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Shop TODAY Hair Awards: 50 Winners for Every Hair Type and Routine A heavily redacted incident report on Hayden Panettiere’s death states both her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach were present when police arrived on scene. Meanwhile, Panettiere’s mother Lesley Vogel is speaking out for the first time, telling NBC exclusively in a phone interview, “Hayden sadly lost her way and I wish it were different. I wish she had stayed true to herself because she had many incredible attributes.” NBC’s Steve Patterson reports for TODAY. 19, 2026 © 2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC Apple®, Apple logo® and App Store® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
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