{"id":2138561,"date":"2026-09-10T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2138561"},"modified":"2026-09-10T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:30:00","slug":"hayden-panettiere-bf-brian-hickerson-talking-to-dea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2138561","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Panettiere BF Brian Hickerson Talking to DEA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a6\/16by9\/2026\/09\/10\/a6a00ad309db404c9b2f4e2dabbbb63a_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Hayden Panettiere BF Brian Hickerson Talking to DEA<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Hayden Panettiere Death<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">BF Met With DEA &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">Cops Searching For Dealer<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-10T13:30:00-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 10, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:30 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-10T14:23:56-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 10, 2026<br \/>\n                                2:23 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-3324a9c9a0342c7cb9581c53b9f4267e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260910_a6a00ad309db404c9b2f4e2dabbbb63a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:41cc02fc-a98c-4d14-928f-7187d146be75\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a6\/4by3\/2026\/09\/10\/a6a00ad309db404c9b2f4e2dabbbb63a_md.jpg\" alt=\"hayden panettiere and brian hickerson getty comp\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f2bc89454bd0d227463d659c4c15ee98\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Big update in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/hayden-panettiere\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Hayden Panettiere<\/strong><\/a> death investigation &#8230; her boyfriend is talking to the DEA as it looks into the actress&#8217; suspected overdose, and TMZ has learned investigators are making progress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0f71d6e9f23a69bc6b81e5c170b6a8e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sources with direct knowledge of the investigation tell TMZ &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/brian-hickerson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Brian Hickerson<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; who was in the Greenville, SC condo when Hayden died &#8212; has spoken with the federal law enforcement agency.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-943fc92df18aef2912be8f3e915a763c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-f32ee5c1-a54a-48ff-8cdf-ed7538c40fc4\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/08\/16\/remembering-hayden-panettiere\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:f32ee5c1-a54a-48ff-8cdf-ed7538c40fc4\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:41cc02fc-a98c-4d14-928f-7187d146be75\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/02\/4by3\/2026\/08\/17\/02058314593c4af1a3d1fd6d1616b3ac_md.jpg\" alt=\"Remembering Hayden Panettiere\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Remembering Hayden Panettiere<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f1062a2e4355052c4c5b6ceaa50b1b7b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We&#8217;re also told local and federal investigators believe someone sold Hayden drugs which might have caused her death, and that&#8217;s the main focus of the investigation &#8230; finding the dealer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bb7543cc9b5951e86be069cbae1620b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>One source tells TMZ the authorities are &#8220;zeroing in on a potential drug dealer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-347c0993caef40e8ac4b6fad124f4a4f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In the meantime, investigators are waiting for toxicology results to come back, which could reveal Hayden&#8217;s cause of death.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-75289a1ae795b6048b01fc2da941cfca\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As for who may have sold her drugs &#8230; that&#8217;s still up for debate. No one has been arrested in connection with her death. Hayden had a documented history of drug and alcohol abuse.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-32bdb4b0a4a632232036e783b039d33a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260818_8b1a405e2c7f422f92f9dce2ee7a68e5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:41cc02fc-a98c-4d14-928f-7187d146be75\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8b\/4by3\/2026\/08\/18\/8b1a405e2c7f422f92f9dce2ee7a68e5_md.jpg\" alt=\"Hayden Panettiere Ambulance Response tmz 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a04049ee7470b0fcb8d94bea7533f580\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know &#8230; Hayden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/16\/hayden-panettiere-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>died<\/strong><\/a> last month after she was found unresponsive in a short-term rental she was sharing with Brian.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a6b27b66e8cef505f9eee42f9fe476c1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Brian&#8217;s brother, who found Hayden unresponsive as Brian slept, says they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/21\/hayden-panettiere-boyfriend-brian-gave-her-narcan\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>gave her Narcan<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; the drug meant to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose &#8212; but to no avail.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4de96a5ca2f4e481f3cfbe4682690402\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Still, the fact that they even had Narcan with them is telling.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6eb4956a309d09022b57d2f66b4fe442\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260518_51764db6d72d4e47a4a36321c6c59a5c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:41cc02fc-a98c-4d14-928f-7187d146be75\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/51\/4by3\/2026\/05\/18\/51764db6d72d4e47a4a36321c6c59a5c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Lesley Vogel 2019 getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f94a5cb618ef98b5d486f647e24fe3fb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Hayden&#8217;s mother, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lesley-vogel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lesley Vogel<\/strong><\/a>, has accused Brian of being culpable in her daughter&#8217;s death. He&#8217;s been kept quiet in the weeks since Hayden died, outside of releasing a short statement through his attorney.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-867940d594702a00df24038c06545c74\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While he&#8217;s not speaking publicly, Brian talking to the DEA could be HUGE. 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