Hayden Panettiere honored at Malibu memorial by celebrity pals including Paris Hilton and Connie Britton

Hayden Panettiere was honored by her celebrity friends at a memorial in Malibu, California, on Saturday.

Stars including Paris Hilton and Panettiere’s Nashville costars Connie Britton and Charles Esten attended the celebration of life at a local church, according to TMZ.

Other famous guests included Evan Ross, Jonathan Jackson and Lennon Stella.

A source told the publication that the gathering was ‘emotional and beautiful’ and began with doves being released outside a church.

About 150 guests later moved inside the venue where a band was set up, and Britton and Esten read speeches. 

Esten also performed a song from their show, Nashville.

The late Hayden Panettiere was honored by celebrity friends at a memorial on Saturday, TMZ reports

Panettiere’s Nashville costar Connie Britton was one of the stars who gave a touching speech; Britton and Panettiere are seen above in 2012 

Stars including Paris Hilton and Evan Ross attended the celebration of life at a church in Malibu, California

Panettiere’s mother Leslie Vogel, from whom the actress was estranged, was reportedly not in attendance, while her father Skip was.

A close source to Vogel denied that she was invited but told TMZ she couldn’t attend due to a family emergency.

Panettiere’s on–off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach have reacted to being snubbed from the late actress’s memorial.

The brothers understand why they were not included in Panettiere’s celebration of life, according to TMZ.

Panettiere died one month ago at age 36, after going into cardiac arrest following a suspected overdose in South Carolina, where she was staying at an Airbnb with Brian, 37, and Zach, 38.

Amid the Nashville star’s death, Brian is said to be spiraling and has reportedly lost 40 pounds since Panettiere died.

Last month, detectives confirmed to the Daily Mail that they responded to a 911 call from an ‘acquaintance’ of Panettiere, who described her as ‘unresponsive.’

Narcan, a nasal spray used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, was found on a mattress in the loft apartment where the actress was staying, TMZ previously reported.

Charles Esten also performed a song from their show, Nashville, at the gathering on Saturday

Panettiere’s on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach were snubbed from the late actress’s memorial; pictured in 2018

Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said that Panettiere’s autopsy has been completed and that no signs of trauma were found on the star’s body.

She had arrived in Greenville with Brian one day earlier.

According to the Greenville Police Department’s incident report, Zach told police that Brian was sleeping in a separate room of the Airbnb when he arrived and found the actress unresponsive in a chair.

Zach stated that Brian administered Narcan – a medication that reverses opioid overdoses – and that they performed CPR while communicating with 911 dispatchers.

Earlier this month, Brian and Zach were involved in a bar brawl, leading to the former’s detainment and the latter’s arrest for disorderly conduct.

The brothers had been drinking at Wild Wing Cafe, an eyewitness told TMZ, when other patrons allegedly heckled them over Panettiere’s August 16 death.

Panettiere had a tumultuous on-and-off relationship with Brian beginning in 2018.

Throughout their relationship, he was arrested and charged in connection with domestic abuse multiple times.

In the weeks since Panettiere’s shock death, Zach (pictured) and Brian have run into trouble with the law

In 2021, he pleaded no contest to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend, resulting in jail time, probation, domestic violence classes, $500 in restitution, and a five-year protective order, per People.

Zach previously told TMZ in the wake of the actress’s death: ‘There are a lot of assumptions, speculations and accusations currently swirling.

‘The truth will come out as the authorities complete and release additional details from the investigation. And that is important because the people who loved and adored Hayden deserve the truth.’

He described Panettiere as ‘precious’ and said her friends and family should be allowed to mourn her peacefully.

‘At this time, I want to clarify my involvement in effort to keep the focus on the fact that we lost one of the most precious individuals on this earth and to allow those that cared about her to mourn without additional noise, chaos, and misinformation being created and propagated by the media as well as the public,’ he said.

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