BrianHickerson and his brother Zachunderstand why they were not invited to Hayden Panettiere's celebration of life ... and they're not pushing back on the organizers' decision.
Sources close to the brothers tell TMZ ... it's true neither was invited to Saturday's memorial in Malibu ... but we're told they know it's a sensitive time and understand why they were excluded.
We're told Brian and Zach still hope the service is a beautiful celebration of Hayden, her life and her legacy.
9/20/2026 7:55 AM PT -- A source close to Lesley Vogel denies she was not invited to her daughter Hayden Panettiere's memorial, but admits she did not attend due to a family emergency.
Hayden Panettiere's mom, Lesley Vogel, and her boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, will NOT attend the late actress' memorial this weekend ... TMZ has learned.
Family sources tell TMZ ... Brian and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were not invited to the celebration of life ... ditto for Lesley.
As TMZ first reported ... Hayden's family, including her dad, Skip Panettiere, close friends and Hollywood power players will gather Saturday for a celebration of life at a church in Malibu.
Sources with direct knowledge told us about 150 people are expected to attend, and guests have been informed it's a memorial for Hayden.
B2K singer Raz Band wife Mona Li's 3-month-old son showed no obvious signs of trauma or foul play when police responded to the Atlanta home where he died ... TMZ has learned.
According to an Atlanta Police Department incident report obtained by TMZ, officers responded to a "person down" call at a home shortly after 8 AM on September 8.
Police say officers arrived and were directed to Astro Monte Thornton, Raz and Mona's 3-month-old son, who was unresponsive.
Trey Songz's alleged sexual assault victim is pleading with the court to release a huge chunk of the money the singer paid to settle the matter ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Jauhara Jeffries said she settled her lawsuit in 2025 in which she claimed the singer sexually assaulted her.
She says the money is currently being held in a court-controlled escrow account until a lien issue is handled, but is asking the court to release 55% of the total amount or all amounts above $69,950.52. That means the settlement is at least around $70K, and she says she needs the money ASAP.
Hayden Panettiere will be remembered by family, close friends, and former colleagues at a special celebration of life this weekend ... TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the memorial will take place Saturday at a church in Malibu, with about 150 people expected to attend. We're told guests have been informed it's a memorial for Hayden.
We're told her dad, Skip Panettiere, will be on hand, along with a handful of celebrities and Hollywood power players. It's unclear if Hayden's mom, Lesley Vogel, or Hayden's former boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were invited.
Abdul El-Sayed went in HARD on Veep JD Vance Friday ... calling him out for a "fake" beard, claiming he's juiced up on TRT, and challenging him to a weight room battle!
Jacob got the Democrat Socialist Senatorial candidate from Michigan near the D.C. Capitol ... and he was chomping at the bit to respond to Vance, who said a few days ago Michigan had outlawed "patchy beards" so Abdul should be arrested.
"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Dorit Kemsley should be paying her estranged husband, PK Kemsley, child support ... at least according to PK's accountant.
In new legal docs obtained by TMZ, PK's accountant said Dorit should be shelling out $581 a month in child support even though PK's average monthly income is around $107,943.
Dorit's monthly income was redacted from the document ... and the accountant's child support claims would indicate she earns more per month than PK.
The accountant says Dorit spent $32K on family expenses from January 2026 to August 2026, plus another $435K on clothes and jewelry, and $56K on travel.
Stedman Baileyhas officially been charged after cops say the former Rams wide receiver got caught knockin' boots at a Florida mall arcade.
TMZ Sports obtained the Broward County charging doc -- filed by prosecutors earlier this month -- in which they formally accused Bailey of exposure of sexual organs, a first-degree misdemeanor.
The alleged incident went down July 27 at an arcade called Round1 inside the Pembroke Lakes Mall in Pembroke Pines, FL.
Prosecutors say Bailey, 35, “pulled down his clothing to engage and/or was actively engaging in contact of a sexual nature” in public at the bowling alley and arcade bar.
We broke the story ... the couple's daughter -- full legal name Rose Bean Polansky -- was born on June 9 at 11:19 PM PT in Los Angeles.
It's unclear why the singer opted for surrogacy; however, she's been open about her struggles with fibromyalgia, a condition that causes severe pain and exhaustion.
The Florida mother charged with incest, Christina Clemens, is out of jail as she awaits trial ... and a judge ordered her to have absolutely no contact with her son, Shane, who she allegedly had sex with around 100 times.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a Florida judge released 46-year-old Christina from custody but specifically barred her from having any direct or indirect contact with her 22-year-old son.
Shane was released from custody on Thursday, according to jail records ... so they're both fresh out.
TikToker Mason Hull is fighting back against criminal charges accusing him of buying child porn online, TMZ has learned.
The 18-year-old content creator -- known for his Looksmaxxing content -- entered a not guilty plea to 15 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.
Mason was arrested on May 5 after detectives said they found videos on his phone of children being sexually abused.
James Wehr and Lexi Kramer's social media pages are under a microscope as cops investigate whether he was boozing the night they died in his McLaren ... TMZ has learned.
The Irvine Police Department tells TMZ ... "We are conducting an extensive investigation that looks at every possible aspect that contributed to this collision," and that includes reviewing images James and Lexi posted last Sunday while out on a date.
We're told cops are trying to figure out if James was drinking before he got behind the wheel that night ... so, they're keenly interested in toxicology testing results from the Medical Examiner's Office.
In the meantime, they're reviewing social media for any clues about where they went, and what they did, in the hours leading up to the crash.
The lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancymurder trial has hired the lawyer for a friend of Nolan Wells.
Edward Andrew Paltzik announced he is now representing the juror, whose identity has been sealed by the court following intense public backlash over the mistrial.
I can now confirm that I am representing the courageous and heroic lone holdout juror from the Lindsay Clancy Trial. He is an American Hero and Champion of Justice.
Please pray for him and help us protect him.
This American Hero and Champion of Justice loves the United States…
@EdPaltzik
Paltzik is calling his client a "courageous and heroic" American and a "champion of justice" ... while vowing to protect him from those who have publicly attacked him.
The lawsuit against Johnny Depp's band Hollywood Vampires just took a stake to the heart ... a court dismissed the suit brought by a concert promoter who claimed they owed him around $277K for bailing last minute.
The court noted that Slovakian promoter Sten Hard already dropped band members Depp, Alice Cooper, and Joe Perry as individual defendants earlier in the case.
Sten was still going after the band's corporate entity, Hollywood Vampires Touring, but the judge ruled that the band lacked any meaningful contacts with the state of Texas where he filed the case and therefore couldn't be sued there.
As a result, the court tossed the case for lack of jurisdiction.
Nicki Minaj's husband, Kenneth Petty, claims the woman suing him over an alleged 1994 rape told a much different story decades ago ... and now he's using her own words against her ... but she denies ever recanting her story, TMZ has learned.
According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, Kenneth submitted an alleged letter from 1994 that Jennifer Hough wrote to the District Attorney ... asking for the rape charge to be dropped and calling her allegations "half false." Jennifer's lawyer denied her client wrote the note.
In the alleged letter, Jennifer wrote ... "On the day that I said I was rape it is half true and half false. The marks on my neck was not from me being choke. They were hickies that I got the day before from someone else. I been knowing Kenneth for many years."
Prosecutors going after Kim Zolciak's son Kroy Biermann Jr. for an alleged sexual battery just filed emergency docs in his criminal case ... and it looks like they want to talk to some underage kids.
According to the court docket, obtained by TMZ, the prosecutors filed a motion asking the court to order forensic interviews of "minor children." No other details are available at this time.
Forensic interviews are conducted by professionals, and it appears the information gathered would be used in the case.
