Hayden Panettiere Found Dead

Reports say Hayden Panettiere died in South Carolina as family and exes mourn.

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Hayden Panettiere was with on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson when she died, police report says

Boyfriend of Hayden Panettiere was at apartment when actor died

Hayden Panettiere was offered up to Hollywood’s crushing machine by the very people who should have protected her

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Hayden Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive at a Greenville, South Carolina, apartment after a 911 call reported cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m.; authorities said there were no initial signs of foul play. A police report said her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the apartment when officers arrived and paramedics were performing CPR. The coroner’s office said an autopsy was completed, her body was ready for release, and toxicology results could take up to 12 weeks.

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Hollywood failed herLeans Right

Hollywood’s exploitative culture and the adults around Hayden Panettiere failed to protect her from damaging pressures. Those forces contributed to her struggles and should be seen as a central cause of what happened to her.