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Hayden Panettiere

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InNewYorkNoShoes · 17/08/2026 04:52

She’s died very young. It’s sad, I think she was very troubled.

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Bethany83 · 17/08/2026 09:33

That's so sad, i literally watched her interview on Jay Shetty two days ago. The poor girl went through so much and also lost her brother who she was so close to. Very sad 😢 although I do believe she is happy and at peace where she is. But terribly sad for her parents and daughter.

TurquoiseDress · 17/08/2026 09:39

i saw the news this morning as I was waking up

Its so incredibly sad

Sad
ShrinkyDinkyPetal · 17/08/2026 09:45

So very sad, loved her in Bring it on as a teen. I didn't know about her PND and daughter, I hope the ex is a good guy (I know nothing of boxing), it was big age gap when she was early twenties

Eclipseydo · 17/08/2026 09:45

Very sad.
Loved her in Nashville.
Listened to her treatment by Neurtrogena.
They dropped her when she spoke about her experience of post partum depression.
I will pass on their products going forward.

Cherrysoup · 17/08/2026 09:47

We were supposed to save the cheerleader.

This has made me so sad today. Poor girl. ☹️

Aluna · 17/08/2026 09:49

How very sad. I’ve only seen her in Nashville.

I think she was in an abusive relationship for a while.

nrp2 · 17/08/2026 09:51

LondonLass2026 · 17/08/2026 07:46

I'm really angry at the various reports which are saying she was "chaotic" because she gave custody to her daughter's father.

And what the hell does that have to do with her dying? As far as I know, no one knows how she died yet, so why are people trying to somehow tie the custody issue into it? Because she had PND and was likely bullied into it, that's related to her death now?

She was chaotic - she's free openly discussed her drug and alcohol useage which was occurring at the time. Maybe they're phrasing a little off, but she was very chaotic at the time in her life

SaraHoliday · 17/08/2026 09:52

InNewYorkNoShoes · 17/08/2026 04:52

She’s died very young. It’s sad, I think she was very troubled.

I was shocked to hear this on the radio this morning.

Beautiful woman.
So sad for her young daughter 🥹.

Rest in peace Hayden x

user593 · 17/08/2026 10:01

Police are apparently saying no foul play, so I’d guess either accidental overdose or suicide. So sad.

SaraHoliday · 17/08/2026 10:04

user593 · 17/08/2026 10:01

Police are apparently saying no foul play, so I’d guess either accidental overdose or suicide. So sad.

I hope not x

justasking111 · 17/08/2026 10:05

user593 · 17/08/2026 10:01

Police are apparently saying no foul play, so I’d guess either accidental overdose or suicide. So sad.

Could be a familial heart defect. Our family has one.

user593 · 17/08/2026 10:08

justasking111 · 17/08/2026 10:05

Could be a familial heart defect. Our family has one.

I did wonder that but thought after her brother she probably would have looked into it/ had it treated? I guess not everything is treatable though.

Amandatelly · 17/08/2026 10:09

Please stop making assumptions and guesses about what has happened to her, or repeating totally uninformed rumours you've seen on Twitter.

She's a woman who had a whole family, including a daughter who are now dealing with her sudden loss. It's not gossip for them. It's gross. And it serves you no benefit to be the first to guess her cause of death, just wait for the official information to be released.

Rest in Peace Hayden.

LondonPapa · 17/08/2026 10:11

user593 · 17/08/2026 10:01

Police are apparently saying no foul play, so I’d guess either accidental overdose or suicide. So sad.

They’ve said nothing of the sort. There is an active investigation ongoing. The rumour is murder due to her being with her ex at the time. Hopefully that isn’t true but considering he beat her repeatedly, had felony charges / convictions isn’t promising.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 17/08/2026 10:11

I only read an interview with her recently and was shocked by how young she was whilst doing Heroes. I know she was playing a schoolgirl but I thought she was in her early twenties at the time, instead she was barely an adult, in a mega hit tv show with all the added publicity that brings and having a relationship with one of her much older co-stars. It seems like a lot for a teenager to deal with.

OttersOnAPlane · 17/08/2026 10:12

The poor lass. She was wonderful in Heroes and Nashville - such a talent.

user593 · 17/08/2026 10:13

LondonPapa · 17/08/2026 10:11

They’ve said nothing of the sort. There is an active investigation ongoing. The rumour is murder due to her being with her ex at the time. Hopefully that isn’t true but considering he beat her repeatedly, had felony charges / convictions isn’t promising.

NBC News, among others, are reporting police have said a ‘preliminary investigation has not indicated any signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances.‘

JHound · 17/08/2026 10:13

InNewYorkNoShoes · 17/08/2026 04:52

She’s died very young. It’s sad, I think she was very troubled.

Goodness!! I remember her in Heroes.

AnonyMumAuDHD · 17/08/2026 10:17

Desperately sad, especially for her daughter and family who recently lost her brother. I do think Hollywood needs to look at itself when so many of its child stars from this generation are dying young, from accidental or intentional means, or exhibiting very disturbing MH illnesses. The whole industry and community built around it is perniciously toxic.

Such a beautiful and talented young woman - yet so fragile and damaged.

Happyjoe · 17/08/2026 10:23

Can't believe she was only 36. Seems to have been on screen forever, she really was young when she started. Very sad to have passed away at that age, no age at all.

StylesSluttyShorts · 17/08/2026 10:25

Yetanotherone12 · 17/08/2026 05:55

Save the cheerleader, save the world…

I had that on a T-shirt.

She was so young

SabreIsMyFave · 17/08/2026 10:33

InNewYorkNoShoes · 17/08/2026 04:52

She’s died very young. It’s sad, I think she was very troubled.

Oh no, that's really sad news. 😢 So young. I have seen her in quite a number of things, since she was quite young... Dreadful news. R.I.P. Flowers

Mary46 · 17/08/2026 10:35

Ah sad loved her in Nashville

SabreIsMyFave · 17/08/2026 10:36

And her brother died quite recently too.. In 2023. (Aged 28.)

Some kind of heart failure I believe.

How awful for the parents. Flowers

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CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair · 17/08/2026 10:59

LondonLass2026 · 17/08/2026 07:46

I'm really angry at the various reports which are saying she was "chaotic" because she gave custody to her daughter's father.

And what the hell does that have to do with her dying? As far as I know, no one knows how she died yet, so why are people trying to somehow tie the custody issue into it? Because she had PND and was likely bullied into it, that's related to her death now?

I assume because the way the circumstances have been described is making people assume that her death was suicide or an OD.

Either would have links to mental health issues.

But it’s too soon to know anything about the cause yet.

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