Lesley Vogel has accused Brian Hickerson of pawning her late daughter Hayden Panettiere’s belongings before the actress’s death.
Vogel, who had been estranged from the “Nashville” star before her death at 36, said in an interview published Sunday that she visited Panettiere last year in Los Angeles when the actress was struggling and in physical pain. She says she was shocked to discover that Hickerson — who filed for bankruptcy in 2022 — had pawned some of Panettiere’s belongings, including a vintage guitar.
Vogel also claimed that Panettiere herself was stunned to learn that her on-again, off-again boyfriend had some of her possessions in his storage unit. Reports said that another source confirmed Hickerson had pawned some of Panettiere’s items.
Page Six reached out to Hickerson’s attorney, Sloan Ellis, about the claims. His team noted they would not be commenting beyond their previous statement at this time.
Ellis previously said, “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,” the statement continued. “Out of respect for Hayden’s loved ones and the ongoing investigation, there will be no further comment at this time.”
Vogel has made multiple claims against Hickerson, including doubting his alleged story about the day Panettiere died last Sunday at their Airbnb in Greenville, South Carolina, of an apparent overdose.
While Hickerson has not commented on Panettiere’s death aside from the statement through his attorney, his brother, Zach Hickerson — who was also at the scene when the actress died — claimed that Brian used Narcan on Panettiere and performed CPR on her when he discovered her unconscious.
TMZ previously reported that Narcan — a medicine typically used to quickly reverse an opioid overdose — was found on the scene.
“There are a lot of assumptions, speculations and accusations currently swirling,” Zach told the outlet Friday.
Brian and Panettiere met in 2018 and had a tumultuous relationship. He was arrested multiple times for domestic violence against the “Remember the Titans” star, and she wrote about his abuse in her memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning.”
Panettiere’s neighbor exclusively said that she saw the late actress being taken out of her Los Angeles apartment on a gurney by firefighters on two occasions during her and Brian’s troubling relationship.
Mia Terrazas — who still lives at the same West Hollywood complex — told the outlet that the incidents took place on July 29, 2023, and January 16, 2024.
Terrazas claimed she observed “bright red spots” and “bruises” on Panettiere and that he was present and “glued to” her both times.
“It appeared that she had been beaten up. It wasn’t apparent to me that it could have been anything else,” Terrazas said, adding that Panettiere allegedly often looked “battered.”
In the viral moment that first drew widespread attention to the couple’s troubled dynamic, Panettiere’s neighbor Terrazas came forward to describe two separate emergency incidents where firefighters removed the actress from her apartment on a gurney. Terrazas said she witnessed Hickerson staying close to Panettiere during both emergencies, and she consistently observed injuries on the actress that she believed were from physical abuse.