Hayden Panettiere
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“Having to touch on everything about my relationship with my mother, that was one of the harder things to talk about,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23
Panettiere opened up to THR in May about the challenges of writing her memoir This Is Me.
“While writing it, I realized even more so how much of a toll it took on me.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23
Panettiere reflected during her THR interview in May on the toll her relationship with her mother had taken on her.
“spokesperson for domestic violence,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hayden Panettiere wrote in her memoir about her feelings regarding her public image.
“Within minutes, a wave of energy washed over me, like I'd just woken up from the most refreshing night's sleep of my life,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hayden Panettiere reflected in her memoir on being given a pill to boost her energy as a teenager.
“You always want to think the best of your parents and see them in the brightest light,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hayden Panettiere discussed her relationship with her parents and the pressure placed on her as a child actor.
“in the rear view mirror”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hayden Panettiere spoke to People Magazine about her commitment to maintaining sobriety.
“I never wanted to call myself a victim, but here I am. It’s part of my story whether I want it to be or not.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hayden Panettiere discussed confronting her past as an abuse victim in her memoir.
“I realized that I was more afraid of being alone than being abused,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hayden Panettiere shared a journal entry on a podcast reflecting on her fear of being alone.
“But there were a lot of things done with an approach that was not about my mental health or what was emotionally or mentally safe for me to do.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hayden Panettiere explained how decisions made regarding her early career affected her mental well-being.
“contingent on him continuing on this road of recovery.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hayden Panettiere commented on the conditions of her rekindled relationship with Brian Hickerson.
“the gateway drug that ushered me toward the good of pharmaceuticals and the downfall of addiction”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hayden Panettiere described the pill given to her before a red carpet event.
“He knows he deserved what happened to him. I did not do any of this lightly.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hayden Panettiere reflected on Hickerson facing legal consequences for his actions.
“In order to be around that behavior, it took me dulling my senses and numbing myself with substances in order to silence that rational voice in my head that was telling me exactly what was going on, and the many reasons why I needed to get myself out of this toxic relationship and as far away from this person as possible.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Hayden Panettiere described using substances to cope with staying in an abusive relationship.
“I said, ‘You know what? Let her grow up here,’”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Panettiere explained her decision to let her daughter Kaya grow up in Europe with her father, Wladimir Klitschko.
“As I got older, the drugs and alcohol became something I almost couldn’t live without,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Panettiere described how drugs and alcohol became something she felt she couldn't live without as her career accelerated, in a 2022 interview with People.
“Vow today to never go to a marine park that keeps dolphins in extreme captivity,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
In a recently filmed PETA campaign against marine mammal captivity, Panettiere urged people not to patronize marine parks that keep dolphins captive.
“And I had worked with these people for 10 years and I remember not hearing a word from anybody...I remember that really breaking my heart.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere described the heartbreak of not hearing from anyone at Neutrogena after working with them for 10 years.
“I know she's safe. I know she's well taken care of — beyond well taken care of. She has an incredible life.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Panettiere said she believed her daughter was safe and well cared for living with her father.
“Neutrogena was a huge part of my life,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere recalled working with Neutrogena while speaking on Jay Shetty's podcast.
“I just knew that if I wanted to... I knew how bad a place I was in,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Panettiere told Fox News Digital last month about how bad a place she was in before deciding to let her daughter live with her father.
“So when I got that call that Neutrogena wanted to fire me over that, my representative at the time said, ‘That’s illegal. You can’t do that,’”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere recounted her representative's reaction upon learning Neutrogena wanted to fire her.
“It’s something that’s completely uncontrollable and it’s really painful and it’s really scary and women need a lot of support.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere emphasized the difficulty of postpartum depression and the need for support.
“I hid it from my daughter as much as I could.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Panettiere said she hid her struggles from her daughter as much as she could, in comments to Fox News Digital last month.
“There's a lot of people out there that think that it's not real, that it's not true, that it's something that's made up in their minds, that, 'Oh, it's hormones.' They brush it off,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere discussed the dismissive attitudes many have toward postpartum depression on television.
“Neutrogena canceled my long-standing contract, and it was yet another blow in a year that had given almost nothing else.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere wrote in her memoir about Neutrogena severing ties with her.
“a total blackout of emotion.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere described her emotional state following childbirth.
“just being honest. Never for a second did I think or care that anyone would have a bad reaction to it. It was my truth.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere explained why she spoke openly about mental health on live television.
“I’m grateful for my support system, which helped me find the courage to regain my voice and my life.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Panettiere continued her 2020 statement to Good Morning America about finding the courage to speak out.
“Even though she saved the day that year, I knew that that was going to be it. I was not going to be invited back the next year.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere reflected on knowing her contract would not be renewed.
“a lot of women experience.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere advocated for awareness about postpartum depression.
“It was yet another blow in a year that had given almost nothing else,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere recounted Neutrogena not renewing her contract in her memoir.
“Together, we can end this cruelty.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Panettiere made this statement as part of her final PETA campaign against dolphin captivity.
“I had the morals clauses, they caught absolutely everything. And of all the things that they would fire me over, this is the last thing that I thought they would ever fire me for.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Hayden Panettiere discussed her contract's morality clause during a podcast interview.
“I am coming forward with the truth about what happened to me with the hope that my story will empower others in abusive relationships to get the help they need and deserve. I am prepared to do my part to make sure this man never hurts anyone again.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Panettiere spoke out in 2020 about alleged domestic abuse by Brian Hickerson in a statement to Good Morning America.
“Abusers — they weave themselves like weeds into your life,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
In her memoir, Panettiere describes how abusers embed themselves into a victim's life.
“I am prepared to do my part to make sure this man never hurts anyone again. I’m grateful for my support system, which helped me find the courage to regain my voice and my life.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Panettiere made this statement, reported by People magazine, after Hickerson's 2020 arrest on domestic violence charges.
“I am coming forward with the truth about what happened to me with the hope that my story will empower others in abusive relationships to get the help they need and deserve,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Panettiere made this statement, reported by People magazine, after Hickerson's 2020 arrest on domestic violence charges.
“There is so much more going on, so much more going on. Truth is stranger than fiction.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Panettiere elaborated that there is more happening beneath the surface than what is visible, noting truth can be stranger than fiction.
“Don’t believe just what you see in a picture,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Panettiere warned readers not to judge relationships based solely on appearances.
“I think there’s been this very common misconception that I just gave up my child,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Panettiere addressed public misconceptions about her daughter living full-time in Ukraine.
“I wanted Brian to be in jail just long enough to scare him, but not long enough where’d he become a worse person,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Panettiere wrote in her memoir about her former boyfriend Brian Hickerson serving time in jail.
“I needed him to admit his wrongs and change because of them, but I didn’t want to traumatize him in an irreversible way.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Panettiere described in her memoir her hopes for Hickerson's rehabilitation while incarcerated.
“I grieve that I'm not the mother I thought I'd be, and definitely not the mother I want to be. Trust me, no one should ever have to raise a child on FaceTime.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Panettiere wrote in her autobiography about her feelings on motherhood after losing custody.
“Is it any wonder why I’ve faced so many real struggles in my life?”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Panettiere reflected in her memoir on how traumatic soap opera roles in her childhood affected her life.
“despite it all, the bond I have with Kaya is incredibly strong”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Panettiere wrote about remaining close to her daughter Kaya.
“That could not be farther from the truth.”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Panettiere pushed back against claims that she gave up custody of her daughter.
“Not being under the same roof with her every day has been the most gut-wrenching experience of my life, and it's hard to describe the layers of emotion, including sadness, resentment, and anger I felt because of it...”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Panettiere wrote in her autobiography, published earlier this year, about signing over custody of her daughter.
“let go of my resentment”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-18
Panettiere wrote in her memoir about her decision to forgive Hickerson.
“forced into treatment when, in fact, I have been the one who has sought it out,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17
Panettiere pushed back on perceptions about her treatment in an interview earlier this year on the "On Purpose with Jay Shetty" podcast.
“I mean, the idea that anybody would think that I would just give away my child and be okay with it is heartbreaking,”
Hayden Panettiere · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17
In the podcast interview, Panettiere denied allegations that she had abandoned her daughter.