Katie Price’s former husband Kieran Hayler allegedly sent a 13-year-old girl a text message reading “I love you” after she claims he raped her for the third time.

The complainant, now 23 and protected by legal anonymity, alleges that Hayler raped her three times in West Sussex during 2016, leaving her in tears.

Hayler, who was married to Price from 2013 until 2021, faces three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against the girl. He denies all the allegations and has pleaded not guilty.

The woman contacted the NSPCC in 2021. The charity then referred her to police, leading to an investigation.

Hayler was first questioned by police in January 2022. He denied that any of the alleged incidents had taken place and said there had been no sexual activity.

Giving evidence at Lewes Crown Court on Tuesday, the complainant said that after the third alleged incident, she received a message from Hayler stating: “I love you goodnight.” She replied: “I love you too.”

Earlier, the woman told the court that Hayler had warned her to keep their secret for the rest of her life.

She said: “A year or two years after, I remember him ringing me and he said, ‘You’ll promise you won’t tell anyone – what we had was special, you’ll take it to the grave, if you do I’ll get in trouble.’”

“I wasn’t frightened of him but I thought if I said anything it wouldn’t end well for me.

“I didn’t think he’d ever hurt me, but if I ever said anything he would say I was lying or making it up and make me look a lot worse, so I never wanted to say anything.”

Asked why she eventually went to police, the woman said: “I don’t want to go down the line in 20 years and find he’s done it to someone else. I would just hate myself.

“I saw something in the news about him being an amazing dad and I got this rage inside of me. I was so angry. I started to email the NSPCC.”

During further questioning by Hayler’s defence barrister, Arlette Piercy, the complainant was asked about difficulties recalling specific details of the alleged rapes.

“You’ve said you find it hard to disentangle the two incidents [the second and third alleged rapes],” Ms Piercy said.

The woman then turned to Judge Mark Van Der Zwart and said: “I’m so sorry, your honour, I think I’m going to be sick,” before leaving the courtroom.

Earlier during cross-examination, Ms Piercy asked the woman whether she accepted that she was unclear about many of the details.

“Do you accept that?”

“Yes,” the woman replied.

“If you are telling the truth, it’s a very significant time for you and you would have a clearer recollection,” Ms Piercy told her.

‘I’m so sorry, I really don’t understand,’ the woman said.

Ms Piercy asked her: ‘Is this because you’ve made it up?’

‘No. I was 13,’ the woman said.

In a previous police interview, the woman said when she first told her mother what happened between her and Hayler, she did not tell her the whole truth.

She said: ‘I think I lied to her. I didn’t want her to think that I was disgusting or be disappointed in me for what happened.

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‘I thought it was my fault for ages. I don’t think I told her it was sex. I think I told her that he’d touched me and I told him to get off.

‘I didn’t want her to think that I’d led him on. I thought it was my fault for what happened for ages. I thought I should have done more about it.

‘I kind of let him do it, so for ages I thought it was my fault.’

The woman said her mother noticed a change in her after the alleged rapes, adding: ‘I remember having four showers a day after that.

‘Not that I felt dirty, but I remember thinking he’s a lot older than me and is this something I should be doing? I remember crying and thinking, is this supposed to happen?

‘I remember my mum thinking I was always washing myself and I was changing my underwear three times a day.’

The woman said she has never spoken to Katie Price about what happened with her then-husband, though told police there was an exchange of messages on Instagram between them.

The complainant said: ‘She messaged me to say, “I know you are going through a tough time and I support you in everything”.

‘I said, “Thanks for your support, but I can’t really talk about it”.

‘She replied after that saying that “I’ve done my interview” and I said I hadn’t done mine yet.

‘I thought she would screenshot it and send it to Kieran, so I deleted it and blocked her,’ she told police.

Jurors heard when the trial opened on Monday that Hayler will say Ms Price made up the allegations as part of a campaign against him.

Hayler believes the allegations were ‘created’ and he was being ‘set up’ after the breakdown of their marriage.

Jurors were told mother-of-five Ms Price, 48, will be called as a witness in the trial.

His Honour Judge Van Der Zwart described Ms Price as a media personality who the jury had likely heard of.

Stripper and reality TV star Hayler met Ms Price in 2012 and proposed on Christmas Day. They married at a luxury Caribbean resort the following year.

In a previous statement, Sussex Police said: ‘We can confirm Kieran Hayler, of Northchapel, West Sussex, has been charged with three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl.

‘The offences are alleged to have occurred at an address in West Sussex between June 1 and October 13, 2016.

‘The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has received support from specially trained officers as our enquiries continue.’

A representative for Hayler has previously said: ‘Kieran Hayler strongly denies the allegations made against him in their entirety.

‘Mr Hayler is fully engaged and has been co-operating with the police throughout the investigation and will continue to do so.

‘He looks forward to his name being cleared believing in the judicial system to do so.’

The alleged victim is not part of Hayler or Ms Price’s extended families.

The trial at Lewes Crown Court continues.

A six-foot-tall man allegedly followed, assaulted and robbed a Georgia State University student in broad daylight as bystanders watched from nearby.

On Saturday, Amaris was walking away from a MARTA station in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood when she realized a man had been following her. The suspect then chased her in circles while claiming he had a gun.

At the crosswalk at 10th Street and West Peachtree Street, the man grabbed Amaris’s purse and demanded that she hand over both the bag and her phone.

Amaris held on to her purse and refused to let go, triggering a violent confrontation.

The suspect yanked and threw the purse, knocking Amaris to the pavement. The pair then struggled over her belongings.

Contents spilled onto the street as the two wrestled. The man stood over Amaris and punched her several times with a closed fist.

Several people, including multiple men, watched the assault unfold, appearing stunned by what was happening.

No one intervened until after the attacker ran from the scene.

The incident left Amaris shaken, and she said she no longer plans to use MARTA.

She now intends to buy a car after previously relying on MARTA for daily transportation.

“Just the fact that you can be stalked and pinpointed like that, with all these other people on the street,” Amaris said.

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“I don’t have anything to give. I have lip gloss, that’s it. It’s trifling. That’s just the best way I can put it,” she told 11Alive.

The attacker took Amaris’s phone and driver’s license before fleeing north on West Peachtree Street.

Amaris’s family has been tracking the phone’s location and relaying its movements to the Atlanta Police Department.

Bystanders alerted officers to the attack, and police and paramedics arrived at 1:54 p.m.

Amaris was taken to a hospital for a physical evaluation after reporting injuries from the assault.

She suffers from bruises on her back, ankle and leg, making it difficult for her to stand up and walk.

Atlanta police have not identified the crazed man; they described him as a man who wore a light-blue patterned hoodie.

With a dark-colored pants and grey sneakers with white soles, according to Fox5Atlanta.

Although Amaris herself does not fault the onlookers for not intervening, she’s just happy to have ‘made it out alive.’

The bystander effect is defined as ‘the influence of the presence of others on a person’s willingness to help someone in need,’ according to Britannica.

One user commented, ‘ The fact that no one helped her is insaneeee’

Another user said, ‘This is very disturbing, because we had 2 men that was right there, watching this happened!’

One user defended the bystanders by saying, ‘They wanted to help; you can tell by their body language, but it’s so scary out here ppl just killing People just to kill ppl don’t know what to do. Sad but true’

Another user said, ‘Men attacking and men doing nothing… protectors and providers, you say?’

The Daily Mail reached out to the Atlanta Police Department for comment on this incident.

The Trump administration said Tuesday that taxpayers will not be reimbursed for the $20 million spent on a national television advertising campaign featuring the president.

The commercials, some of which use footage from Trump’s earlier campaigns, have aired during prime-time NFL broadcasts and on major cable news networks. Each spot carries the disclaimer: “Paid for by the US Government.”

In one advertisement, Trump declares, “Together we will defeat communism, socialism, and Marxism in America. America will never be a communist country,” while JMSN’s song “Love Me” plays in the background.

Trump later said his political operation would cover the cost of the commercials, but critics argue the reversal came only after millions of taxpayer dollars had already been spent.

The campaign has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers in both parties.

After facing questions since the ads began airing in late September, Trump said Monday evening: “I have decided to do the Patriotic Ads, among others, and pay for them myself, and with money I raised for MAGA, Inc.”

Ad tracking company AdImpact estimates that more than $10 million worth of the taxpayer-funded advertising has already aired.

The spending stems from a $20 million contract issued by the US Department of Homeland Security for a “National Media Campaign,” according to federal records. The contract went to Maryland-based LMD Agency.

A White House spokesperson told the Daily Mail on Tuesday that the government would not recover the money spent on the ads. “The President’s Truth was not referring to reimbursement,” the spokesperson said.

“Presidential Public service announcements are nothing new,” a White House official said.

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“Administrations of both parties have used public service announcements to explain policy and make the case for the nation’s direction.”

White House officials have maintained that the commercials promote the United States rather than Trump personally or the Republican Party.

The administration has also pointed to earlier examples, arguing that Barack Obama’s White House used taxpayer funds to promote policies including the Affordable Care Act, widely known as Obamacare.

According to the US Government Accountability Office, Obama-era public relations contracts totaled more than $4.4 billion.

The official said every administration since at least George W Bush’s has aired advertisements supporting its policies, citing earlier presidents including Franklin D Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson as well.

Those explanations have failed to persuade some of Trump’s strongest allies, particularly because the campaign is running just weeks before the 2026 midterm elections.

“It’s a great message. I like the message. But it shouldn’t be paid for with taxpayer dollars,” Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.

Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins, who is in a tight re-election race, called the move ‘illegal,’ while outgoing North Carolina GOP Senator Thom Tillis, declared of the campaign: ‘I hate it.’

Democrats have gone into a frenzy over the matter, sending a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin expressing their fury. 

The memo to the secretary called the ads ‘illegal and a shockingly corrupt misuse of taxpayer dollars.’

The Democrats also demanded that DHS repay the money spent on what are effectively Trump ads. 

Wladimir Klitschko, Hayden Panettiere’s former fiancé, claims in a new court filing that a “non-family member” may have pawned jewelry belonging to the late actress.

Panettiere died at age 36 on August 16 at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina. Her death was ruled accidental and attributed to the “toxic effects” of multiple drugs, including fentanyl.

She is survived only by her 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, whom she welcomed during her nine-year relationship with the 50-year-old former heavyweight boxing champion.

Last month, Klitschko petitioned a Los Angeles court to become the temporary guardian of Kaya’s estate. The move was intended to protect his daughter’s inheritance as the sole beneficiary of Panettiere’s reported $6 million estate.

Klitschko previously said some of Panettiere’s personal belongings, including jewelry, had “disappeared.” In documents filed October 5, the former boxer alleged that someone once connected to the actress had sold certain items to a pawn shop.

According to the filing obtained by The Daily Mail: “Petitioner is informed and believes that a non-family member previously connected to Hayden sold certain items belonging to Hayden, believed to include jewelry, to a pawn shop.

“The pawn shop has declined to disclose specific item information without being contacted by law enforcement.

“Absent such contact, there is a real and continuing risk that any remaining items, including jewelry, believed to belong to Hayden, will be sold, transferred or otherwise rendered unrecoverable.”

Klitschko is asking that any appointment as guardian give him authority to “request and authorize law enforcement investigation into the recovery of Hayden’s property believed to have been misappropriated,” according to the filing.

The Daily Mail said it contacted representatives for Panettiere, Klitschko and his attorney for comment but had not received responses.

The latest filing follows an “urgent” legal request Klitschko made the previous week, citing concerns that Panettiere’s property and Kaya’s inheritance could be at risk.

In 2018, when Kaya was 3, Panettiere gave full custody to Klitschko as she faced struggles with postpartum depression and addiction. Klitschko subsequently relocated their daughter to Ukraine, where he was born.

The filing obtained by The Daily Mail states: “Kaya is a US citizen, residing abroad with her father, Wladimir. Hayden, a US citizen and resident of California, died intestate on August 16, 2026.

“Although Kaya is not a resident of California, this court has jurisdiction over the guardianship of Kaya’s estate because, as such heir, Kaya is entitled to the entirety of the assets subject to Hayden’s probate administration in California.

The documents say the petition is intended to ensure Wladimir “may receive, manage and hold, on Kaya’s behalf, the assets to which Kaya is entitled from Hayden’s probate estate.”

Klitschko also pointed out that no personal representative had been appointed to protect the interests of Panettiere’s estate.

The petition further claims that before Panettiere’s death, additional security measures were put in place at her home due to an unknown individual that had ‘gained unauthorized access to Hayden’s property.’

Locks were changed and, per the documents, ‘storage units containing designer clothing and accessories worn to public appearances have been relocated as a precaution.’

‘Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expected that the individual will continue to try and misappropriate property belonging to Hayden’s Estate,’ the petition reads. 

The documents also state Klitschko ‘has been informed that certain items of personal property belonging to Hayden, including jewelry, have disappeared or remain unaccounted for.

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‘Some items are currently in the custody of law enforcement in connection with the ongoing investigation. It is essential that an Administrator of Hayden’s Estate be appointed to marshal the missing assets and interface with law enforcement.’

Per the documents, Klitschko alleges federal agents accessed Panettiere’s home as part of an ongoing investigation and removed her property. 

‘It is urgent and essential that Wladimir be immediately appointed Temporary Guardian of Kaya’s Estate, to afford Wladimir the necessary standing to file Hayden’s Probate Petition, and the power to nominate a proposed Administrator of Hayden’s Estate,’ the documents read.

‘Without an immediate appointment for these purposes, there is a high probability that property belonging to Hayden’s Estate may be lost, damaged or dissipated before a duly appointed personal representative can be in place to protect it.’

The former couple met at a book launch in 2009. After two years of dating, they split up in 2011, before rekindling their relationship two years later. 

In October 2013, they were engaged, with the actress giving birth to their daughter, Kaya in December 2014. However, it was confirmed in 2018 that the couple had split again but remained on amicable terms. 

Later that year, Panettiere announced she had made the ‘difficult decision’ to sign full custody of Kaya to her ex.

The widely discussed move came after Panettiere fell into a deep depression, which she said made her ‘feel nothing’, and led to her ‘turning to wine’ and ultimately being sent to rehab for both depression and substance abuse. 

In her final interview in May, she spoke to Dear Mome about her choice, saying: ‘It wasn’t a decision I made lightly, nor was it a decision I even wanted to make. I was going through a really challenging time in my life.’ 

Panettiere began acting as a child, appearing in soap operas, then gained wider recognition for her role in the 2000 sports drama Remember the Titans with Denzel Washington, and as the voice of Dot in Pixar’s 1998 film A Bug’s Life. 

Panettiere later found fame playing cheerleader Claire Bennet in the superhero drama Heroes before starring as country singer Juliette Barnes for six seasons on Nashville.

She earned two Golden Globe nominations for best supporting actress on the show, while her singing produced 11 entries on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

Panettiere’s film credits include 2006’s Bring It On: All or Nothing, the comedy-drama film Raising Helen, and appearances in Scream 4 and Scream VI as Kirby Reed.

Last week, Panettiere’s cause of death was confirmed by the Greenville County Coroner’s Office.

A spokesman told The Daily Mail: ‘The cause of death has been ruled as toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, Alprazolam, Methocarbamol and Quetiapine. The manner of death has been ruled an accident.

‘This case is administratively closed by the Greenville County Coroner’s Office.’

Methocarbamol is a prescription muscle relaxant used to treat short-term muscle pain, while Quetiapine, commonly known by the brand name Seroquel, is an antipsychotic prescription medication used to treat conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.

Alprazolam, known as Xanax, is used to treat anxiety and panic disorders and 4-ANPP is a chemical used as a main building block to make illegal fentanyl.

Panettiere’s on-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother, Zach, were both at the scene when the actress was pronounced dead. An investigation into her death is ongoing.