Overview
- Panettiere, who spoke on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast on Monday, said a trusted woman placed her in a ship cabin beside a naked, “very famous” man and pressed her for sexual acts.
- She said she could not fully process the danger at 18, noting the brain’s decision centers mature around ages 25 to 26.
- Interviews and excerpts ahead of her May 19 book release describe postpartum depression, addiction, and her 2018 transfer of daughter Kaya’s custody to Wladimir Klitschko.
- In a separate development reported Wednesday, ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson told TMZ he was arrested for mistreating her and said he became physical after drinking.
- She criticized the set of Nashville, saying few colleagues showed concern for her mental and emotional health while her character’s storyline mirrored her real-life struggles.