Hayden Panettiere at The Whaleman Foundation benefit held at Beso restaurant, Los Angeles, California - 10.08.08

Alan Panettiere was arrested after the alleged incident in West Hollywood, California on Monday (11Aug08) morning and was released from custody the same afternoon.

He was held for 10 hours in Los Angeles County sheriff's custody and was charged with felony domestic violence following the fight with wife Lesley.

A witness tells People.com, "When they were both about to leave, they had a heated argument outside the restaurant. They were doing a good amount of yelling."

But Panettiere has played down the incident, telling website TMZ.com that it "was blown out of proportion."

Source: WENN