{"id":258381,"date":"2026-08-19T13:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/brian-hickersons-threatening-texts-to-hayden-panettiere-exposed\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:30:55","slug":"brian-hickersons-threatening-texts-to-hayden-panettiere-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/brian-hickersons-threatening-texts-to-hayden-panettiere-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Hickerson&#8217;s Threatening Texts to Hayden Panettiere, Exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As the world continues to process <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/hayden-panettiere-cause-of-death-heroes-star-was-36\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hayden Panettiere\u2019s tragic death<\/a>, mourning fans are learning more about where things stood.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the actress had quietly gotten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/hayden-panettiere-concealed-relationship-with-abusive-boyfriend-brian-hickerson-ahead-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">back together with Brian Hickerson<\/a>, the guy who pleaded no contest to punching her just a few years ago. (One of <em>multiple <\/em>known domestic violence incidents.)<\/p>\n<p>Now, a series of threatening texts that he apparently sent to Panettiere have been published.<\/p>\n<p>Be warned, the sheer malice of these words is difficult to read, to say nothing of the violent context.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0819_brianhickerson_mugshot_tetoncountysheriffsoffice-1024x935.png\" alt=\"Brian Hickerson's February 2020 mugshot.\" class=\"wp-image-561380 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0819_brianhickerson_mugshot_tetoncountysheriffsoffice-1024x935.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0819_brianhickerson_mugshot_tetoncountysheriffsoffice-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0819_brianhickerson_mugshot_tetoncountysheriffsoffice-768x701.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0819_brianhickerson_mugshot_tetoncountysheriffsoffice-960x876.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0819_brianhickerson_mugshot_tetoncountysheriffsoffice-1080x986.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0819_brianhickerson_mugshot_tetoncountysheriffsoffice-1200x1095.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0819_brianhickerson_mugshot_tetoncountysheriffsoffice.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0819_brianhickerson_mugshot_tetoncountysheriffsoffice.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This particular mugshot of Brian Hickerson is from Valentine\u2019s Day 2020 when he was arrested for punching Hayden Panettiere.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Teton County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-certainly-reads-like-an-attempt-to-blackmail-her-into-dropping-charges\">It certainly reads like an attempt to blackmail her into dropping charges<\/h2>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/18\/brian-hickerson-texts-to-hayden-panettiere-after-his-2020-arrest-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a> <\/em>obtained documents stemming from Hickerson\u2019s February 14, 2020 arrest for domestic battery. <\/p>\n<p>(There is no good day to punch one\u2019s partner, but choosing Valentine\u2019s Day for such an evil act seems <em>extra <\/em>despicable somehow.)<\/p>\n<p>Like Panettiere\u2019s death, this happened at an Airbnb. <\/p>\n<p>A court order following the closed-fist blow prohibited Hickerson from contacting his victim.<\/p>\n<p>That did not stop him from sending her a series of threatening texts \u2014 texts that sound a <em>lot <\/em>like an attempt at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jhnewsandguide.com\/news\/cops_courts\/actor-accused-of-trying-to-blackmail-victim\/article_b4dc79a9-2bd5-508e-9a8f-913fc9076c41.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blackmail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hayden Panettiere&#8217;s mother Lesley Vogel slams Hayden&#8217;s on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis person in her life that we have been trying to get rid of for quite some time was with her at her death, and that was Brian Hickerson.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/29dJvG6C3n\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/29dJvG6C3n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PopCrave\/status\/2089811622990856349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTime to go to war I guess,\u201d one of Hickerson\u2019s alleged texts reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Wyoming and LA disappears so do the videos,\u201d another message taunted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if i sit in a jail cell for ten years. All of the stuff that is vaulted overseas with my people will come out the second I step foot into prison,\u201d what appears to be a clear blackmail threat announces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd all that does is hurt your name while simultaneously clearing my name,\u201d Hickerson apparently claimed. \u201cAnd at that point who actually cares?\u201d Wow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSay something Hayd, so I don\u2019t get defensive and start firing off emails to people to get ready,\u201d another threatened. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"toxPinwt7UM\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/toxPinwt7UM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Hayden Panettiere's Tumultuous Relationship With Brian Hickerson\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/toxPinwt7UM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Hayden Panettiere's Tumultuous Relationship With Brian Hickerson\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Inside Hayden Panettiere's Tumultuous Relationship With Brian Hickerson\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-sentence-that-he-received-would-be-laughable-if-it-were-funny\">The sentence that he received would be laughable if it were funny<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI thought his legal stuff would magically disappear,\u201d another alleged text menaced. \u201cWe gotta figure something out, buddy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hickerson\u2019s texts continued in the report, reading: \u201cIt is very simple, it is a very simple fix, between me and you, you gotta make one phone call,\u201d and \u201cI don\u2019t want to go to court, for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An additional message threatened Hayden Panettiere with: \u201cI will be f\u2013king fine in court, trust me, it\u2019s for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hickerson was sentenced to one year behind bars \u2026 and then the sentence was suspended, resulting in one year of probation.<\/p>\n<p>The ways in which our society and legal system do not protect victims of domestic violence are <em>staggering<\/em>. The most evil men alive walk free while innocent people who have harmed no one spend years in prison for possession of a <em>forbidden plant<\/em> in some states.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"vs6x8VUGXCw\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vs6x8VUGXCw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"HAYDEN PANETTIERE Tells Her Truth For The First Time Ever (Custody, Addiction, Fame, Hollywood)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vs6x8VUGXCw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"HAYDEN PANETTIERE Tells Her Truth For The First Time Ever (Custody, Addiction, Fame, Hollywood)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: HAYDEN PANETTIERE Tells Her Truth For The First Time Ever (Custody, Addiction, Fame, Hollywood)\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>We have no idea what video, if any, Brian Hickerson claimed to have of Hayden Panettiere. We also do not <em>want <\/em>to know. <\/p>\n<p>To be clear, the Valentine\u2019s Day 2020 episode was not his only time facing charges for domestic violence against Panettiere. <\/p>\n<p>He ended up spending weeks in jail, years on probation. Hickerson was also ordered to take domestic violence prevention classes, a measure that many experts have pointed out is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/storyline\/nfl-controversy\/why-domestic-violence-prevention-programs-dont-work-n217346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unlikely to work<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Domestic abusers do not actually \u201close control\u201d or simply misunderstand how to process their emotions or whatever else they may claim during the faux apology phase. Violence is a tool that they employ to get their way, to make them feel powerful and in control.<\/p>\n<p>There are measures that a responsible society <em>could <\/em>employ to keep malefactors like Hickerson from harming anyone else ever again. But that would require caring about victims and justice and women and children and a lot of other things that do not seem to be priorities for lawmakers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/hayden-panettiere-brian-hickerson-threatening-texts-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes As the world continues to process Hayden Panettiere\u2019s tragic death, mourning fans are learning more about where things stood. Unfortunately, the actress had quietly gotten back together with Brian Hickerson, the guy who pleaded no contest to punching her just a few years ago. (One of multiple known domestic violence incidents.) 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