Hayden Panettiere‘s on-again, off-again boyfriend, who was with her at the time of her death in South Carolina over the weekend, has released a statement reiterating that police have said there was no foul play suspected.
Brian Hickerson dated Panettiere on and off since 2018 and was arrested several times in the subsequent years for domestic abuse and, at one point, pleaded no contest to two felony charges related to an assault against Panettiere. He was at the scene of Panettiere’s death along with his brother, with a heavily redacted incident report from the Greenville Police Department revealing details of their reaction to Panettiere’s death.
Neither brother has been named as a suspect or person of interest in the investigation into the Heroes and Nashville star’s death. On Thursday, Brian Hickerson’s attorney released a statement on the actor’s dearth and the investigation into what happened before emergency responders arrived at the scene.
“Hayden’s death remains under investigation, and it is important to allow that investigation to proceed. As has been publicly reported, police confirmed there were no signs of foul play,” Sloan Ellis from the Ellis Hinton law firm told TMZ on Thursday. “Out of respect for Hayden’s loved ones and the ongoing investigation, there will be no further comment at this time.”
