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Hayden Panettiere dies at 36
ABC News ^ | August 16, 2026 | Staff

Posted on 08/16/2026 8:39:45 PM PDT by Red Badger

Panettiere is remembered for roles on "Heroes" and "Nashville," among others.

Actress Hayden Panettiere has died, her representative confirmed to ABC News. She was 36 years old.

"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," her father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement.

Her father asked for privacy "as our family takes time to process this unimaginable loss."

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.com ...


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To: lee martell

The brother died of a heart defect. Those poor parents had two children, and now both are gone. that’s horrid.


81 posted on 08/17/2026 10:45:06 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: SharpenedEdge

There was Narcan found in the apt, so most likely a drug overdose, very sad, she was a very talented actress.. I remember seeing her in a few episodes of Law and Order SVU, a damn shame


82 posted on 08/17/2026 12:04:45 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Myrddin
Distressing news. She was the lead in multiple cheerleader themed movies including "Bring It On: All or Nothing:. 36 is way too young. My thoughts go straight to the damned mRNA vaxx.


I'll never understand people like you who just can't wait until the facts come out. Now they're saying an OD.

But no, it's mRNA vaxx all the time, every time. Reminds me of the DEI crap before anything is known.

83 posted on 08/17/2026 12:36:14 PM PDT by Negan
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Her parents, apparently, farmed her put to Hollywood monsters as a child actress.


84 posted on 08/17/2026 2:13:36 PM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. Fact.)
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To: Red Badger

She was a babe! I last remember her being on the other side of some issue or another from me so I removed her from my list of possible mates should my wife meet an untimely end.


85 posted on 08/17/2026 2:22:49 PM PDT by webheart (Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)
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To: MayflowerMadam

We decided that it’s been a while since we watched “Remember the Titans”. Have it on tonight, in remembrance of Hayden.


86 posted on 08/17/2026 7:08:55 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: albie

Very cool.


87 posted on 08/17/2026 7:11:40 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: FamiliarFace

Where are you watching it? Streaming? DVD?


88 posted on 08/17/2026 7:43:33 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: MayflowerMadam

I bought the DVD/ Blu Ray years ago. If I have a movie that I love to watch over and over, I get the DVD. eBay if I can find it reasonably priced there (and I usually can), or Amazon or a thrift shop if I can’t. We watch this periodically. I am a football lover, not unlike Hayden’s Sheryl Yost character, and tonight seemed to be a perfect time to go there.


89 posted on 08/17/2026 8:18:08 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: FamiliarFace

“We watch this periodically. I am a football lover,”

I see that it’s on Prime, so will watch it there.

I’m not a football lover. Actually, I know nothing about football — have never watched a game in my life. But I liked the story in the movie.


90 posted on 08/17/2026 11:37:33 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: No name given

Ah I see. Thanks.


91 posted on 08/18/2026 6:15:32 AM PDT by nwrep
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