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She needed some space, OK?

That’s “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere’s explanation for breaking up with her ex-beau, “Laguna Beach” star Stephen Colletti.

“I just knew I wanted to breathe,” she tells Seventeen magazine, according to excerpts on Us Weekly’s Web site.

“It just hit me like a ton of bricks: This is the time I need to be with myself. It takes such a secure person to be with someone like me — it takes so much confidence; it takes so much trust.”

Panettiere is rumored to be dating her older NBC co-star, Milo Ventimiglia. Hmmm …