Hayden Panettiere's mother reveals ultimatum in final phone call

Leslie Vogel, mother of the late actress Hayden Panettiere, revealed she issued an ultimatum to her daughter during their final phone call, threatening to cut ties if she continued dating Brian Hickerson. Vogel stated she made this decision on her therapist's recommendation, believing it would be a temporary break. She said Panettiere knew Hickerson was toxic and had wanted to leave him a year prior, but later reunited with him. Vogel described losing composure when her daughter said she would stay with the man she loved. Hickerson had been arrested multiple times on domestic violence charges in 2019 and 2020.