Hayden Panettiere’s Final Days Under Scrutiny | Entertainment and Celebrity News

Hayden Panettiere’s Final Days Under Scrutiny | Entertainment and Celebrity News

Author: The Daily News Now! September 16, 2026 Duration: 1:29

Investigators are closing in on a suspected drug dealer linked to the tragic death of actress Hayden Panettiere, who died at 36 from a fentanyl-laced overdose in South Carolina. Days before her passing, she met with a long-term dealer in LA and had been seen regularly by mysterious visitors—including a man named Brian—delivering unmarked packages to her West Hollywood home since 2021. Her boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, was present when she was found unconscious and administered Narcan. Panettiere, who battled addiction for years and openly discussed using substances to cope with anxiety and people-pleasing, had friends worried about her relationship with Hickerson amid past abuse allegations.

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