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Heroes Star's Dad Charged With Hitting Wife

Posted Sep 26, 08 10:54 AM CDT in Crime & Courts,  Gossip 

Heroes Star's Dad Charged With Hitting Wife
Source: AP Photo/Tammie Arroyo, file

(Newser) – Heroes star Hayden Panettiere's father, Alan, was charged with misdemeanor battery yesterday for hitting wife Lesley. After a late night out at their 19-year-old daughter's charity event last month, he allegedly struck her "one or two times on the cheek causing bruising with a closed fist," an LA County sheriff's department rep tells People. He faces up to a year in jail If convicted on the misdemeanor charge.

Source: People

More about:  Los Angeles • celebrity parents • battery • Heroes • domestic abuse • Hayden Panettiere

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Teen star's parents got into spat at her charity event

People People Aug 12, 08 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Teen actress Hayden Panettiere's father posted $50,000 bail yesterday after he was arrested on felony domestic violence charges following a fight with his wife at their daughter’s charity event, People reports. Alan Panettiere and the Heroes star's mom, Lesley Vogel, “were doing a good amount of yelling” outside the benefit, a witness said. More »

More about:  Los Angeles • celebrity parents • arrest • Heroes • domestic abuse • Hayden Panettiere

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 Hollywood Acts 
 That Could
 Use a
 Bailout 

MTV, Paris Hilton, the Oscars among franchises needing a makeover

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Nov 26, 08 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Like Wall Street and Detroit, Hollywood is sinking under stagnant numbers and outdated business plans. The Los Angeles Times runs down some Tinseltown properties in need of a bailout. MTV: The once counter-culture juggernaut should take a hint and develop edgy new dramas a la Gossip Girl . Law and Order : Old, tired, and indistinguishable, the show needs to consolidate. More »

More about:  bailout • Hollywood • Los Angeles • Paris Hilton • entertainment • MTV • Academy Awards • Jennifer Aniston • Heroes • Law and Order • 90210

 Spears
 Custody Circus
 Price Tag: $700K 

Britney must pay ex K-Fed legal fees

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 19, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears' recently resolved custody battle with ex Kevin Federline will cost her $716,000 in legal fees—and she didn’t even get custody of the kids. The struggling pop star must pony up $466,000 for her two legal eagles and another $250,000 for Federline’s attorneys, the AP reports. More »

More about:  Los Angeles • Britney Spears • celebrity parents • Kevin Federline • custody battle • legal fees


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