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Hayden’s Mom Brands Brian Hickerson a ‘Modern-Day Gigolo’
Lesley Vogel is making it very clear who she blames for the darkest years of her daughter’s life.
Hayden Panettiere’s estranged mother has unleashed on the late actress’ on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson, branding him a “loser” and claiming she believed from the beginning that he was a “modern-day gigolo.”
“When Brian came into her life, the changes started to occur,” Lesley Vogel claimed, describing the pair as trapped in an unhealthy “codependent relationship” that family, friends and business associates repeatedly tried — and failed — to break.
Vogel also alleged Hickerson had “no career” and “no money” and depended financially on Panettiere. “I know he put pressure on. I know he threatened. I know he did a lot of things,” she said. Hickerson had previously been arrested in domestic violence cases involving the actress.
Panettiere died August 16 at 36 after being found unresponsive in South Carolina, where Hickerson and his brother were reportedly present. Now, as questions continue over her final hours, Vogel is pointing squarely at the man she says the family spent years trying to remove from her life.
Brad Pitt Reveals He’s Drinking Again After Seven Sober Years
Brad Pitt has quietly rewritten the rules of his sobriety.
Oscar winner Brad Pitt has revealed he resumed drinking after seven years without alcohol, telling Esquire that he now allows himself “a few glasses” of wine while trying to keep his consumption under tight control.
“I got overconfident a couple times, went, Yep, nope, not good for me,” Pitt admitted. “Not in big quantities.” He said he now approaches alcohol “in a more restrained manner” and believes he has to be “professional about it.”
Pitt originally quit drinking following his 2016 split from Angelina Jolie, later crediting Alcoholics Anonymous, Dax Shepard and Bradley Cooper with helping him through one of the lowest periods of his life. He once described alcohol as a way of escaping and said sobriety had given him his emotions back.
Seven years after removing his “drinking privileges,” Pitt has granted himself a few of them back — with conditions attached.
Nolan Wells’ Friends Threaten to Sue Al Sharpton — and He Says Bring It On
Al Sharpton isn’t running from a courtroom fight. He says he wants one.
Three friends of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, whose body was found on Mississippi’s Horn Island two days after he disappeared following a July 4 gathering, are threatening to sue Al Sharpton for defamation over comments they say falsely portrayed them as criminals.
Attorneys for Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour sent Sharpton a 19-page letter demanding he retract and apologize for allegedly defamatory statements within 10 days, insisting all three young men are “completely innocent” of wrongdoing in Wells’ death.
Sharpton responded with a challenge: “I welcome the lawsuit.” The civil rights activist denied defaming the trio and argued that litigation would force those present before Wells’ death to answer questions under oath.
“Litigation requires depositions, discovery and a complete examination of the facts,” Sharpton said. If his critics wanted to silence him with a lawsuit, he appears more interested in what that lawsuit could force into the open.
Trump’s ‘Human Printer’ Fired Off 150-Plus Tweets on January 6
Natalie Harp wasn’t exactly sitting quietly on January 6.
Donald Trump’s fiercely loyal aide Natalie Harp reportedly posted more than 150 times on Twitter as supporters gathered in Washington on January 6, 2021, repeatedly echoing the president’s false claims that the 2020 election had been stolen.
“FIGHT FOR TRUMP!” Harp allegedly wrote 12 times in one post, while another declared: “Today, DC is TRUMP COUNTRY!” CNN reported that she praised demonstrators as “patriots” and wrote that “today we STOP THE STEAL!”
Harp, now 35, has since become one of Trump’s closest White House aides, earning the nickname “human printer” because she reportedly follows him with a portable printer to provide hard copies of favorable stories and social media posts.
Recent reporting has also revealed intensely personal notes Harp allegedly wrote to Trump, including one telling him: “You are all that matters to me.” Five years after January 6, her old social media trail is putting a new spotlight on just how deep that loyalty runs.
Kourtney Kardashian Flaunts Her Backside in Tiny Thong Bikini
Kourtney Kardashian turned the family vacation into a full-blown thirst trap.
Reality star Kourtney Kardashian showed off her backside in a metallic silver thong bikini while soaking up the sun on a getaway with husband Travis Barker and their blended family.
Kardashian’s Instagram dump featured boat rides, desert scenery, hiking, water sports and plenty of swimwear, including another snap of the 47-year-old posing in a cheetah-print bikini top and straw hat.
Travis was pictured cuddling their 2-year-old son Rocky, while Kardashian also shared shots of children Penelope and Mason enjoying the trip alongside Barker’s children Atiana and Landon.
“Big family vacation girl,” Kardashian captioned the post — although judging by the bikini shots, Mom was making sure she got her own share of the attention.
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