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Hayden Panettiere Alleges Attempted Assault at 18 in Pre-Memoir Interviews

Her account ties early exploitation to later mental-health struggles that shaped her work and parenting.

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.