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Heroes’ star Hayden Panettiere’s father Alan Panettiere was arrested on suspicion of felony spousal abuse Sunday night and is being held on $50,000 bail.
Alan and his wife Lesley Panettiere began an altercation at a Hollywood party earlier in the evening, but police were called to the couple's residence at 3 a.m. when Lesley dialed 911 alleging that Alan had struck her in the face several times, TMZ.com reported.
"I'm Alan. Yeah, I just got into an argument with my drunk wife,” Hayden’s dad told the police when they arrived, according to TMZ. Alan was "clearly" under the influence, his eyes were extremely bloodshot and his hair was a mess, a source told the gossip site.
The couple had attended a party at Eva Longoria’s restaurant Beso, where Alan allegedly became wildly jealous because Lesley was talking to someone else. He became irate because Lesley was “disrespecting” him by supposedly “hanging” with someone else at the party, reported TMZ.
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department told TMZ that Alan was arrested on a felony count of domestic violence. There were visible marks on Lesley’s cheek when police arrived at the residence.
Paramedics advised Lesley to go to the hospital but she refused, according to TMZ.
