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Brian Hickerson's brother made the shocking discovery of an unresponsive Hayden Panettiere on Sunday ... and he was just spotted out for the first time since the tragedy ... and only TMZ has the photos.

Check out the pics ... a clearly somber Zach Hickerson is picking up food from a South Carolina pizza joint ... and he clearly has a lot on his mind.

TMZ broke the story ... Brian and Hayden were both inside an Airbnb in Greenville on Sunday afternoon when Zach entered the residence and found Hayden in a chair in the living room, suffering cardiac arrest while Brian was asleep in a separate room.

'Bachelorette' star Tyler Cameron has found his bride ... and now comes the tricky part -- deciding who from Bachelor Nation gets a seat at the wedding ... and who doesn't.

We got Tyler at LAX on Tuesday afternoon, and he told our photog he still needs to ask fiancée Tate Madden how many people he's allowed to invite ... though he promised they'll have a good group.

When we asked whether Hannah Brown -- the woman Tyler pursued on "The Bachelorette" in 2019 -- made the cut, he didn't hesitate to tell us she's not on the guest list.

Police in South Carolina are trying to get their hands on surveillance footage that's said to show Hayden Panettiere entering and exiting the apartment complex where she died, TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the Greenville Police Department's heavily redacted incident report, which reveals the complex's courtesy officer has CCTV footage of Hayden, her boyfriend Brian Hickerson, and his brother Zach on the premises.

A responding officer wrote ... "I spoke with the courtesy officer of Judson Mills and he advised he has CCTV footage of all three individuals coming and going. He will be doing a supplemental report and uploading that footage."

Anson Williams might have some not-so-happy days ahead … because his ex-wife says he owes her a lot of money -- and she's getting the courts involved.

TMZ has obtained the court docs Jackie Williams filed Friday, and she wants the “Happy Days” actor to pay up … claiming he owes her tens of thousands in non-payments from their divorce.

According to Jackie … Anson needs to cough up over $15K for 6 different life insurance premiums, over $2K for DGA pension funds, over $1,300 for AFTRA pension funds, over $16K for misappropriations or unauthorized uses of corporate funds, and $4K for unauthorized self-payments.

Hayden Panettiere's final animal-rights campaign has been released following her death -- the actress filmed the powerful spot just two weeks before she suffered cardiac arrest and died.

PETA unveiled the campaign Tuesday, showing the late "Heroes" star naked in a bathtub, speaking out against marine parks and dolphins and whales being held in captivity.

Hayden used the bathtub to make a strong, simple point ... imagining spending an entire lifetime confined to a space that small ... similar to marine mammals living in tanks.

Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, allegedly sent her threatening text messages after his 2020 arrest for domestic battery ... years before she spoke out about forgiving him.

TMZ obtained court docs filed in Brian's 2020 criminal case, which show alleged threats he sent to Hayden after his arrest.

Brian was arrested on February 14, 2020, after he allegedly struck Hayden in the face with a closed fist at an Airbnb in Wyoming. Officers say they arrived to find Brian intoxicated and locked out of the home.

McKenna West is fighting back against the temporary restraining order preventing her from seeing baby Gabriel ... claiming she is presumptively the legal mother of the child in the state of Texas, where the baby was born.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, McKenna says a Texas judge signed off on the temporary restraining order ... but she says they got it all wrong.

McKenna gave birth last week to the baby she calls Gabriel after the biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, asked her to abort the baby due to a heart defect. The temporary restraining order gives custody and full decision-making authority to the infant's biological parents, who are from California.

In the new filing, McKenna claims the judge issued the order in violation of the law. She says she is the presumed parent under Texas law and insists the order violates her rights.

Brian Hickerson was asleep in another room when Hayden Panettiere went into cardiac arrest ... and sources tell TMZ it was Brian's brother who discovered her.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Brian and Hayden were both inside an Airbnb in Greenville, South Carolina, Sunday afternoon -- when Zach Hickerson entered the residence and found Hayden in a chair in the living room.

We're told at the time Zach arrived, Brian was sleeping in a separate bedroom.

Ron DeSantis has suspended Michael Allen Caruso -- a Palm Beach clerk he had appointed and a former state representative -- after Caruso was busted for allegedly kidnapping and molesting a young child.

The 67-year-old was arrested and booked on 5 felonies Tuesday ... molestation, kidnapping, luring and enticing a child, lewd and lascivious exhibition, and child abuse ... according to multiple reports.

According to the Miami Herald, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office report says Caruso is accused of repeatedly molesting the child, who is his relative and is under 12 years old.

Diane Keaton's "Three Little Pigs"-inspired Los Angeles mansion officially has a new owner ... and it sold for $18 million.

TMZ has learned the deal has closed on the sprawling 9,219-square-foot estate ... with the sale price coming in $5 million below its most recent asking price and nearly $11 million under the original $28.9 million listing.

As we previously reported ... a buyer was found last month after the property went under contract. It had returned to the market in June for just under $23 million following several price cuts and a removal.

"Remember the Titans" actor Ethan Suplee shared a dark moment in his addiction battle while paying tribute to his costar Hayden Panettiere ... recalling the time he smoked heroin at their big movie premiere.

Ethan revealed on Substack that he was high on heroin at the film's 2000 premiere at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, smoking drugs in a bathroom just moments after sharing a sweet moment with Hayden.

Ethan said Hayden -- who was just 10 at the time -- ran up to him and jumped into his arms.

He recalled ... "Holding her I was lighter, some of her energy and innocence washed over me, and for a moment my smile was genuine."

Victor Willis died of liver cancer ... according to his widow, who announced his cause of death on social media.

Karen Willis, revealed the Village People singer died of primary liver cancer with metastasis.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Victor's widow wrote ... "Primary liver cancer runs in Victor's family as his mother also died of primary liver cancer, and so has several other relatives."

Karen was also the one to break the news of his passing back in June, writing at the time that he'd died after "a short but aggressive illness."

A sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln is so worn down, when his mom asks how he's doing he tells her, "Just get me a gun and a bullet."

The sailor's mother, Danielle, joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday and told us morale aboard the carrier has plummeted during its extended deployment in the Middle East.

Danielle says her son recently finished a 16-hour shift and sent her a photo of his meal -- one lonely pile of slop resembling dog food. He sarcastically called it "great" before heading off to pull another six hours of watch.

PK Kemsley is continuing his jet-setting love with London-based babe Tatiana Kharchylava ... because the couple is cozying up on a getaway to Greece ... and we have them on video.

Check it out -- the lovebirds hopped on a boat at the luxury Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel on Tuesday in Athens. They looked ready to soak up the sun, with Tatiana wearing a teeny bikini under a flowy cover-up, while PK let loose by unbuttoning his top.

No PDA ... but the two are clearly going strong as they enjoy their Euro summer.

Hayden Panettiere's estranged mom just broke her silence over her daughter's shocking death ... and she used the opportunity to dump on Hayden's boyfriend, Brian Hickerson.

Lesley Vogel told NBC News ... "This person in her life that we have been trying to get rid of for quite some time was with her at her death, and that was Brian Hickerson."

It's worth noting ... Brian loathed Lesley as much as she hated him ... telling TMZ back in May, "Hayden's mother is by far one of the worst people I've ever met in my life ... I just can't with her. She's terrible."

As TMZ reported ... Brian and his brother Zach were at the scene when Hayden died on Sunday in a South Carolina apartment.

Kim Zolciak says she couldn't care less about Kroy Biermann kissing Jillian Green ... but she's still taking shots at her estranged husband.

Kim and her boyfriend, Kyle Mowitz, were spotted out together on Monday and a photog asked about their respective exes packing on the PDA.

The 'RHOA' alum insisted they don't give a crap about Kroy and Jillian ... and then she took a savage swipe at Kroy, suggesting he's looking for his next provider.