Hayden Panettiere 'Hid' Reunion With Abusive Ex Brian Hickerson Before Her Death, Friends Claim: 'She Wasn't Speaking About It'

Hayden Panettiere died after suffering cardiac arrest at a South Carolina apartment complex. Brian Hickerson and his brother were present at the scene. Hickerson informed police that the Nashville star was taking a bag of medication at the time of her death. Friends claim Panettiere hid her rekindled relationship with Hickerson, who had previously been abusive, from them. The pair had flown to South Carolina just one day before the actress' apparent overdose occurred.