Hayden Panettiere says being in an abusive relationship was “a very dark and complicated time in my life”. In May 2019, Hayden’s on/off boyfriend Brian Hickerson was charged with domestic violence and she was issued a protective order. The charges were eventually dropped but in 2021 he pled no contest to two felony counts of injuring a partner and spent 13 days in jail. Hayden, 32, told PEOPLE: “It was a very dark and complicated time in my life. But a lot of women go through what I went through, and I want people to know it’s OK to ask for help. “None of it is OK. But I want to make sure that…
