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F
or years, Hayden
Panettiere was one of
Hollywood’s hottest young
stars. But after splitting
from fiancé Wladimir
Klitschko last August, the
29-year-old actress, who’d become a
household name thanks to starring
roles in Heroes and Nashville, began to
slowly spiral out of control. “Everyone’s
really worried about her,” an insider
tells OK! There are whispers that she’s
been partying a lot and having crazy
fights with her boyfriend [Brian
Hickerson].
Fears only intensified this May after
the aspiring actor was arrested for
domestic violence following an
argument that allegedly turned
physical. While a judge issued a
protective order, barring Brian from
coming within 100 yards of Hayden,
the two were spied hand-in-hand just
days later, leaving loved ones in tears.
Warns the insider: “This isn’t the
Hayden they know.”
Friends can’t help but blame Brian.
“He’s a bad influence on Hayden,”
says the insider, pointing out an
incident last summer where the
actress was seen dancing barefoot
in a parking lot after a dinner date
with her beau. “Drinking was
rumored to be a problem for
Hayden during the final season of
Nashville. And Brian doesn’t seem
to be doing anything to help her.”
SECRET STRUGGLE
Many believe Hayden’s issues stem
from her split from Wlad — and the
gut-wrenching decision she made to
give him primary custody of their
daughter, Kaya, 4. “She sometimes
goes months without seeing her little
girl,” says the insider, noting that the
former boxer is raising Kaya in his
native Ukraine. “That’s got to tear
Hayden up inside.”
With her emotions running high, the
insider says that loved ones are gently
encouraging the fragile actress —
who went to rehab for postpartum
depression in 2015 and 2016 — to go
back to treatment. “She seems to still
be struggling to conquer her demons,”
adds the insider. “They just want her to
be happy and healthy.”
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“Hayden visits her
daughter occasionally,
but really doesn’t have
a say in her life
anymore,” an insider
says of the actress
(with Kaya
in 2017).
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