Hayden Panettiere’s dad was arrested in the early morning hours after hitting his wife at the couple’s West Hollywood home.

Earlier in the evening had attended the Whaleman Foundation Benefit, hosted by their daughter at Beso in Hollywood.

Alan, 49, was arrested around 3 a.m. for hitting his wife Leslie, 52, with a closed fist.

“There was a domestic argument between the mother and father,” Sgt. Scott Wolf of the West Hollywood sheriffs said. “He got upset and struck the mother in the face one or two times on the left cheek which caused some bruising. From what I’m told, he hit her with a closed fist.

“The mother called police shortly before 3 a.m., and Mr. Panettiere was taken into custody,” Sgt. Wolf added. “He’s been cooperative. Earlier, they were at a party and the husband apparently felt disrespected by his wife.”

Because there were visible signs of the assault Alan has been charged with a felony.

It’s not known whether the couple had been drinking or snorting anything prior to the incident, but at 3 a.m. on a Sunday night – you can pretty much bank on it.

Mr. Panettiere currently remains in jail with his bail posted at $50,000.

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