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The Terrifying Abuse Story Brian Hickerson Asked Hayden Panettiere To Keep Out Of Her Memoir Revealed

The Terrifying Abuse Story Brian Hickerson Asked Hayden Panettiere To Keep Out Of Her Memoir Revealed

[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content]

Hayden Panettiere revealed a LOT about her relationship with abusive ex Brian Hickerson in her new memoir, but there was one story in particular he asked her to leave out…

On Tuesday, Brian sat down for a video interview with TMZ where he reacted to his chapter in Hayden’s new tell-all book This Is Me: A Reckoning, addressed his 2020 domestic violence arrest, and dished chilling details of a moment in which he threatened Hayden — one so petrifying he asked her to keep it out of the memoir. He told TMZ’s Charlie Neff:

“So, there’s a story where I was drunk … I was standing across the room and I had a phone in my hand.”

Oh God… Brian went on to confess:

“I said, ‘Hayden, I’ll give you 10 seconds to run as fast as you can before I throw it at you.’”

WTF. We’re so glad Hayden is finally out of that relationship… Watch more (below):

Elsewhere in the interview, Brian alluded to the idea that Hayden’s book could be an important read for other abusers to potentially put a stop to further abuse.

What are your reactions, Perezcious readers?

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If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. Consider calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233, or text START to 88788, or go to https://www.thehotline.org/

For more information on violence against women, go to https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-for-survivors

[Images via ABC/YouTube & Brian Hickerson/Instagram]

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May 13, 2026 07:47am PDT

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