Hayden Panettiere, the actress who gained so many fans thanks to her roles in Heroes, Nashville, Remember the Titans, Scream VI and more, died at the age of 36.
Per a statement from her father Skip Panettiere via USA TODAY: "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her – and to the millions who watched her onscreen. We ask for privacy as our family takes time to process this unimaginable loss.”
What was the cause of death? None was given. We'll update this post if there's more news reported.
Who was Hayden Panettiere's former fiancé Wladimir Klitschko?
He's a former professional boxer from Ukraine who went 64-5-0 in his career as a heavyweight who had multiple
titles in his career. He and Panettiere had daughter Kaya together in 2014.
Who was Hayden Panettiere's brother Jansen Panettiere?
As USA TODAY noted from Panettiere's recent memoir This is Me: A Reckoning:
Panettiere wrote in her book that her brother, Jansen, was smoking crack and snorting heroin before he died in 2023 at age 28. At the time, the family revealed the cause of death as "cardiomegaly [enlarged heart], coupled with aortic valve complications."
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