{"id":41635,"date":"2026-08-19T23:58:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=41635"},"modified":"2026-08-19T23:58:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:58:45","slug":"hayden-panettieres-final-hours-ex-brian-hickerson-was-by-her-side-and-he-wasnt-the-only-one-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=41635","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Panettiere\u2019s Final Hours: Ex Brian Hickerson Was by Her Side \u2014 and He Wasn\u2019t the Only One There"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"588\">New details have emerged about the final hours of Hayden Panettiere, who died at 36 at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina. According to the account, Panettiere had traveled from Los Angeles the previous day with her longtime on-and-off partner, Brian Hickerson. When emergency crews arrived on August 16, Brian and his brother Zach were reportedly both at the property. Responders attempted CPR and advanced life-saving measures after Panettiere was found unresponsive, but she was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m<strong>&#8230;. Continue Reading \ud83d\udd3d<\/strong><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"1136\">A police incident report added further information about what officers encountered. Zach Hickerson was reportedly described as extremely emotional while paramedics worked on Panettiere, while an officer said Brian did not appear visibly emotional until after she was pronounced dead. Brian also reportedly gave authorities a bag containing medications associated with Panettiere. Emergency dispatch communications mentioned cardiac arrest and a possible overdose, but those initial descriptions did not establish what ultimately caused her death.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1622\">Authorities said their preliminary investigation found no evidence of foul play or suspicious circumstances, and there were reportedly no initial indications that trauma contributed to Panettiere\u2019s death. An autopsy was conducted, but the official cause of death remained pending at the time of the reports. The medication, dispatch references and presence of the Hickerson brothers therefore provide context to the investigation but do not, on their own, explain how Panettiere died.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"2151\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Her death came during a deeply reflective period in her life. Earlier in 2026, Panettiere had spoken openly about childhood fame, addiction, motherhood, difficult relationships, recovery and the loss of her younger brother, Jansen. She hoped sharing those experiences could help others facing similar struggles. As friends, colleagues and fans paid tribute, the newly revealed details left questions about her final hours unanswered, with investigators and the coroner\u2019s findings expected to provide the definitive explanation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New details have emerged about the final hours of Hayden Panettiere, who died at 36 at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina.\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hayden Panettiere\u2019s Final Hours: Ex Brian Hickerson Was by Her Side \u2014 and He Wasn\u2019t the Only One There - 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