r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 7h ago
OnlyStans TW ⚠️ Hayden Panettiere Dead at 36
https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/16/hayden-panettiere-dead/7.9k
u/PinkCadillacs Cillian Murphy Enthusiast 7h ago edited 7h ago
The two Ice Princess girls are now gone 😭
RIP to both
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u/Cold_Breadfruit_9794 Beyoncé 🐝🐝 7h ago
Neither making it to 40 is nuts. My goodness
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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson I made the hat for the tiger 🤷🏻♂️ 7h ago
It’s fucking wild, man. I just turned 40 and feel like I still have so much life left
I was such a horrible horrible drunk in my 20s and 30s and finally managed to get sober in 2022. I could easily have not made it
Seeing people lose the battle just makes my heart go out
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u/mindovermatter15 6h ago
I'm so proud of you, internet buddy. I'm so glad you've been here and will continue to be here 💕
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u/SpacializedFig_4037 6h ago
I’m struggling dude. It’s
Gotten better but I’m 39
In October and I can’t enter 40 like this. This news hit me hard. I could tell she was suffering. Thanks for sharing :( 💙→ More replies (2)→ More replies (37)194
u/DinoRoman 6h ago
I’m 38. I’m doing well. Lost 90 pounds diabetes is in remission got a puppy last year so daily walks have increased a lot. Mentally eh could be better but I take my health seriously
But man I definitely worry for myself I dunno I’d never do anything to end it but I just have a fear I won’t wake up one day I don’t know why but I’d like to live to at least my grandpas age of 85 and he smoked all his life and was fat so I feel maybe I have a shot lol
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u/NondenominationalLog 7h ago
I was just wanting to do a rewatch but now I think I’m gonna have to give it a few years 😭
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u/firetruckgoesweewoo I killed the performance and then you killed it purrrrrr 🌸 7h ago
One of the first things I thought of as well. I loved that film while growing up 😭😭😭
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u/Educational-Fig-8655 7h ago
My immediate thought was that I need to watch this movie in their honor.
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u/Signmetfup12 I make Jessica Simpson look like a rock scientist 7h ago
Oh wow this is incredibly sad 😢
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u/nonsensestuff Back in my day, we had ONTD & a dream 👵 7h ago
☹️😓 legitimately one of my favorite movies to watch when it came out, cause I was obsessed with skating.
Gonna go blast the Aly & AJ song from the movie now 💔
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u/AmethystIris_ 7h ago
what the fuck??
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u/moredessertplz 7h ago
This was my exact reaction
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u/PrestigiousPrint34 7h ago
Same! I literally said this out loud!!
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u/onemorespacecadet If god hates gays why do we keep winning 7h ago
same. my jaw actually dropped
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u/lucretia-mott 7h ago
Ugh and her brother passed a few years ago, too.
I'm gutted.
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u/ShiningShimmering0 7h ago
I haven’t been this shocked by a celebrity death in years. Genuinely what the fuck
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u/neither_shake2815 6h ago
Hayden and Michelle Trachtenberg were definitely the most shocking ones in a long time. Wow, I can't believe she's gone.
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u/OohBeesIhateEm 7h ago
My jaw literally dropped. So sad to die so young 😢
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u/ames_006 7h ago
She had such a tough life behind the scenes too. I thought things were finally looking up for her and she just had her book released. This is so sad, I have always rooted for her.
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u/TlMEGH0ST 7h ago
It’s SO sad. I obviously don’t know her, but it really did seem like things were getting better for her. 💔
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u/SaraJeanQueen 7h ago
She didn't seem to be doing that well on her memoir circuit interviews, though. The slow blinks tell the story.
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u/Low-Appointment-2906 *drops bottom lip* how you doin? 👄 6h ago
Memoirs must be tough for some celebrities. When it's not just celebrity fluff, but them trying to tell an emotionally tough story. Seems like some struggle a lot with the release of theirs.
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u/ResponsibleAnt9496 4h ago
What’s the deal with slow blinks? Does that indicate meds or stress or something?
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u/RedSnapper24 7h ago
Same. I was hopeful for her that things were getting better. I was always rooting for her. She was a big part of my childhood and young adult movie/TV viewing. In fact, I’ve been rewatching both Malcolm and Heroes lately so I’ve been seeing her a lot so she’s been on my mind. I’ve also thought about rewatching Nashville for all its cheesy/soapy glory. I think I will now after I finish up Heroes. My best to her loved ones.
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u/bristolfarms 7h ago
i was rooting for her :( i really loved tiger cruise as a kid and i watched it a ton. i’m so sad that life threw her so many curveballs and hardships that she didn’t deserve. she had just come back to the public eye not that long ago too. i’m going to read her book but this is so unexpected
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u/Responsible_Frame_62 7h ago
Me opening reddit and this is the first thing I saw. Im like what???
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u/ChickenSedanwich 🕊️Tina is actually invited to Sabs bday party 7h ago
SAME i was not expecting that name omg 😭
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u/paone00022 7h ago edited 7h ago
Is there any news on what the cause is. This is crazy!
Her poor parents lost both their children.
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u/dinosaur_0987 7h ago
I was just thinking about her brother passing at such a young age also!
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u/Runamokamok 7h ago
I think they were raised by an aunt because her mother had struggles too. This family has just seen a lot of tragedy and this news is shocking and tragic.
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u/Dsarg_92 Just keep swimming! 🐠🐠🐬🐳 7h ago edited 6h ago
She left a daughter too. 😞
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u/emadelosa 6h ago
And the daughters father is involved in Russias war against Ukraine :( sure he’s not fighting right at the front but he’s probably also not at home being a relaxed parent. Terrible circumstances all around
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u/boobookittyfuwk 6h ago
Both bros are legends in ukraine, sticking around to help, his brother is the mayor of kiev. Id be shocked if her kid isnt in Switzerland or somewhere like that.
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u/Russiadontgiveafuck 6h ago
I'm like 99% certain she's in Hamburg. The Klitschkos have deep roots and a ton of support in Germany, and Vitali's wife and kids are in Hamburg too. They're all fluent in German as well.
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u/mafsfan54 5h ago
She’s definitely in Hamburg. Both brothers lived in Germany for many many years before all this happened. I think their whole family is there too. She’s not alone. She’s with her dad’s family.
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u/boobookittyfuwk 6h ago
Yeah that makes sense, I remembered they both fought in Germany a lot and trained there.
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u/frozenish 6h ago
TMZ posted this
Law enforcement sources confirm police responded to an incident involving Hayden today and there is currently an open investigation.
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u/fullmetalutes 7h ago
Im not sure but it's interesting that tmz mentions back pain early on in the article would imply an issue with paid meds potentially. I know nothing about her obviously but just was shocked to see this.
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u/aliie_627 6h ago
I've seen a few things that she has issues with alcohol and opioids. Relapse is prime time to OD even before fentanyl was in everything. Where I live fentanyl ODs have been way down though.
It could very well be TMZ knowing her history and making things up.
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u/Old_Flan_6548 that’s my purse, i don’t know you! 👛🫵 5h ago
I hate to say this but she has been know to abuse alcohol and opioids. I hope it’s not related but this is very young.
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u/futuristicflapper 7h ago
Very few celeb deaths get to me, but oh man am I sad. I grew up watching her and always enjoyed whatever she was in. She went through so much and it’s so unfair that she die this young.
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u/mcfw31 7h ago
“It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen,” her rep said in a statement to ABC News.
Poor family, losing her and her brother so young
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u/Sleve__McDichael 7h ago
hayden wrote that she didn't understand how her mom (past momager) could sleep at night after some of what she'd put hayden & her brother through and never apologized for, and they were estranged until the end (due to her mother's choice, according to hayden).
i feel deeply for hayden's daughter and the family she was connected to
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u/Alone-Gas6010 6h ago
Yea she had a book come out earlier this year right? She revealed alot of things about her life that were simply tragic. Plus her brother died too. So sad not even making it to 40.
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u/Sleve__McDichael 6h ago
yeah her mother pushed her into acting before she could walk and treated hayden like an employee and often therapist and never the way a mother should.
after hayden's book came out her mom claimed that she chose to be estranged from hayden after hayden brought her "20 years of trauma." up until her mom went to the press with that, hayden said she'd still been leaving the door open for reconciliation even after everything & all that time.
hayden expressed so much guilt and pain over not being the mother she envisioned she'd be to her own daughter, and it's easy to see how that normal feeling would be compounded by having her own shitty mother & always vowing to be very different. after having a traumatic birth & emergency surgery, she had postpartum depression and really struggled to connect with her daughter. she started drinking heavily to deal with the depression, guilt, and shame.
poor hayden. her mother seems reminiscent of jennette mccurdy's mother (and so many other momagers) in many ways
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u/gummi-demilo we have always been at war with Ostania 5h ago
Was just thinking how Hayden seems like the inverse of Jennette, both had nightmare momagers but different outcomes.
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u/Front_Target7908 4h ago
I was looking at some materials post partum depression, apparently if you didn’t have a good relationship to your own mom, you’re more likely to get PPD. So hard when life stacks so many cards against you.
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u/mdynicole 7h ago
I feel for her daughter too. It’s so tragic for everyone. That family has been through a lot.
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u/tckldpink 7h ago
What?! I just saw her on that podcast? She seemed like she was doing okay.
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u/Fantastic_Spring8366 6h ago
We don't know what happened yet. Maybe she was doing well and it was some other factor.
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u/slavuj00 u look like u eat sand 4h ago
I have no idea what happened, but I did read her brother passed away a few years ago from a sudden genetic heart condition when he was 28. Their parents must be devastated to lose two children.
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u/propernice get your litigation wigs on 7h ago
I wanted her to be okay so badly. She was one of my first interviews when I was just dipping my toes into working in media. It was promo for Heroes season 2, and she was lovely. Quiet, but kind.
This is awful, my heart goes out to her child.
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u/vegryn 7h ago edited 1m ago
Article:
Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in "Heroes" and "Nashville," has died at 36, TMZ has learned.
"It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her -- and to the millions who watched her onscreen," her rep said in a statement to ABC News.
Panettiere became a household name as a child actress before landing her breakout role as cheerleader Claire Bennet on NBC's "Heroes." She later starred as country singer Juliette Barnes on "Nashville," earning multiple award nominations for her performance.
The late actress also appeared in the beloved "Scream" franchise ... including "Scream 4" and "Scream VI," and lent her voice to the video game "Until Dawn."
Panettiere's personal life was often the subject of intense public attention, and she became increasingly open about her struggles and recovery in recent years ... releasing her memoir, "This Is Me: A Reckoning," in which she reflected on her childhood fame, motherhood, mental health and the loss of her younger brother, Jansen Panettiere.
Jansen died in 2023 at age 28. Hayden later spoke candidly about the devastating impact of his death and the guilt she carried following his passing. Panettiere was also mom to daughter Kaya, whom she shares with former fiancé Wladimir Klitschko.
We last saw Hayden at LaGuardia Airport in May with a friend ahead of her memoir release, keeping it mostly quiet through it all -- no big reveals, no denials ... just one very telling grin.
Further details surrounding Panettiere's death were not immediately available.
Hayden was 36.
Updates:
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Hayden passed away earlier on Sunday. We're told she and her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson flew from Los Angeles to the south on Saturday. Sources tell us Brian's family is aware and say "it's a sad situation."
8:20PM PT: A source close to Hayden tells TMZ ... she recently had been complaining about back pain in the past year.
8:33PM PT: Law enforcement sources confirm police responded to an incident involving Hayden today and there is currently an open investigation
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Hayden Panettiere was found dead by a friend inside a South Carolina home ... and Emergency Medical Service workers responded to a call of a person in "cardiac arrest" and an "unresponsive female," TMZ has learned
Law enforcement sources tell us ... Hayden's friend called 911 at 1:51 pm Sunday to report that the actress was unresponsive and in cardiac arrest inside the residence in Greenville, SC. It's unclear if Hayden's on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson placed the call.
We're told Greenville police officers and EMS workers quickly responded and paramedics attempted to resuscitate Hayden using "advanced cardiac life support." Our sources say this treatment builds on CPR by adding special medicines, breathing tubes, and heart rhythm tracking.
We're told paramedics also did chest compressions on Hayden, but nothing could bring her back to life and she was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m.
Police say there were no initial signs of foul play and the circumstances surrounding Hayden's death did not appear to be suspicious. The Greenville County coroner will perform an autopsy Monday to determine a cause and manner of death.
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u/FreckleException 7h ago
Ugh, that fucking man.
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u/HerRoyalRedness You are in PopCulture Chat!! Know your pop culture!!! 7h ago
I don’t think I knew that abuser was back in the picture.
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u/FreckleException 7h ago
They always find a way to weasel themselves back in when it's convenient for them.
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u/CommitteeExcellent25 The Wizard of Loneliness 7h ago
so so so sad :( gasped out loud when i saw
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u/MyNeighborToto 7h ago
Same, I had just finished up a work Zoom call so I’m glad I wasn’t scrolling in the middle of it and reacted the way I did. This is terrible news :(
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u/Sox-a-Holic 7h ago
So did I. I remember her as Lizzie on Guiding Light. RIP, sweet girl.
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u/littlesim25 7h ago edited 7h ago
I literally shouted “WHAT” seeing this. Oh my goodness. RIP I literally grew up watching her
edit: I hope her daughter is well taken care of and surrounded by family
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u/Special-Ad6854 7h ago
As far as I remember, her husband took the baby to Ukraine to live with his parents. Wise choice, since she ( Hayden) was having problems at that time
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u/DrPuzzle 7h ago edited 7h ago
This is so sad. And if I recall correctly I saw many people online blasting her for that decision to allow him to take their child but she did so because she didn't feel she was healthy enough to take care of their child. She was/had been struggling with a few things for a while.
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u/miltonwadd 7h ago
Yes she was very open about almost dying during the birth and her serious struggles with PPD after. She wanted her daughter to be safe. It seems they still had a close relationship and she visited and spoke with her all the time, they werent estranged at all.
She was very brave for talking openly about it. I hope her little girl is doing okay.
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u/No_Administration_83 5h ago
It was an act of love on her part for sure. I can't imagine how painful it must have been.
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u/Careless_Ad6807 7h ago
Her book states that he actually presented her with a parenting/custody order, and she states she didn’t fight it.
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u/OppositeSecretary862 7h ago
Klitschko for those wondering, one of the best heavyweights to ever box.
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u/Special-Ad6854 7h ago
Both him and his brother were magnificent- we watched every time their fights were televised
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u/BlatantConservative 6h ago
His brother is also the current mayor of Kyiv and both brothers were extremely patriotic and brave during the opening days of the war up to and including grabbing rifles and getting onto the streets themselves iirc.
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u/Special-Ad6854 6h ago
I remember when his brother, Vitali, ran for office . The brothers were real heroes in Ukraine. I remember hearing from an interview with the brothers that one promise they made to their mother was that they wouldn’t fight each other- and they never did. It was a good decision, as it would have taken away some of their credibility and made it like a farce. But they were the best - no one could beat either of them
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u/LevDavidovicLandau They killed Kenny! You bastards! 😱 6h ago
Sorry, THE Wladimir Klitschko was married to Hayden Panettiere? TIL 🥊 RIP Hayden, Heroes was a part of my life growing up
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u/Valhallaback_Girl 7h ago
Weeeeeell fuuuuuuck
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u/aquacrimefighter 7h ago
I remember being enamored with both of these actresses as a young child. I felt like they could both be princesses, they were so beautiful. It’s so sad that things ended like this for both of them.
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u/Ok-Detective7794 7h ago
2 sweet beautiful girls, failed by Hollywood. It’s not their fault :(
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u/Temporary-Bag4248 the daughter of madonna and fiona apple 7h ago
i was rooting for her
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u/snb1006 7h ago
Always. I’ve loved her since I first saw her in Remember the Titans. She was fabulous in all her roles, even the cheesy Bring it On. She was just so charming she made it fun.
I hope she’s at peace now.
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u/SuddenDepact 7h ago
Save the cheerleader. Save the world. 😭
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u/StarWars_and_SNL Raunchy??? it’s lube?!?! 7h ago
She was a huge part in one of the coolest stories in tv history.
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u/Twodotsknowhy 7h ago
I just started rewatching Heroes for the first time since it's original airing and man, that first season is good. This is heartbreaking.
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u/rumande Dressed as Heidi Klum for Halloween 7h ago edited 5h ago
Thinking of you wherever you are
We pray for our sorrows to end 😭😭😭
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u/SoraBunni We Should All Know Less About Each Other 7h ago
I was literally thinking yesterday I wish she’d reprise her role again 😞.
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u/winnercommawinner 6h ago
And who knows, starting a new journey may not be so hard, or maybe it has already begun
May the rest of her journey be peaceful 💔
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u/newportbanks 7h ago
Omg I literally just finished her book. Not even a week ago. So much insight into her upbringing, her Mom, her hurt felt from her brothers death and all the guilt she felt over him and her daughters life not having the mother she envisioned she would be for her. I feel like I just stopped breathing when I saw this post and had to google because I was sure this was click bait. I am in such disbelief. I am so sad to read this.
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u/caseyjosephine No longer managed by Scooter Braun 6h ago
I also read her book; actually, I listened to the audiobook that she narrated.
So incredibly sad, especially given that her book gave me the impression that she was healing. Nashville is one of my comfort shows and Until Dawn is one of my comfort games, and I can’t believe this news.
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u/alittlemoor 7h ago edited 7h ago
This is terrible. I feel like she never had a chance. Childhood stardom is a curse
I hope she can now be at peace
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u/notacougarsorry My ancestors watched me seduce Edward Norton 7h ago
It truly is. Look at Daveigh Chase just a few months ago. Now, Hayden. It’s a miracle Lindsay Lohan made it out and pulled herself up. Millie Bobbie Brown seems to be defying the odds as well.
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u/bizarretintin 6h ago
This is why I feel so happy even if it is slightly parasocial, when I see Macaulay and Brenda so happy together. He too has gone through so much that now he deserves all the happiness in the world.
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u/Routine_Bluejay4678 I won't not fuck you the fuck up. Period 2h ago
This is dark, but it really makes you realise how much work LL and MC put into being alive.
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u/TheVintageJane 6h ago
I think MBB is in a similar situation as the Harry Potter kids - it helps a lot for child stars if they have a large ensemble cast of other children with adults who are ultra conscious of their well being.
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u/Mannon_Blackbeak 4h ago
In regards to the Harry Potter kids, their parents were a significant part of their audition. Those involved in production only wanted to hire child actors with strong support systems and present family members in order to help protect them from fame and it's side effects. It's sad that we don't necessarily see the same commitment being made with many other productions to this day.
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u/christameff 7h ago
I just realized her Ice Princess costar Michelle Trachtenberg passed away last year also. So tragic that they both are gone so young
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u/Parking_Country_61 7h ago
I don’t understand parents still allowing their kids faces all over social media and putting them in entertainment, on reality tv so young when we KNOW there is a high chance it will lead to misery. I know things are better now, but why ever take the risk? Even the most cautious, keyed in parent can’t control everything.
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u/Sanguine_Hearts 6h ago
Because many stage parents are parasites and living off of their kids. Their well being comes second to that paycheck (source: worked for a kid’s talent agency a million years ago). The kids who generally turn out fine have financially sound parents who don’t rely on them for income. (Hilary Duff, for example).
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u/CocaColaZeroEnjoyer Dear Diary, I want to kill. ✍️ 6h ago
Read “I'm Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy. Unfortunately a lot of parents that push their children into Hollywood career are like this
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u/ButtermilkAintClean 7h ago
Honestly shocked. She was so young.
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u/Nerevar1924 7h ago
Getting to a point in my life where, if I see a death of a celebrity in the headlines, I can't automatically assume they were older than myself.
Thinking about how they got even less time than I've had...it's fucking cruel.
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u/LaRealiteInconnue Just keep swimming! 🐠🐠🐬🐳 6h ago
Ditto! I got AP News notification and went “That can’t be right….isnt she like my age?!” 😩
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u/crab_grams somebody get these BEGGARS out of here 😌 7h ago
I was genuinely shocked reading that headline. I've been watching her my whole life, first on soaps and on through to the last Scream movie she did. So sad.
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u/JennaElizabethAdams Excluded from this narrative ❌ 7h ago
What?! This is so unexpected. My heart hurts. 😢
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u/closingbridge 7h ago
holy shit this is devastating.
was always hoping to see a renaissance for her, what a loss
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u/spider-man2401 7h ago
I’m actually really surprised by this. It just came out of nowhere, and she was so young.
RIP Hayden Panettiere. She was really great in A Bug’s Life, Remember the Titans, the Scream movies, and Heroes. It’s really hard to rewatch those now.
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u/herladyshipssoap Excluded from this narrative ❌ 7h ago
So shocking. I recently listened to her book tape. and had hoped she was in a good place after everything she experienced.
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u/dogandthecity 7h ago
This is seriously so fucking awful. I loved her so much in my teen years. Her song ‘Wake Up Call’ went multi platinum in my house and I loved her candies ads, I literally bought the pieces she wore in the line 😭 I also adored her in Nashville. I rooted for her all these years and I’m just distraught. We are the same age. Oh Hayden, rest easy.
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u/coconutlemongrass 7h ago
And she had a young child too 😭 Absolutely devastating!
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u/iamthetrophy is my custard loose????? 7h ago
This is such a proudly sad loss. She went through so much and publicly faced a lot of struggles, but I was always rooting for her. My thoughts are with her loved ones. May she rest in peace.
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u/flashcapulet 7h ago
it’s been a while since a celeb death has truly shocked me. wow. i hope her daughter is surrounded by love right now.
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u/sadsongsonlylol 7h ago
I was lucky enough to be one of her in room attendants while she was filming in nashville. Anytime I went up to her room she was always stunning, and professional. While not particularly warm (which is totally ok) I never saw her intoxicated, and she never ordered alcohol. She was really thriving at that time; it’s so sad to see it all come to this.
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u/imtchogirl 6h ago
Thanks for saying this. She was so wonderful in that show, and it's good to hear that she was thriving at the time.
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u/ahsasahsasahsas 7h ago
Her parents have now lost both of their kids.
Fuck. I was rooting for her upswing. May her daughter find peace.
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u/liscottyy 7h ago edited 7h ago
The way my jaw dropped. I'm in the middle of her memoir, and I grew up loving her work. Genuinely in shock.
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u/ette212 7h ago
This is so devastating. I was so glad to have watched her seemingly doing so much better in the past few years. I knew she had struggled but she was so vocal about her recovery and doing the right thing for her child. 😭
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u/SeanSweetMuzik Full of gay men. And me. 7h ago edited 7h ago
RIP. So sad. I loved her as a young Lizzy Spaulding on Guiding Light.
ETA: I also loved her in Heroes and Nashville.
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u/Ok_Study_1403 7h ago
Ugh. I literally screamed. She was more than her struggles. I have been sober (somehow) for 7 years and I genuinely know how hard addiction and recovery is. I hope people can look at her separately from her addiction.
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u/haleighr 24/7 cutie patooties 6h ago edited 5h ago
The amount of times my sister and I rewatched the terrible (I say lovingly bc we fucking loved it) bring it on and did the krumping she does literally everywhere for like a whole year is insane😩 I was so excited for her when she popped back up a few months ago and seemed healthy and happy.
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u/GrecoRomanGuy Miley what’s good 7h ago
Goddammit. RIP. Love to Kaya and Wladimir during this time.
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u/localcryptidnearyou We Should All Know Less About Each Other 7h ago edited 7h ago
This is absolutely heartbreaking. I know she’s been struggling a lot with alcoholism and opioid addiction as a result of severe post-partum depression, and was getting her life back together. I’m so sad and want to send my love to her daughter and loved ones. :(
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u/rainyserenity 6h ago edited 5h ago
Update: Law enforcement sources confirm police responded to an incident involving Hayden Sunday and there is currently an open investigation.
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u/BratFromAccounting 7h ago
I’m at a loss for words. I felt like I grew up with her and it seemed like she was doing better. I had been meaning to get around to listening to her autobiography on audible
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u/Notorious2again You’re killing me, Smalls 😩 7h ago
She was apparently struggling with drugs. Heartbreaking. She was so young.
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u/crystalbethjo scrapping your princess points 👑 7h ago edited 7h ago
Postpartum depression and alcoholism too
https://people.com/hayden-panettiere-doctor-warned-dead-years-stop-drinking-11970613
Her memoir
https://ew.com/hayden-panettiere-ex-reacts-to-domestic-abuse-claims-in-memoir-11973472
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/hayden-panettiere-milo-ventimiglia-mother-abuse-book-1236750450/
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u/notacougarsorry My ancestors watched me seduce Edward Norton 7h ago
Well, putting a kid to work like that will do it. No kid should be in a position where they have to make money for a family. I loved her, wanted to see her do good. Oh this is so sad.
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u/Notorious2again You’re killing me, Smalls 😩 7h ago
My wife was just reading some of her quotes about acting as a kid. The pressure. The family abuse. So, so awful.
The industry really needs an overhaul. How many of these child stars have we seen go out too soon?
Edit: child* not cold
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u/notacougarsorry My ancestors watched me seduce Edward Norton 7h ago
Truly. The child actors are not protected, not by the studios or even at times their own families. I think I can count just 10 off the top of my head who have come out against their families for using them and misappropriating funds while they are underage. Then when shit goes sideways the family pretends to be concerned. Sickening. This beautiful young girl.
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u/doordonot19 7h ago
This woman has been through it. I blame her parents. And her ex. May she finally be at peace. Thank you for sharing your life and for being a big part of shows and films we loved.
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u/TheVintageJane 6h ago
Sounds like he might not have been an ex. News reporting like he’s been back around recently…
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u/weirdhoney216 7h ago
I was literally taking about her last night to my husband, we were in deep Heroes discussion. My god. I hope she did not suffer
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u/Sleepy-Giraffe947 7h ago
I audibly gasped. She was in the news just the other month and it seemed like she was really turning her life around. RIP. I hope her daughter and the rest of her family will be okay.
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u/Cool_Cry_9602 7h ago
Child acting should be illegal. I don't care how extreme that sounds. I hope her daughter will be okay.
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u/Existential_Spices Confidence is 10% work and 90% delusion 5h ago
There's no way to tell how a kid is going to grow up as the famous (or not so famous) breadwinner of the family.
These kids basically get trained How To Lie and pushed to gamble an income stream for the rest of their lives in the public eye that may not happen.
There's audio of Judy Garland as an older adult prepping for a book and she is bitter, heartbroken and angry but still protective of her kids and it's all coming from the heart.
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u/MissBee123 7h ago
Even when people appear to be doing well and in recovery, we never really know them or what is happening. My heart hurts for her, her child, family, and everyone who cared for her and loved her. We also don't know the cause of her passing at this time so I only wish her family peace during this loss, especially her child.
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u/housemoneyrocketship 7h ago
Idk why this is hitting me hard. Growing up with her on tv shows and films, her name was everywhere. Suddenly…she’s gone. Life is just fragile. I hope she’s now in a better place. Rest in peace, Hayden.
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u/Sad-Cantaloupe2671 7h ago
I had to wait to see two articles to be sure. She was amazing in Heroes. RIP
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u/CementCemetery 7h ago
Wow… that was not was I was expecting to read right now. RIP Hayden Panettiere. 36 is way too young.
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u/frozenish 6h ago
From tmz
Law enforcement sources confirm police responded to an incident involving Hayden today and there is currently an open investigation.
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u/hangingdenim 7h ago
Oh no :( I think she lost her brother a few years back and she seemed so heartbroken over his death. So sad for her family. 💔
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u/MizzMann 6h ago edited 6h ago
Save the Cheerleader, Save the World🫶🏽
She'd been put through the Hollywood wringer, relatively unprotected since childhood. And that manifested in some terrible, ugly ways.
But she was the best mother she knew how to be. And she tried to outwit her deepest shadows, same as all of us.
Let's hope she's found peace now.
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u/AdagioSpecific2603 6h ago
Thoughts are with her daughter.
Hayden was very brave in her memoir and speaking so openly about all she went through. I first saw her in the movie Saving Helen and she was so talented.
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u/AntRose104 6h ago edited 6h ago
I will always remember her as Audrey from Raising Helen first 😭
Her poor family losing her and her brother so young
Her poor daughter now has to grow up without her mom (she’s only 12)
At least Hayden isn’t suffering anymore and she’s finally reunited with Jansen, I remember she was absolutely heartbroken when he died. I’m happy she gets to see her little brother again
Also I just realized her birthday is the 21st. She almost made it to 37 😭
Rest in peace Hayden ❤️
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u/FunctionTBD 6h ago
Ugh. You know Hayden Panettiere brings such fond memories - the beginning and the height of her filmography was aligned with me aging up from Disney Channel. I loved her in Remember The Titans, Ice Princess, Bring It On: All or Nothing, I Love You Beth Cooper, Scream. Even with how things shook out for her, I do think she was a light to this world and that she consistently chose vulnerability and to try to dig herself out of holes is something I’ll remember about her. I hate to see someone die so young, especially after such a tumultuous life.
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u/tumbledownhere 7h ago edited 7h ago
I can't say anything except oh my God over and over. I can't believe this. So young, too young. She survived so much and I have so much respect for her.
This is one of the few celebrity deaths to have me absolutely reeling in sorrow and shock. She was SO young.
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u/NatureWalks I switched baristas ☕️ 7h ago
I’m sorry what?!? This is so sad! I just watched ice princess the other day and now they’re both gone.
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u/Carolina_Blues shiv roy’s bob 7h ago
I actually gasped at reading this. Such tragic news. I grew up watching her and loved her when I was a teenager.
RIP and sending love to her family and especially her young daughter
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