Brian Hickerson Scolded By D.A. For Being ‘High’ In TMZ Interview

Brian Hickerson got called on the carpet in an L.A. courtroom for being “quite high” during a recent TMZ interview, and that was enough for the judge to deny his attempt to clear his record.

Hickerson had filed a motion to expunge his 2020 domestic violence case — where he beat girlfriend Hayden Panettiere — and a judge took up the motion August 13th. Hickerson and his lawyer were no shows, but the D.A. had plenty to say.

For starters, the prosecuted noted he was arrested a year ago while high at a restaurant in West Hollywood.

Then the D.A. launched into an interview Hickerson did with TMZ’s Charlie Neff … “There is a documented interview where he speaks for 15 minutes about the abuse that’s been documented in his victim’s best-selling book, and he makes several admissions about that.”

The D.A. has an observation … “And more significantly to his request today, he is quite high on what appears to be a stimulant, notwithstanding his lawyer’s representations that he is seeking expungement because he is now sober.”

And the the D.A. drops the hammer … “He is very — very clearly not sober,” referring to his appearing on Neff’s podcast.

The judge denied the petition.