Earlier this month, it was reported that Hayden Panettiere was granted a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, who was charged with felony assault.
The Daily Beast says Hayden is now speaking out about domestic violence. On her Twitter account, Panettiere previously wrote how she has chosen to come out with her story as a way of empowering other victims of domestic violence.
You can check out her tweet from last week below: Hayden explained how she just wanted to make sure that her ex-boyfriend would never hurt another person ever again.
Alan Jackson, Hayden’s lawyer, released a statement to The Daily Beast in which he claimed his client was subjected to abuse for many years.
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