--- title: "Hayden Panettiere's ex releases statement following her death" description: "Most outlets reported that Brian Hickerson, Hayden Panettiere's on-again, off-again boyfriend, broke his silence through an attorney following her death. Geo News and The News International both highlighted the timing of the statement in relation to ongoing investigations, though The News International framed it as occurring \"amid investigations of her tragic death,\" while Geo News described it more neutrally as \"following the actress's death.\"" url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/4131-hayden-panettiere-s-on-and-off-boyfriend-releases-first site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Hayden Panettiere's ex releases statement following her death entertainment · latest filing 21 Aug 2026, 11:03 AM PKT · 21 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Brian Hickerson, Hayden Panettiere's on-again, off-again boyfriend, broke his silence through an attorney following her death. Geo News and The News International both highlighted the timing of the statement in relation to ongoing investigations, though The News International framed it as occurring "amid investigations of her tragic death," while Geo News described it more neutrally as "following the actress's death." ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The News International** — [Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend releases first statement amid investigations of her tragic death](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1413031-hayden-panettieres-on-and-off-boyfriend-releases-first-statement) · 21 Aug 2026, 11:03 AM PKT > Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend releases first statement amid investigations of her tragic deathHayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, broke his silence days after the Heroes actress' tragic death at 36 on August 16.Brian's lawyer shared a statement to TMZ on Thursday,... - **Geo News** — [Hayden Panettiere's ex Brian Hickerson breaks silence through attorney](https://www.geo.tv/latest/678533-hayden-panettieres-ex-brian-hickerson-breaks-silence-through-attorney) · 21 Aug 2026, 12:43 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > Hayden Panettiere's ex Brian Hickerson breaks silence through attorney An attorney for Brian Hickerson, Hayden Panettiere's on-again, off-again boyfriend, has issued a statement following the actress's death, which remains under investigation. Panettiere, best known for her... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Hayden Panettiere's death investigation faces new allegations](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4679-hayden-panettiere-s-ex-drags-into-murder-case-over-shocking) · 25 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 83% related - [Police investigate Hayden Panettiere's death, question boyfriend](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3950-hayden-panettiere-s-boyfriend-and-his-brother-called-911) · 20 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 78% related - [Hayden Panettiere's mother accuses ex of pawning daughter's property](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4463-hayden-panettiere-s-mother-makes-new-claims-about-ex) · 24 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 77% related - [Hayden Panettiere's ex-fiancé speaks out after her death](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3752-hayden-panettiere-s-ex-fiance-vows-to-honour-her-memory) · 18 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 76% related - [Hayden Panettiere's death prompts police investigation](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3645-hayden-panettiere-s-death-police-share-new-details) · 17 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 73% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 21 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.