The cast of the hit show is hard at work filming episodes from the upcoming season. Milo Ventimiglia and Adrian Pasdar took the stage sporting full clothing in the 100-degree Los Angeles weather.

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The pint-sized Heroes star is alleged to have screamed “don’t you ever touch me!” and shoved a reporter trying to speak with her at a fundraiser benefiting the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation yesterday in Honolulu, according to Us.

A female television reporter had supposedly touched Panettiere’s shoulder to get her attention and asked “may we talk with you, Hayden?”

Panettiere, who had just yelled to photographers to “back up” and was walking away, was said to have jerked her head around to scream at the reporter.

We realize being stalked by Sylar can be stressful, but wow.

Afterwards, Panettiere reportedly stayed frosty and asked her red carpet handler “oh, am I supposed to do interviews?”

It was a seriously frowny day for Claire Bennet as she refused to answer questions and told gathered media outlets that “you all make my life miserable.”

Perhaps she’s still smarting from her break-up with co-star Milo Ventimiglia?

In that case, things might have brightened up for the grouchy actress after the red carpet massacre.

Hayden reportedly spent some time with He’s Just Not That Into You actor Justin Long in a private cabana during the event.

She also dined with him afterwards and the two are said to have talked for over an hour.

Maybe she was able to express her feelings about what seems to have rendered her so moody.

Despite the series’ flagging ratings and critical lows in its third season, Panettiere is still enthusiastic about her role as a teenage girl who is one of several super-powered Heroes tasked with saving the world from nuclear explosions, lethal viruses and the odd supervillian or two.

Her character will also reportedly be experiencing some personal tragedy soon (spoiler alert!).

Panettiere has an added motivation for reporting to the set everyday—it’s where she met her boyfriend. Hayden has been quietly dating co-star Milo Ventimiglia, 31, for over a year.

Well, quietly when off the set. It was reported back in July that Hayden gave Milo an on-set striptease for his birthday.

“She asked the wardrobe girls to make her a Velcro-lined version of the [cheerleader] outfit she wears on the show. As she sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Milo in front of cast and crew during lunch, she ripped off the costume to show off her sexy red lingerie. Milo’s face went bright red,” a source said.

It could be seen as a slightly odd relationship. On top of the slightly creepy age difference, the pair also play uncle and niece on the show.

And they cannot contain their chemistry onscreen together.  So the writers might want to rethink the relationship, and reveal that Hayden and Milo’s character’s aren’t related.

That way, viewers might shift a little less uneasily on their couches whenever Uncle Peter seems to be a little too close with his niece.

However, the two seem to be the real deal. They’ve been together for over a year, and, unlike other celeb couples, they work hard not to rub it in the public’s face. Could their love be for real?

The two have solidified their Hollywood status by placing their individual careers seperate from their love life. It definitely has seemed to work! Maybe they really have figured out how to keep romance alive in Hollywood?

Pictured here is series’ creator Tim Kring, as well as actors Hayden Panettiere, Leonard Roberts, Sendhil Ramamurthy, James Kyson Lee, Dania Ramirez, Jack Coleman, Greg Grunberg and Cristine Rose.

Meanwhile, E! Online reports today that two of Heroes’ producers, Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander, have been fired due to “creative differences.”

“Someone had to take the fall,” an inside source told the site, referencing the fact that the ratings for season three of Heroes are down to about 9 million viewers, compared to last year’s 11 million.

“NBC is not happy with the current status of the show, and there had to be a visual and tangible change in the course of action.”

Yikes. Sounds like major drama on the set. Maybe cupcakes would help?

Was this a ploy to prevent cameramen from getting a picture of them together? Or was something more sinister at hand?

Perhaps Hayden, 19, fell back into her old habits and scheduled a little lovin’ on the side. And maybe unbeknown to her, Milo, 31, was wise to her girlie antics.

He was, after all, jilted by her in a recent bid at cohabitating.

Then again, Ventimiglia might simply have wanted to avoid getting arrested for kidnapping.

Either way, whatever Hayden was up to, it looks like it brought out the villain in Milo.

The hit show, with its newly vamped title, Heroes: Villains, puts a darker spin on the already gripping plotline, introducing a mix of new characters, both good and evil. 

New powers will be discovered, more lives will be threatened, some of the good will cross over to the dark side, and of course, the existence of the world as they know it might once again be nearing an end.  Maybe a few new romances will emerge…preferably one that mirrors reality a tad.

With its new characters, as well as those returning, the show is sure to go above and beyond the first two seasons to become the smash hit of the fall.

Don’t miss the show’s premiere on September 22, and try to contain your excitement a little better than the cast is.

Hayden Panettiere, Ali Larter and the rest of the show’s super-powered cast descended on The Edison Lounge in Los Angeles on Sunday for the Heroes: Countdown to the Premiere bash.

You don’t need Isaac Mendez to paint you a picture of how awesome this season—dubbed Heroes: Villains—is going to be. With its darker mood and focus on bad guys, it’s bound to be the smash hit of the fall.

Hayden supposedly enlisted the Heroes wardrobe team to make a Velcro-lined version of her cheerleader costume for the occasion. According to the tipster, “As she sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Milo in front of cast and crew during lunch she ripped off the costume to show off her sexy red lingerie. Milo’s face went bright red.”

Panettiere, who is 13 years younger than her maybe fiancé, has been flaunting a more overtly sexual image lately. In fact, she’s been on the verge of soft-core porn.

Perhaps Milo will employ his child bride’s services for the bachelor party.

No doubt 31-year-old Milo wants to tie his little Heroes co-starrin’ lady down soon, before she sets her sights on another boy at the playground. (Or girl.) Hayden is only 18, after all.

Age aside, one of Milo’s pals snitched to In Touch that the actor really wants to get engaged this year: “He really likes Cartier and intends to spend around $200,000.”

They really are sweet kids. Well, she’s a sweet kid. And he’s probably very childlike on the inside, too.