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Hayden Panettiere’s father has been charged with misdemeanor battery, TMZ.com reported on Thursday.

Alan was booked in August, on a charge of felony domestic violence, for allegedly hitting wife Lesley in the cheek, leaving a visible bruise. They were spotted arguing at a Hollywood charity benefit earlier in the night.

Police were summoned to their West Hollywood home at 3:15 a.m. after the incident.

According to TMZ, Alan is due in court next month. If convicted, he could get one year in jail.

Both Alan and Lesley have been downplaying the arrest.

“It was all a big misunderstanding,” Alan recently told Extra.

Although a police report claims Alan struck Lesley three times, the couple insist “nothing actually happened.

“[We] love each other very much and want everyone to know that the matter was completely blown out of proportion,” they told Extra.

Extra reported that Hayden found out about her dad’s arrest when he called her from jail.

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Hayden Panettiere’s parents are downplaying dad Alan’s arrest for spousal abuse.

“It was all a big misunderstanding,” he and his wife Lesley tell Extra’s Mario Lopez.

Although a police report claims Alan struck Lesley three times (leaving a bruise), the couple insist “nothing actually happened.

“[We] love each other very much and want everyone to know that the matter was completely blown out of proportion,” they tell Extra.

Extra reports that Hayden found out about her dad’s arrest when he called her from jail.

Booked on a charge of felony domestic violence, Alan, 49, was arrested at 3:15 a.m. at the family’s West Hollywood home. They were spotted arguing at a Hollywood charity benefit earlier in the night.

Alan was released from custody on $50,000 bail Monday afternoon.

“I was with him when he was released, and he was cooperative,” Steve Whitmore, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman, tells Usmagazine.com. “He was also cooperative while he was in custody. And, when he was arrested, it was without incident.”

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Hayden Panettiere’s father, Alan, was arrested early Monday morning at the family’s West Hollywood home for felony domestic violence, sheriffs confirm to PEOPLE.

“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.”

On Sunday evening, Hayden hosted a benefit for the Whaleman Foundation at Eva Longoria’s Beso restaurant in Hollywood, also attended by her parents.

Wolf said that Alan Panettiere, 49, who has not yet given deputies his version of events, was arrested on the felony charge instead of a misdemeanor because “there were visible signs of injury” on 52-year-old Lesley Vogel’s face. TMZ.com first reported the incident.

Another sheriff’s spokesman, Steve Whitmore, tells PEOPLE, “I can confirm that alcohol was involved in the incident.”

Alan Panettiere is currently in custody, pending $50,000 bail.

Hayden’s rep says: “This is a private matter. We have no comment.”

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