Lesley Vogel Details the Ultimatum That Strained Hayden Panettiere’s Family

Lesley Vogel, Hayden Panettiere’s mother, says she urged her daughter to leave her abusive partner Brian Hickerson and even issued an ultimatum that Vogel couldn’t be part of Panettiere’s life while Hickerson was in the picture. Vogel observed Panettiere pull away after six weeks and hoped the separation would be temporary. Panettiere later died at 36 with Hickerson present, and Vogel publicly named him in the wake of her daughter’s death. The piece references Panettiere’s memoir about the abuse and notes that the death remains under investigation, with Hickerson’s attorney issuing a statement.