{
  "id": 2061603,
  "title": "Hayden Panettiere was with the man who abused her before she died. Who is Brian Hickerson?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/hayden-panettiere-was-with-the-man-who-abused-her-before-she-died-who",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T02:15:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/hayden-panettiere-was-with-the-man-who-abused-her-before-she-died-who-is-brian-hickerson-20260820-p60pyb.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The actress died of a suspected drug overdose earlier this week. Her death has again highlighted her troubled relationship with Hickerson.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend was there when she died: police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/hayden-panettieres-on-and-off-boyfriend-was-there-when-she-died-police",
        "published": "2026-08-19T16:20:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Hayden Panettiere was with the man who abused her before she died. Who is Brian Hickerson?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/hayden-panettiere-was-with-the-man-who-abused-her-before-she-died-who-2061939",
        "published": "2026-08-20T02:15:18.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}