Wednesday 23 November 2022 02:11 AM Hayden Panettiere seen with convicted felon boyfriend Brian Hickerson at LAX trends now

Hayden Panettiere was spotted at LAX with her convicted felon boyfriend Brian Hickerson on Tuesday, eight months after the pair were involved in a wild bar brawl where he allegedly 'spat on' patrons.

The actress, 33, kept it low-key in a black hooded sweatshirt and a beige baseball cap as she forged the way through the terminal with Hickerson in tow.

As they waited for their flight, Panettiere and Hickerson grabbed a bite to eat at an airport restaurant near their boarding area.

Hickerson was also clad in all-black with a large, green backpack on his back.

When they were not dining, the actress was seen texting away on her cellphone as Hickerson loomed over her 5foot frame.

The pair appear to be heading out of Los Angeles for a Thanksgiving getaway though the destination is unknown.

It was reported in July that Panettiere and Hickerson - who is on probation until 2025 for domestically abusing the actress in 2018 - had finally called it quits on their troubled on/off romance.

Speaking to PEOPLE that same month, the Heroes actress referred to her relationship with Hickerson as a 'very dark and complicated time in [her] life.' 

She felt compelled to tell her story because she knows 'a lot of women go through what I went through, and I want people to know it's OK to ask for help.'

Back in March, Panettiere and Hickerson made headlines after they were filmed getting into a wild brawl with a group of revelers at a celebrity hotspot in Los Angeles after the convicted felon allegedly spat on one of the rival patrons.

The petite actress, who is five feet tall, can be heard screaming 'Brian' as she tried to pull her boyfriend away from the group outside the Sunset Marquis hotel on the evening of March 25 as a woman in the other party screamed: 'Back the f**k up,' according to video obtained

Hickerson had spit at someone in the group and the manager of the trendy bar kicked everyone out, a witness told TMZ.

A representative for Panettiere told PEOPLE that Hickerson 'made a comment to an individual about leaving the waitress a poor tip.'

'That same individual, along with the group he was with, began badgering and shoving Brian, at which point security pushed everyone outside. Brian was attacked by the group, as was Hayden, who in her best effort tried to diffuse the situation,' the representative said.

The video picks up on the West Hollywood street outside the hotel with security asking other patrons not involved in the fight to go back inside.

'I need everyone back in the bar, please,' an employee said as Hickerson, who was wearing a white T-shirt and shorts, was seen launching toward the group of roughly eight people on the ramp. It appears Hickerson and Panettiere are up against two women - who largely stay out of the fight - and six men. However, the fight is manly between Hickerson and one man.

Security grabbed Hickerson - and pulled him away from the group as Panettiere was seen pointing over an employees shoulder. Someone in the group screamed 'It's over, it's over' at the stars.

Another male also said: 'Let's f**king go, bro,' while the girl who screamed earlier said: 'I will f**king [unintelligible] your a**.'

The group eventually moved away from the front door to the street, where fists and feet started flying.

The Bring It On actress mostly stayed near the outer ring of the fight and warningly called her boyfriend's name. At one point, a man in a brown jacket was still launching himself at Hickerson, causing Panettiere to reach out and grab his jacket to pull him off her boyfriend.

She fell to the ground in the action, alongside two to three other people

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