Since 2019, Hayden Panettiere and Brian Hickerson have made headlines after the former was arrested on multiple occasions for domestic violence. In 2020, the “Nashville” star had seemingly closed all doors to reconciliation after the South Carolina native was charged with multiple counts of domestic violence and assault. “I am coming forward with the truth about what happened to me with the hope that my story will empower others in abusive relationships to get the help they need and deserve,” she wrote on Twitter. “I am prepared to do my part to make sure this man never hurts anyone again.” But despite her empowering statement, the two seemingly reconciled days after he was released from jail in 2021, per E! News.
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Over the last year and a half, Panettiere has remained mum on the status of their relationship. However, in an April 2023 interview with The New York Times, the “Custody” star seemingly hinted that they were rekindling their romance. “There are feelings there, yes,” she revealed to the news outlet. When asked about their troubled history, Panettiere assured the interviewer that Hickerson “knows he deserved what happened to him” before stating that the status of their relationship depended on his sobriety journey. “I did not do any of this lightly,” she added.
