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The father of "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere was arrested early Monday on suspicion of hitting his wife, government said. Alan Panettiere was arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in West Hollywood and detained on suspicion of spousal assault, sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.
He was afterward released after posting $50,000 bail.
Whitmore declined to name the woman that Panettiere is accused of hitting, but said she reported to deputies that he struck the fair sex three multiplication with an open hand.
Whitmore said detectives would non release a mug shot of Panettiere.
Los Angeles tribunal records do not betoken any prior charges for the 49-year-old father of Hayden Panettiere, who plays Claire Bennett on NBC's hit show, "Heroes."
Michelle Bega, Hayden Panettiere's publicist, aforesaid the catch was a "private matter" and aforesaid the actress would receive no scuttlebutt.
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