Hayden Panettiere is forced into rehab by a family member, and his friend Brian Hickerson is removed from home

Hayden Panettiere has entered rehab after a family member traveled to Los Angeles to ask the actress for help, a source close to the family reports In contact.

According to the source, Hayden's concerned family member also removed Hayden's boyfriend. Brian Hickersonfrom their home.

Brian was arrested and charged with domestic violence against Hayden back in May 2019, after which the couple reconciled and have had a volatile, on-again, off-again relationship ever since.

The Oct. 6 intervention came after fans expressed concern about the actress' well-being after she appeared to slur on camera in a media interview. At the time, she blamed exhaustion for her obviously inappropriate behavior.

Representatives for Hayden did not respond In contactPlease comment.

Hayden has kept a low profile in recent weeks, with her last Instagram post uploaded on September 24th. “Had so much fun with @hodakotb and @jennabhager on @todayshow this morning. Thank you for having me!” she captioned a photo from the set Today show. “#AmberAlert is out this Friday.”

She was admitted to rehab after fans expressed concern when she appeared to speak “slurred” in an interview People on September 18th. In the video uploaded to the outlet's Instagram page, Hayden gushed about her daughter Kaya and how similar they are.

Soon after the interview was uploaded, many social media users took to the comments section and asked the media to remove the video. “This interview should be removed ASAP!!” Dancing with the stars professional Peta Murgatroyd commented.

The concerned comments continued as another person wrote: “Slurred speech, eyes barely able to stay open, trying to get through long words obviously not sober. Very sad.”

Hayden finally addressed the concerns in an Instagram post on September 22nd. “It's unfathomable that I'm even in this position, but I feel compelled to address it in a space where I won't be criticized for how fast or slow I speak,” she wrote at the time. “I hadn't slept for two days before the shoot because one of my dogs was recovering from emergency surgery. It was an 8-hour shoot, followed by an on-camera interview that was supposed to last an hour.”

After stressing that she was “exhausted,” Hayden explained that her representative “stopped the interview early when it became clear that I was flagging – especially as the topic became heavier.” During the interview, Hayden didn't just talk about her daughter, but also about the death of her brother Jansen Panettiere in 2023.

Hayden has been open about her struggles with opioid and alcohol addiction over the years and has previously spoken to them about her struggles People in July 2022.

“I was on top of the world and I ruined it. “I think I hit rock bottom, but then a trap door opens,” she recalls of her addiction, adding that getting sober “wasn’t easy and there were a lot of ups and downs.”

The Ice Princess The actress continued: “But I don’t regret even the ugliest things that happened to me. I feel incredibly successful. And I feel like I have a second chance.”

Not only did her fans make headlines because of her health, but they also became increasingly concerned about her tumultuous relationship with Brian. The couple started dating in August 2018 and they broke up several times after there was more than one incident of domestic violence over the course of their romance.

Brian was arrested in May 2019 and charged with aggravated domestic violence against Hayden. However, a protection order was then issued for her In contact confirmed that his charges were later dropped. They rekindled their romance soon after, but separated again less than a year later after another alleged domestic violence incident.

He was charged with eight counts of domestic violence and assault. Brian pleaded no contest to two felony counts of injuring a spouse/roommate/girlfriend in April 2021 and was sentenced to 45 days in jail. However, he only served 12 days in prison.

Due to his arrests in 2019 and 2020, Brian is currently on probation until 2025.

In March 2022, the couple made headlines again when Brian was involved in an outdoor brawl in Los Angeles. During the fight, which was captured on video by TMZHayden was seen trying to pull Brian away from the other people he was arguing with. The incident escalated when Brian and the other guests became involved in a scuffle on the floor while Hayden lay on top of them trying to drag her boyfriend away.