Alan Panettiere Charged With Battery
Ruh-roh … not so happy news for the Panettiere family. It turns out that prosecutors have decided to charge Alan Panettiere, father of Heroes star Hayden Panettiere, with misdemeanor battery after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife Lesley Vogel in their West Hollywood, CA home on August 11. According to police, Mr. Panettiere was taken into custody after he allegedly struck his wife “one or two times” in the face with a closed fist and will now face charges as a result:
Hayden Panettiere’s father, Alan, has been formally charged with misdemeanor battery after he allegedly assaulted his wife last month, the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Panettiere, 49, faces arraignment on Oct. 11. If convicted, he faces up to a year in county jail. Alan Panettiere was arrested Aug. 11 at the family’s West Hollywood home after he “struck his wife (Lesley Vogel) one or two times on the cheek causing bruising with a closed fist,” a sheriff’s spokesman said … Another sheriff’s official confirmed that alcohol was involved. Shortly after he was released on bail, Alan Panettiere told Extra the incident was a “misunderstanding” and that “nothing actually happened.” And daughter Hayden, 19, downplayed the incident, saying, “It was blown way out of proportion by a sheriff who wanted his 15 minutes of fame.”
I have to say, I really love Hayden but I am really concerned at how this incident has been downplayed almost as soon as it happened. The very day after Alan Panettiere was released on bail back in August, he and wife Lesley were photographed walking their dogs together in their neighborhood as if nothing were wrong at all. I find it hard to believe that the LA Country prosecutors are just looking to prosecute just for “15 minutes of fame”. Domestic assault should never be tolerated, should never be swept under the rug. Obvs, the county prosecutors think this case is worth prosecuting. In the end, I hope that justice can be served — if no assault took place, then the truth should win out. If, tho, an assault did take place against Lesley Vogel, I sincerely hope that the proper punishment is handed out. This is just a very sad situation all the way around.
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September 26th, 2008 at 7:22 am
This does so much to explain her relationship with an inappropriately older guy.
September 26th, 2008 at 7:33 am
an inappropriately older guy who has been accused of abusing his former girlfriend (alexis bledel) in the past … hearsay and rumor, of course …
September 26th, 2008 at 8:55 am
I suspect that she has grown up in an abusive home and like so many abused children she seeks to hide the truth because that’s how she was brought up. If that is the case it certainly expains her relationship with a man that is not only inappropriately older but was rumored to have abused his former girlfriend. It’s really sad and I hope that she, along with the rest of her family, is able to get help and start the healing. Domestic violence is very serious and not something that should be tolerated or taken lightly.
September 26th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
^wow at you people spreading lies and not informing yourselves. and stop trying to make an evaluation on someones whole life just from what you read on gossip blogs.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
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