REPORT: Shocking Details Surface About Hayden Panettiere’s Boyfriend At Time Of Her Death

August 18, 2026 5:33 PM ET Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend and his brother were reportedly on-scene when the actress was found dead Sunday.A heavily redacted police report said that Brian Hickerson, Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend of several years, and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were at the apartment when responding officers arrived, according to NBC News.The responding officer, Matthew Bryan, said Zach was “very emotional” while medics were “working on Hayden,” but noted that Brian did not become visibly emotional until medics declared Panettiere dead, according to NBC. The police report said that Brian produced a “bag of medication” that he said Panettiere was taking at the time of her death. The types of medications were not disclosed, but TMZ reported that the bag appeared to contain