Hayden Panettiere's ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson slammed the star's estranged mother Lesley Vogel amid a public clash over allegations the actress writes about in her forthcoming memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning.
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Hayden Panettieres Ex Attacks Her Mother Publicly
Hayden Panettiere's ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson slammed the star's estranged mother Lesley Vogel amid a public clash over allegations the actress writes about ...
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'I do have some things to say about Hayden's mom: Hayden's mother is, by far, one of the worst people I've ever met in my life,' Hickerson told TMZ in an item published Sunday. 'I just can't with her - she's terrible.'
The topic that has sparked resentment was Panettiere, 36, stating that she has always been bisexual - having preferred females to males 'a very, very young age' - but was discouraged from letting others know.
The Heroes star said Vogel, who managed her at one point, had encouraged her to keep it to herself, so it wouldn't impact her career negatively.
The comments come in contrast to what , saying the 'timing of this coming out is very interesting' in an insinuation it was a marketing ploy to drive book sales.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Vogel and representatives for Panettiere for further comment on the story.
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Hayden Panettiere's ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson slammed her mother Lesley Vogel as 'terrible' as the estranged mother and daughter are publicly clashing over issues the actress writes about in her forthcoming memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning
Vogel added of her daughter's sexuality: 'I do not believe it was being hidden, but there is no historic proof that this is the case.'
Hickerson confirmed Panettiere's bisexuality to TMZ, saying the Heroes star 'is into beautiful people.' The former pair pictured in 2018 in LA
Hayden Panettiere, Lesley Vogel and the late Jansen Panettiere pictured in LA in 2019. Jansen tragically died from an enlarged heart in 2023
'That doesn't mean that I don't leave the door open for the opportunity to present itself one day,' Panettiere added.
The New York-born beauty said earlier this month, 'Now that I know that this book is coming out, and that I've chosen to share it with the world, I'm comfortable saying I'm bisexual.' Pictured in LA in 2022
Vogel (pictured in LA in 2019) told the Daily Mail that she made the call to put things on pause with her daughter after decades of family dysfunction
'I think it speaks for itself,' Hickerson said. 'I got arrested for abusing her, and I wouldn't blame her friends for being pissed off with me, so I don't really have much to say on that. You never lay hands on a woman, bottom line.'
