Director Recalls Spotting ‘Red Flag’ In Hayden Panettiere and Brian Hickerson’s Relationship on Set
Furst said Hickerson appeared to control Panettiere on set, and her death remains under investigation after an apparent overdose, authorities said.
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After the brutal death of Hayden Panettiere at the age of 36, the testimonies of his last years multiplied. Among the most notable was that of Griff Furst, who had directed him on one of his last films. The director went back to an episode that had particularly challenged him.
Director Recalls Spotting ‘Red Flag’ In Hayden Panettiere and Brian Hickerson’s Relationship on Set
Director Griff Furst recalled spotting a “red flag” in Hayden Panettiere and Brian Hickerson‘s relationship while they were on set of his film, A Breed Apart. “The first scene that I’m directing Hayden in, we are in the middle of a camera rehearsal and I’m at the monitor, and Hayden’s about 15 feet away on […]
A Director Says Brian Hickerson Leaned Over His Shoulder on Set and Told Him, “I Can Get Her To Do Anything” About Hayden Panettiere
A film director who worked with Hayden Panettiere in the months before her death says he watched her boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, try to take control of her on set — a moment he described as a “bizarre power flex” that his entire crew witnessed. “But spotting a red flag and then physically pulling somebody out of a toxic situation are very different things,” he said. Griff Furst was directing his first scene with Panettiere on their 2025 film “A …
Director Griff Furst has spoken and reported on a situation he noticed during the shooting of "A Breed Apart". In an Instagram video, the filmmaker describes how he experienced the relationship between the meanwhile deceased Hayden Panettiere (†36) and Brian Hickerson on set. Brian stood behind him during the first camera rehearsal with Hayden while Griff himself was sitting in front of the monitor. Brian interfered with this with a statement th…
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