured here in October 2016. Zach Hickerson\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Ashley insisted that Brian\u2019s history of abuse is not a reflection on how he grew up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have our demons. Brian was not raised that way,\u201d she said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t until he got into drugs that he went south.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian already had a record years before meeting Panettiere, the outlet reported. Brian was arrested in November 2010 (when he was 21 years old) and charged with two counts of third-degree assault and battery by mob, alongside David and Zach.<\/p>\n

Ashley commented of the incident, \u201cSome people caused a riot with them in 2010. That\u2019s what my dad told me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashley said it was Brian\u2019s charisma that kept Panettiere coming back to him despite their tumultuous relationship.He\u2019s seen here in September 2021. HEDO \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

Both Brian and Zach were at the scene of Panettiere\u2019s death last Sunday at an Airbnb in Greenville, South Carolina. Zach Hickerson\/Instagram<\/p>\n

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Ashley noted that Brian did acknowledge his issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did seek treatment and he was getting help,\u201d she said. \u201cHe did own up to his s\u2013t.\u201d<\/p>\n

She shared that despite Panettiere\u2019s rocky relationship with Brian, the Hickerson family \u2014 particularly her dad \u2014 is grieving her death.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy family is really feeling this loss as well,\u201d she said, calling the \u201cNashville\u201d alum\u2019s death a \u201cmassive tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian has been arrested multiple times for domestic violence against Panettiere. \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

Her estranged mom, Lesley Vogel, also said the real estate agent pawned the actress\u2019 belongings before her death. GC Images<\/p>\n

Page Six has reached out to Brian\u2019s attorney, Sloan Ellis, about Ashley\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n

Ellis previously told Page Six <\/a>that \u201cHayden\u2019s death remains under investigation and it is important to allow that investigation to proceed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs has been publicly reported, police confirmed there were no signs of foul play,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cOut of respect for Hayden\u2019s loved ones and the ongoing investigation, there will be no further comment at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian\u2019s attorney has stated: \u201cHayden\u2019s death remains under investigation and it is important to allow that investigation to proceed.\u201d (She\u2019s seen here in May.) GC Images<\/p>\n

Brian also faced financial issues after his arrests for domestic violence against Panettiere, and he filed for bankruptcy in 2022. (Panettiere is seen here in 2010.) Bongarts\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Panettiere\u2019s estranged mom, Lesley Vogel, has spoken out against Brian, doubting his alleged story about the timeline of the day she died<\/a> and blaming her rocky relationship with her daughter <\/a>on him.<\/p>\n

She told the New York Times that Brian had pawned some of Panettiere\u2019s belongings<\/a> before she died, including a vintage guitar, and that the \u201cHeroes\u201d alum was shocked that some of her personal items were in Brian\u2019s personal storage unit.<\/p>\n

Brian was facing serious financial issues<\/a> after his arrests for domestic violence against Panettiere, and he filed for bankruptcy in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brian Hickerson\u2019s sister, Ashley Hickerson, says her brother\u2019s natural charm was what kept Hayden Panettiere coming back to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":824938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[349601,236,91,88,103100,206,92],"class_list":["post-824937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-brian-hickerson","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-hayden-panettiere","tag-movies","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=824937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/824938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=824937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=824937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}