Hayden Panettiere’s ex Brian Hickerson details chilling domestic abuse incident he didn’t want in her memoir

Hayden Panettiere’s ex Brian Hickerson has shared a chilling story about their tumultuous relationship as he admitted to being abusive to the star.

The 36-year-old Nashville actor and Hickerson had an on-and-off relationship from 2018 to 2022 that was plagued by domestic violence incidents and arrests.

Hickerson talked about their troubled romance and Panettiere’s upcoming memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, in a video interview. TMZ on Tuesday.

Actor – who was he Pictured with Panettiere She revealed in March that there was a particular incident she wanted left out of the book, but ultimately kept it in the book.

‘There was a story about me getting drunk, right? “Hayden was standing across the room and I had a phone in my hand and I said to him, ‘Hayden, I’m going to give you 10 seconds to run as fast as you can before I throw it at you,'” he recalled.

‘Who wants to read something like that about themselves, right?’ he asked before adding ‘I did it.’ I did.’

The Daily Mail has reached out to Panettiere’s representative for comment.

‘There was a story about me getting drunk, right? Hayden was standing across the room and I had a phone in my hand and I said, “Hayden, I’m going to give you 10 seconds to run as fast as you can before I throw it at you,” he said in an interview with TMZ; Seen in Instagram photo

‘I got into a very dark place, man, drugs, alcohol,’ he recalled of their relationship. ‘Oh my God, the Almighty is 1.80 tall on paper but 1.70 tall in real life. I mean, come on.’

“The terrible thing I did to her,” he added.

Hickerson also said she thinks alleged abusers are the ones who need to hear stories like hers the most.

‘My biggest thing about domestic violence is that I don’t think it’s taught early enough in life. I was never taught what domestic violence was in my life. ‘Maybe if I had done it at an early age, maybe I wouldn’t have done what I did.’

When asked what he thought of Panettiere calling their relationship “abusive” and “traumatic,” Hickerson said, “I think that speaks for itself.” So I got arrested for harassing her.’

As for Panettiere’s claim that she chose not to share some details of what happened between them with her friends out of embarrassment, ‘I can’t blame her friends for being angry with me.’

Hickerson stated that he had “several opportunities to apologize” to his ex-girlfriend and said, “You would never lay your hands on a woman.” In conclusion.’

She also talked about an incident that occurred in 2020 when he was arrested for allegedly punching her on Valentine’s Day.

“The terrible thing I did to her,” he later added, sharing that he wanted the story to be kept out of his book but the actress chose to leave it in; Two people seen in 2019

The Nashville star and Hickerson had an on-again, off-again relationship from 2018 to 2022 that was plagued by domestic violence incidents and arrests; Seen in a mugshot in 2020

Hickerson also praised Panettiere’s ex-fiancé and baby daddy, Wladimir Klitschko, 50, calling him a ‘good man’, but admitted he would prefer not to meet the former heavyweight boxer in person, describing him as ‘a very big man’; Panettiere and Klitschko seen in 2013

Hickerson also criticized Panettiere’s estranged mother, Lesley Vogel, calling her ‘one of the worst people I’ve ever met in my life’; Panettiere seen with her mother and late brother Jansen in 2019

The star, who recently spoke to Us Weekly about her toxic relationship with Hickerson, said: ‘It’s such an embarrassing subject… It blew my mind that I could let something like this happen to me.’ seen in 2022

‘I drank too much, had physical contact with her, got arrested, spent the night in jail. “This is what happens when you seize women,” he said.

As for the current state of their relationship, he said, “We are good friends,” noting that they have a “mutual respect” for each other and that she will always “hold a special place in my heart.”

Hickerson admitted that he sometimes thought about marrying Panettiere in the future, stating that he missed her “every day” and that she was “the sweetest thing in the world.”

‘I think Hayden is one of the most talented people I have ever met. ‘I would be a fool not to walk away from him and let him develop his career.’

Hickerson also praised Panettiere’s ex-fiancé and baby daddy, Wladimir Klitschko, 50, describing him as a ‘good man’, but admitted he would prefer not to meet the former heavyweight boxer in person, describing him as ‘a very big man’.

He later criticized Panettiere’s estranged mother, Lesley Vogel, calling her ‘one of the worst people I have ever met in my life’, but did not provide further details.

Saying that he was trying to improve himself, Hickerson thanked actor Shia LaBeouf for ‘saving’ his life and explained that he led an AA group that LaBeouf attended and introduced him to his sponsor.

Hickerson was sentenced to 45 days in county jail after pleading no contest in April 2021 to two felonies of injuring his wife or girlfriend.

Panettiere’s memoir also details her struggles with addiction and postpartum depression. This Is Me: A Reckoning will be released on May 19

He received four years of probation, was ordered to attend 52 domestic violence classes and received a five-year restraining order requiring him to stay away from Panettiere.

Speaking about her relationship and memories, the actress recently told Us Weekly: ‘It’s such an embarrassing subject. ‘I’ve always seen myself as a very resilient and strong woman.’

‘The idea that I could let something like this happen to me blew my mind. ‘It blew the minds of the people who know me best.’

Panettiere’s memoir also details her struggles with addiction and postpartum depression. This Is Me: A Reckoning will be released on May 19.