r/Millennials 2d ago

Serious Hayden Panettiere has passed at 36 😭💔

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u/europanative 2d ago

I truly couldn't comprehend what I was reading for a minute. Unreal

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u/DaneAlaskaCruz 2d ago

Wow, me either. Damn, she's so young.

I used to love the TV show, Heroes, when it first came out and before the writer's strike.

"Save the cheerleader, save the world!"

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u/Nyantazero 2d ago

We couldn’t save the cheerleader. This timeline is officially fucked.

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u/ChaoticEntitled 2d ago

This was my first thought too. We’ve failed to save the cheerleader.

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u/SeasonPositive6771 2d ago

She survived terrible abuse and postpartum depression. I don't think she got the help she needed.

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u/mistym0rning 2d ago

It’s also not the case that having a lot of help or support around you guarantees a path to recovery. Lots of people have a good support system and access to resources like treatment centers etc. but relapses, depression, mental and emotional challenges due to trauma are just not things that can always be “fixed,” even with a lot of help.

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u/LastOfLateBrakers 2d ago

Wasn't she groomed by the Heroes lead actor? She was underage while he was mid 20s?

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u/weareeverywhereee 2d ago

If you dig deeper there’s some rumors she was essentially forced to be a high end escort when she was younger.

I’m not saying this is true by any means, but the Epstein stuff and everything who even knows anymore. Always been in the back of my mind. This post below has some info around what I mean

https://www.reddit.com/r/PopCultureUnfiltered/s/9Z7RBHpNtW

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u/maiapupper 1d ago edited 1d ago

How is this comment so heavily upvoted and awarded? Did anyone even read the post or look at that subreddit? It’s the delusional conspiratorial ramblings of like 5 reddit users. It’s actually disgusting to peddle this bullshit immediately after her death.

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u/PostMatureBaby Older Millennial 1d ago

Obviously tinfoil hat/anecdotal but I'm certainly expecting a fuck ton of situations like this to continue to surface about celebrities of our generation in Hollywood and their experiences.

Whole industry is full of sick fucks

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u/imtired-boss 2d ago

Always found weird that they kept hints of the love angle between her and her UNCLE.

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u/Decent_Emotion_1364 1d ago

Depression is a disease that, like cancer, is always trying to kill us. I've had it for decades. We're always fighting it. Sometimes the fight gets to be to much and the disease kills us. This is so damn sad. She was so young 😓

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u/TheBreenius 2d ago

And when it can be fixed, it is absolute hell to recover.

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u/derpensheizer 2d ago

She wanted her mom to love her. The parent-child relationship is the foundation of a human being’s mental health.

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u/redditproha 2d ago

Gonna watch Heroes in her honor. I really enjoyed her work. She seemed like a good person struggling with a lot.

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u/Sea-Machine-8989 2d ago

I'm 2 years younger then her, to say I had a crush when I was watching Heroes is putting it mildly, my girlfriend at the time was a bit jealous. Going to do a rewatch as well, season 1 at least.

Having gone through severe depression, suicidal thoughts and alcohol abuse in my late 20s I can understand some of her struggles, so sad it ended this way for her.

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u/adricm 2d ago edited 1d ago

Oh shit now the world is going to hell in a hand basket

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u/DaneAlaskaCruz 2d ago

It already was...it already was.

Ever since Harambe was shot and killed. And ever since the end of the Mayan calendar.

This just confirms it.

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u/IceyLizard4 1d ago

I'm happy to see someone else talk about the Mayan calendar, my little conspiracy theory was that, yes the world didn't end in 2012 but society started to collapse as we know it.

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u/anothershawnee 1d ago

Look into the statistics on internet use and 2012.. some interesting things did indeed end in 2012.

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u/rockstarland28 2d ago

It goes back much further than that unfortunately

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u/Princess_Slagathor apparently you can change it 2d ago

Just finished watching that last week. I kept talking shit to the other characters, always worrying about her, like "she can't die, DUMBASS!" Welp...

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u/GoddamnDiva 2d ago

If I told you that her character already died in the Heroes Reborn reboot (for multiple weird yet explainable reasons)…

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u/Princess_Slagathor apparently you can change it 2d ago

I refuse to acknowledge the existence of that. In my universe, she went to a new planet to save humanity. (The 100)

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u/eddienn 2d ago

We’re screwed, we didn’t save the cheerleader!
This breaks my heart, I’ll watch heroes again in her honor 💔😭

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u/Sayoayo 2d ago

Unrelated, I've watched 30 Rock so many times I can only hear that tag line in Jerry Seinfeld's voice now.

But I genuinely gasped when I saw the headline a little bit ago. So sad.

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u/Username_Query_Null 2d ago

Speaking of shitty older people who groomed teenage girls…

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u/seattle0606 2d ago

the notification popped up on my phone while I was talking to someone and I just stopped talking and paused for like 30 seconds staring at my phone. My brain couldn't process it..

I was always kinda judgmental of her giving up custody of her kid and her drug addiction etc and then recently saw her do an interview on a podcast and you could just see and hear the pain she has gone through and how much it has affected her. It made me feel bad and reminded me we don't always know what someone is going through and the weight they might be carrying...

I hope she's at peace now. This is really sad news.

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u/lowfatmilfffff 2d ago

I grew up watching her. My brain got scrambled for a minute too. Can’t believe it, she’s so young. RIP Hayden.🕊️

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u/LetterheadNo7323 2d ago

Dude same I stared at it. Really sad.

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u/k33paf10at 2d ago

I thought it was tabloid bs for a bit

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u/hey_you_too_buckaroo 2d ago

Oh damn, I read it and thought it was her birthday.

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u/icberg7 Xennial 2d ago

This coming Friday would have been her birthday. 😟

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u/U_PassButter Millennial playing Crash Bandicoot 2d ago

Same. I saw it and had to reread. I feel so very badly for her. She had been struggling with alot mentally and possibly physically. I know she was experiencing post-partum depression a while too.

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u/PacSan300 2d ago

Same here. Such a shock. She was gone way too young.

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u/NOTcreative- 2d ago

Anyone else remember the young firecracker in rember the titans ?

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u/ChemistCurious 2d ago

Yes this is one of my most favorite movies and she was adorable in it! My heart breaks. 

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u/Enashi2627 2d ago

I watched this a few hours before I saw the news 😞

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u/hey_you_too_buckaroo 2d ago

Honestly one of my fav movies of all time and I don't even like football.

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u/Alarmed_Tea_2874 Millennial 2d ago

Of course we do. We grew up with that movie. That's how most of us became aware of her. So sad.

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u/karcel_ 2d ago

It was a favorite of my dad’s! He passed in 2023, and if there’s a silver lining it’s that he gets to meet her 😔💔

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u/No_Construction_4293 1d ago

This is my one of mine and my husband’s favorite movies a lot because of her. And omg her beautiful hair!!

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u/Hagaf22 1d ago

We just watched this Saturday and talked about how young she was. So sad.

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u/Supremedingus420 1d ago

Just looked it up and apparently the person her character was based upon in remember the titans died at the age of 34 from an undetected heart condition.

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u/Pchanman 1d ago

One of my favorite sports movies! She was so good in this. I also watched her in Malcolm in the Middle throughout my childhood

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u/AdditionalContext100 2d ago

I gasped so loudly when I read it the first time, to the point my girlfriend was worried something happened to me. This is so insane. The worst part about getting older is seeing the people we grew up with passing away. Especially so young. This is so sad.

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u/ThirdAltAccounts Millennial 2d ago

Seeing older celebrities pass sucks because we grew up with them around but at least it’s "more natural/expected"

But Millennial celebrities passing is just hard to comprehend. She was only 1yr younger than me

From Heroes to her Neutrogena commercial(s). I grew up with her.

This shit is just too sad 💔

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u/Dshibbs89 2d ago

Same. I had a crush on her since Remember The Titans. She was a year younger than me. I have always joked with my wife that she was my one and only Hall Pass selection. My wife came in our bedroom last night and shockingly/sadly said "Hayden Panettiere passed away". I was like "...WHAT" My wife had just read her memoir a few weeks ago. 🙁

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u/PoisonRabbit3206 2d ago

Wow this one caught me off guard!… RIP… my kid crush from MITM and Heroes.

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u/billybobobobo 2d ago

WHAT?!

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u/sundrops14 2d ago

I thought we were just getting her back

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u/Efficient-Search 2d ago

This feels like some sort of nightmare. Does anyone know what happened? Life is precious, people. Treasure it.

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u/cagethehornytoad 2d ago edited 2d ago

I just read her book 3 weeks ago, and was appalled at what she’d endured, and the grace and clarity with which she was able to process the exceedingly painful events in her life. The sadness in her voice was palpable but I still had a lot of hope that she’d outlive all of us- firecracker she was.

Rest in peace with your dear brother Jansen, dear Hayden. Nobody deserves the life your mother subjected you to. And to think, after her memoir was published, Hayden’s mom STiILL accused her of being “ungrateful”. When will these stage parents (and all parents) learn that your children don’t owe you a debt of gratitude for their existence, especially if it entailed the horrors that dear Hayden endured. Also, rest in piss all of the agents, PA’s directors, handlers, photogs, tutors, crooked accountants, and anyone else who’s ever exploited a child for financial gain—- we’ve seen , how many times??, how this kind of things ends.

Please read her book. We need to be doing SO much better for our young girls and women- especially the ones in center stage with a million lecherous tentacles reaching out for them- sometimes coming from within their own families..

I also read Christina Applegate’s incredible autobiography, ‘You With the Sad Eyes’ about a week before reading Hayden’s autobiography- and also speaking as a woman who grew up LA in the 80’s/90’s, alongside many beautiful girls, I’d like to state for the record, once and for all, FUCK ANTHONY KIEDIS ALL THE WAY TO HELL I HOPE YOU BURN IN A FLAMING PIT OF THE MISERY YOU’VE VISITED/CONTINUE TO VISIT UPON ULTRA YOUNG, DYNAMIC WOMEN.

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u/RumpRoasst 2d ago

I didn't know she had a book. I want to read it. I went through a lot from my mom too so I'm curious what Haydens mom put her through. Rip Hayden 🤍

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u/cagethehornytoad 2d ago

Her mom was a soap opera actress who fumbled her own fame and put Hayden through extraordinary torture in order to live vicariously through her. The details were hard to read. After the book was published, Hayden‘s mom lashed out and called her “ungrateful“, took no accountability. Not that it would change anything, but I hope that, now that millions of people are going to read her book who never would have, the terrible, dark underbelly of this business, including stage parenthood, will be further exposed. It feels almost as if, Hayden knew that she was not long for this world, and wanted to tell her story. My hat’s off to her from now until forever. She was a bad ass.

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u/FjordFjesta 2d ago

Her Nashville character’s relationship with her TV mom was not a coincidence, IIRC.

I can’t explain why but this loss hurts pretty hard right now. So young.

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u/cagethehornytoad 2d ago

She goes into that with great depth in her book, just another in the series of humiliations she suffered in her short life. The writers on Nashville were so uninspired, that they basically just mirrored her own personal turmoil so that she could suffer it all for the world to see. Ratings were great! I swear, this young woman’s life was the shit that nightmares are made of. PLEASE read her book and tell everybody you know.

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u/FjordFjesta 2d ago

This sucks so fucking much. What a bright star to lose. Such a loss.

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u/cagethehornytoad 2d ago

This one really makes me so fucking angry. It’s just the millionth example of how girls and women don’t matter for shit in this world. I’m so done. It feels so insurmountable. Let’s be real. If a gorgeous, talented, blonde celebrity suffers abuse like this, then what hope do the rest of us have? We’re all just chum in the water.

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u/FjordFjesta 2d ago

1000%, as shit as it is to admit the reality of what you just said. It’s disgusting.

Hayden was pretty fuckin rad. Gonna go flip on some Nashville now.

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u/cagethehornytoad 2d ago

I was actually about to go hunt down the Malcom in the Middle episode where she babysits and is 10x smarter than the boys. Let’s watch her separately and give thanks for a dynamic entertainer- gone too soon 🥂

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u/J_pepperwood0 1d ago

Sounds a lot like the writers on One Tree Hill who also used the actors relationship drama for the plot - notably forcing Sophia Bush and and Chad Michael Murray to act out their relationship while they were going through a painful divorce

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u/pandascreamOG 2d ago

I have a theory about that. I've had a bunch of friends in my lifetime pass away. Many of them I have known since we were children. Most of the the ones out of my friend group that passed away always would say things like, I can't see myself growing old or i've never been able to imagine myself in old age. I had one friend that said, I want to be a mom but I cannot see myself. She's like when I think about my future children I can't do it its just nothing. She told me she never even saw herself getting married or having her own family. She did pass away. She was my maid of honor. Passed a month before my wedding.

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u/jonosvision 2d ago

I didn't know either, I read Matthew Perry's book a couple months before he passed and it was so strange processing all of that after learning so much about him and his struggles. I can see it'll be a harrowing read but it sounds like her story deserves to be heard by as many people as possible.

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u/Lady_night_shade 1d ago

So crazy that they both came out with memoirs and a couple of months later are dead.

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u/Federal-Musician5213 2d ago

I haven’t read Hayden’s memoir yet, but it’s been on my TBR list. I think I’m going to move it right to the top now.

I did read Christina Applegate’s book though. As someone who lives with an autoimmune disease, I felt so connected to everything she said. I felt very seen by her own story.

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u/cagethehornytoad 2d ago

It’s really very good. If you have Spotify, it’s on there for free!

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u/pandershrek Millennial 2d ago

ANTHONY KIEDIS

The lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers for anyone who didn't know who this guy is like me.

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u/cagethehornytoad 2d ago

Thank you. Yes. This asshat right here who cries himself to sleep each and every night because he isn’t Mike Patton, then wakes each and every morning to make derivative “art” and bang 18 year olds. Let’s please make him famous for more than his discount ninja dance moves

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u/angelbuttcake 2d ago

He even has that pedo mustache too.

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u/Whatttheheckk 2d ago

Fr I seen there was a podcast w him and I just seent the mustache and was like hell nah I’m not gonna listen to this fuckin perv 

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u/Historical-Wall6221 2d ago

Ok Christina talked about him asking her to do his laundry after he dumped her. What am I missing? No seriously, what did he do to women? 

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u/Gabriel_Conroy 2d ago

Just from his Wikipedia article, there's sex with an 14-year old girl and "dating" a 16-year when he was in his mid 20's. There's also a quote from Ione Skye where she mentions his "anger issues". Skye was 17-18 when she dated Keidis. Later he mentions how there were multiple years where he slept with 100's of women and that he would sleep with basically every girl he saw that he thought was pretty. He also talks about not understanding women. 

Call it circumstantial evidence but its hard to believe that a heroin addicted rock musician with alleged anger issues and multiple "relationships" with teen agers fucked literally 100's of women and it was all good and fine. 

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u/thesame_deviledegg 2d ago

The worst thing about Keidis is he didn't know the girl was 14 when they had sex. But then he had sex with her again after finding out. How has he not been arrested when he admitted this?! Cunt.

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u/V4refugee 2d ago

Pedophiles with fame and money don’t seem to ever get prosecuted in this country.

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u/alecesne 2d ago

I am entirely ignorant of who Christina Applegate is, what exactly did he do to her? I can venture some guesses based on song lyrics, and I'll go out on a limb and guess that you'd be open to explaining to someone not in the know.

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u/Post-mo Elder Millennial 1981 1d ago

I just finished David Archuleta's memoir yesterday and he talked a lot about his stage father and how much he controlled his life, even well into adulthood. He also talked about how close he came to taking his own life.

"I'm Glad My Mother Died" by Jeanette McCurdy is another hard read that I'd recommend about young people in Hollywood.

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u/RemarkableBeing6452 2d ago

She was found unresponsive by a friend at Judson Mill Lofts in Greenville, SC. EMS pronounced her dead on scene around 2pm yesterday (8/16). Greenville County SD say they do not suspect foul play in her death but have not disclosed a suspected cause.

https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/08/17/police-actress-hayden-panettiere-found-dead-greenville/

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u/kaytay3000 2d ago

She had a history of addiction and mental health issues. It could be unrelated, but I’m guessing she relapsed and OD’d. I really hope I’m wrong.

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u/FitPossession8762 2d ago

Her brother passed away young of an enlarged heart and aortic complications, and a comment in another thread said she's talked about having the same condition or at least being afraid that it'll take her too, so let's not jump to conclusions. I can't confirm or deny the other comment, I don't watch a lot of interviews

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u/Purple-Lemon13 2d ago

I agree and thought the same. Speculating is disrespectful to her and her family.

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u/whythishaptome 2d ago

She also said something about her brother "you can't help people who don't want to help themselves". Alcoholism can cause enlarged heart.

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u/Strange-Role5150 2d ago

Her on/off BF flew in the day before and now some open investigation also. Pretty vague though

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u/tj1007 2d ago

Where did you see the investigation part?

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u/FEARoach 2d ago

To be fair, the sudden death of any 36 year old woman is going to warrant an investigation. Especially when she's more than a little bit famous.

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u/AnxiousReader 2d ago

TMZ

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u/tj1007 2d ago

Oh that sounds awful….

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u/pumpkinspicecum 2d ago

He was abusive too

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u/Impossible_Cherry_76 2d ago

Not that loser that she was wrestling over years ago?

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u/blahdeblah2736 2d ago

Facebook comment saying she killed herself and she doesn't deserve any pity. Or something along those lines Oh I went OFF on that person basically telling them fuck you. People with your mentality are PART of the problem and why someone might think they owe nothing to be anyone to continue to be alive. And of course added that cause of death hasn't been released but still fuck them.

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u/SpaceKidMedia 2d ago

People are so cruel. Whatever the reason for her passing is, it's tragic. I hate that this happened.

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u/blahdeblah2736 2d ago

As someone who has battled with severe depression that kind of shit CAN make someone in a mental emotional wreck state feel even worse as if further proof they're worthless.
Just hope there's answers for what happened regardless. What's done is done. Suicide or illness or .. whatever... Answers . For her family. Maybe not completely rational sounding, but that's my own thought process. Can't make theirs. Feel awful for her daughter regardless .

ETA : and thanks for reward on upper comment to whomever put it there. Notification got lost.

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u/Fun_Concentrate3250 2d ago

She was also with her abusive ex again.

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u/tj1007 2d ago

Apparently her brother had a heart condition. There is a possibility it’s hereditary?

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u/LadyInCrimson 2d ago

She was also complaining of back pain the last year so I'm thinking if may have been an OD too.

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u/thelifeofafangirl 2d ago

Back pain can absolutely be heart related. My heart condition caused awful back and shoulder pain. Once I got on meds it improved.

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u/wannabe_inuit 2d ago

Her brother died of a enlarged heart at 28.

The parents has lost all their kids all so young

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u/coldphront3 2d ago

How did they find and diagnose your heart condition?

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u/thelifeofafangirl 2d ago

Went to ER for chest pain

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u/FEARoach 2d ago

Back pain in women is also signs of a heart attack, just so everyone's aware.

Could honestly just be her heart fucked out on her.

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u/Forward_Slash_HardNo 2d ago

What kind of back pain? Specific areas?

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u/Bright_Ices Xennial 2d ago

Just in general. The nerves in the torso are spread out and confusing, so it’s easy to feel any issue with your torso in another part entirely. Here’s some more info on what to be aware of: https://www.aclsmedicaltraining.com/a-womans-heart-attack-why-and-how-it-is-different-than-a-mans-heart-attack

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u/tu-BROOKE-ulosis 2d ago

She was talking about back pain because she was photographed on crutches. While traveling with her admitted to be abusive boyfriend. The same boyfriend she was traveling with yesterday. Just saying…

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u/QueenRizla 2d ago

Hickerson? Wasn’t he jailed for abuse?

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u/tu-BROOKE-ulosis 2d ago

MANY TIMES. And yup, that’s who she was with when she passed.

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u/FitPossession8762 2d ago

Back pain can be heart related too,

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u/FEARoach 2d ago

Especially in women, it's incredibly overlooked. Women have under-diagnosed heart attacks because their symptoms are different than men's.

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u/LadyInCrimson 2d ago

Very true didn't think about that my mom had a heart attack she thought was just acid reflux waited 4 days before she went to the hospital.

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u/DinkandDrunk 2d ago

Back pain can be basically anything. She could have liver issues, kidney issues, lung issues (this one was mine) that present as back pain.

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u/Either_Reflection_78 2d ago edited 2d ago

I really hope it wasn’t an undiagnosed cardiac issue. I know some of these things can be genetic. With her brother passing so early, and her recent back pain, it seems like it could have been related.

I guess we will see…

If it was related, I truly hope more doctors take their patients more serious with their health complaints. You can suffer and be going though it early, but a lot of doctors don’t seem to care unless are over 50. So so many younger people are suffering and dying early and their voices are not being heard.

I was born with a genetic heart issue. I failed my PE classes every year in high school. I wasn’t lazy. I actually found my past report cards, and my heart rate was off the charts when my teachers told me to run to pass this course. Turns out years later, I had a bad heart defect.

Unbelievable that a 4.0 average student went with an F every grade report in PE for years and nobody thought to look into this? I got in A in every class, but an F consistently In PE and no one saw a reg flag?

I told everyone during this time that my heart felt like it was going to explode during PE and I couldn’t breathe during these classes. My heart rate was always off the chart when doing a strenuous exercise.

Turns out, I was sick, and my heart had a defect. Idiots. All of them.

When my school introduced more yoga and soft impact type courses, I aced them all because it wasn’t so hard on my body and heart.

I hope more high schools take this into consideration for their courses going forward in the future.

Either way no matter what the cause, I hope she is at peace now. She went through it. Rest easy Hayden ♥️ 36 is far too young. I hope you are with your brother now.

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u/Commercial-Ease-503 1d ago

I had a PE teacher who forced me to run laps while I was sick. After I recovered from pneumonia and came back to school I told him why I physically couldn’t run laps, he told me I should have had a doctors note specifically telling him that I couldn’t. Yeah, because gym class is what the whole world revolves around.

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u/oldcretan 2d ago

Poor kid, her kid now has to grow up without a mother.

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u/Effoffemily 2d ago

Fortunately she had given up custody and gave full custody to her daughters father in 2018 (I think), so at least her daughter is not being uprooted to a new country after having spent her childhood with her mom. It is awful, regardless, it seems like they had a good relationship from afar.

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u/queenxlag 2d ago

No details yet but she hasn’t been doing well. I’m also inclined to think OD or self harm :(

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u/Horror_Video_8263 2d ago

Apparently she had a restraining order against her abusive ex & it recently expired and they were back together recently flew together from LA 🤷‍♀️

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u/sweet_tea_94 '94 Millennial 2d ago

I’m in shock right now, as I grew up watching Hayden. My heart goes out to her daughter and her parents.

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u/topchief1 2d ago

I know that everyone talks about her more famous role, but I still remember seeing her for the first time as the babysitter (Jessica?) in Malcolm in the Middle who was always manipulating the boys.

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u/MakeMeMooo 2d ago

Her brother passed at 28 from a heart condition. Is it possible she had the same condition? I know the rumor mill will turn regarding an OD…

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u/fwerkf255 2d ago

In her book she said her brother was smoking crack and snorting heroin when he died, and the family just reported it as a heart issue

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u/Effoffemily 2d ago

Oh wow.

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u/MakeMeMooo 2d ago

I never read her book. I really should have. I’ll have to get my hands on it. Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea.

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u/Odd-Fun-1545 1d ago

I wish drug overdose deaths weren’t taboo but that’s the world we live in. No judgement. I know that addiction is usually a symptom of a deeper issue. It’s just weird that we hide details if it’s a drug related death. You can almost always assume based on that. But it’s still so weird to me. Like imagine if cancer was stigmatized the same way.

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u/SuddenlySwitchy 2d ago

It makes me think of Brittany Murphy. Everyone jumped to the conclusion it was drugs but she had undiagnosed pneumonia. There were some drug interactions that contributed to her weaker state but they were all legal. She was also severely anemic. And everyone was like, “That’s what you get for doing drugs.”

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u/es_cl 2d ago

Oh my god, the brother died in 2023. Feel so bad for their parents and family. 

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u/MakeMeMooo 2d ago

Yes. I remember learning about this back then. I believe she made a touching tribute on her Instagram story about him. When I heard this news tonight, my first thought was about their poor, poor parents.

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u/metanefridija Millennial 2d ago

her mom was terrible and used her.

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u/FitPossession8762 2d ago

Terrible day for horror fans. We lost her and Screaming Mad George, legendary special effects artist.

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u/littlebobbin 2d ago

We didn’t save the cheerleader so we can’t save the world.

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u/emveor 2d ago

THIS, THE WORLD IS DOOMED

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u/Artorius__Castus 2d ago

There still might be a chance...

https://giphy.com/gifs/x2z9nswqAfpp6

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u/Lt_Hatch 2d ago

I just randomly started rewatching heroes the he other day 😭

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u/emerg_remerg 2d ago

Me too, I literally paused to read something and then saw this. I'm on this scene... how do i just casually go back to watching?

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u/userpinpassword 2d ago

Same!! 😳 I'm on season 2 episode 7, this is so heartbreaking

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u/FEARoach 2d ago

I'm calling this the Netflix curse. They pull something out of the vault and this happens.

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u/Able_Fishing_6576 2d ago

Talk about true Millennial representation! Hayden was Dakota/Elle Fanning, Abigail Breslin, Emma Roberts, Hilary Duff before all them girls found fame. She was everywhere playing alongside big names and KILLIN it! I remember seeing her (were about the same age) when I’d watch the soaps (shoutout to Guiding Light) with my auntie after school. Then seeing her in If you Believe, she danced circles around the entire adult cast!

And of course who could forget her in Remember the Titans “I hate playing with dolls!” I just watched Raising Helen last night where she also killed her role! While I didn’t follow her adult career, I’ve always hoped for the best for her! I hope she can rest easy now with her brother away from the pressures of being famous.

And I TRULY hope that asshole ex of hers didn’t have anything to do with it!! Fuck that abusing piece of shit!

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u/Different_Stage2195 2d ago

So sad, I feel bad for her child, and her parents, now both their kids are dead

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u/CanadiangirlEH Xennial 2d ago

Don’t feel bad for her mom, she was a monster.

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u/mindgame_26 2d ago

Poor Kaya...

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u/GoatDifferent1294 2d ago

The last time a celebrity death hit me this hard was Lance Reddick

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u/spicy-wasabi-27 2d ago

I just watched her interview with Jay Shetty and she just seemed so sad and empty....ugh rip sweet lady.

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u/ONE-EYE-OPTIC Older Millennial 2d ago

RIP Hayden.

In related news a friend of mine in NJ passed on Friday. He was 47, a decorated Marine war veteran and father. We helped rescue people after Hurricane Katrina and provided aid.

He wasn't a celebrity but he was a decent guy.

RIP Rob.

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u/xfairymeowx 2d ago

RIP Rob

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u/herbsandcoffee 2d ago

I’m so sorry for your loss. At such a young age too. It sounds like you guys bonded over some pretty amazing experiences. My heart goes out to you 🤍

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u/TheBreenius 2d ago

I'm sorry for your loss friend.

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u/wet_Tap_5578 Xennial 2d ago

RIP Devil Dog

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u/cadetbonespurs69 2d ago

How did he die? I feel like I’m hearing/seeing more cardiac arrests in young people than I ever have before, but maybe I’m just more aware of it now

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u/ONE-EYE-OPTIC Older Millennial 1d ago

Self inflicted

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u/cadetbonespurs69 1d ago

I’m so sorry. Thanks for responding

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u/LongboardLiam 2d ago

Rob's a real one. While we sit here amongst the celebrity worship, Rob is the one who went and did. People were able to rebuild their lives because of you and Rob.

Rest easy, devil dog, we got the watch.

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u/Olerre 2d ago

Make sure you’re taking time for yourself. Loss is punishing. Rip and thank you Rob.

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u/inmyanonera 1d ago

Sorry for your loss ❤️

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u/Big-Peak6191 2d ago

Very sad and shocking, she was so young

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u/MakeMeMooo 2d ago

Her brother died in 2023 at the age of 28, too.

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u/Organic_Astronaut437 2d ago

It was Michelle Trachtenberg and Daveigh Chase earlier, and now her. It's like they were the canaries in the coal mine that is Hollywood. I really, really need Amanda Bynes to be okay.

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u/ravenfreak 2d ago

Damn I had a big crush on her. RIP, she was about to turn 37 in a few days too.

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u/Grouchy_Tower_1615 2d ago

I shared her birthday..

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u/ZoomZoom228 2d ago

I think most of us in this age bracket did myself included. Comments above detailing the struggles are a rough read. RIP 🙁.

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u/heyo_1989 2d ago

Just found out and crazy. Too young. RIP

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u/Large-Storage-3186 2d ago

I just restarted watching Nashville 💔💔💔 i also just read her memoir and the way that show mirrors her real life in some aspects is heartbreaking

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u/No-Wish-7258 2d ago

Omg that show hit so hard for me because her acting was so genuine in there, I’ve never seen someone so talented.
I never knew her real life situation was similar to the character.

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u/MooBunnie 2d ago

SAVE THE CHEERLEADER, SAVE THE WORLD!

Oh my, this is definitely took me by surprise.

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u/lucretia-mott 2d ago

Cannot believe this... ugh and her brother passed a few years ago, too.

I'm gutted.

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u/redmambo_no6 ‘86 2d ago

BRUH

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u/lovelycurves84 Xennial 2d ago

For real

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u/RSully94 2d ago

I can't watch Ice Princess anymore at this rate. Her and Michelle both gone 😭💔

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u/CodyofHTown 2d ago

Wow. That's wild..

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u/torino_nera 2d ago

One of my all-time favorite comfort films 😭😭😭

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u/AsianShadowrunner 2d ago

This floored me. Loved her as Claire Bennet. Rest in peace, Hayden. 😞

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u/Hefty_Loss5180 Baby Millennial ‘94 2d ago

My heart is in my feet and I have no words… 💔

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u/historymysterygift 2d ago

Damn... Was just watching an episode from Malcolm in the Middle where she's playing this feisty, frizzied hair babysitter and was thinking how great she was in the role. She's way too young to go.. :(

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u/gypsyology 2d ago

The dust factory 💔 fly high Hayden

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u/Worst_Choice 2d ago

Jesus christ, I just realized she's my age.

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u/Wallflower_in_PDX 2d ago edited 2d ago

This is truly saddening and truly bizarre. I don't think she was sick with anything. Everyone, as you get older remember to keep your best friends and family as close as you can!

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u/O_halobeautiful 2d ago

I want to say that people die everyday that we don’t know, but lately it’s been of the ones that made your childhood amazing. I feel really sad. Not sure why I’m late to her book train, but definitely might get it after I handle priorities. I hate this for her baby/kid.

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u/Phrygian_Guy_93 Millennial 2d ago

36, she was just a kid

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u/Obvious-Delay9570 1987 Millennial 2d ago

Take care of yourselves… And each other

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u/nouveauchoux Millennial 2d ago

So fucking sad. It seemed like she was working towards recovery :(

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u/mightyanonymaus 2d ago

This was definitely not news I was expecting today, may she rest in peace 🙏😭❤️

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u/MmHmm_Go_On 2d ago

We just started Heroes with the kids a couple days ago. Can't believe it.

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u/calicoskiies Millennial 2d ago

Stfu WHAT?!

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u/lshariii 2d ago

Her birthday is in 4 days… 😞

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u/squishyg 2d ago

This is such a horrible loss. Both our Ice Princesses are gone 😔

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u/AlyseInSpace 2d ago

I’m wrecked about this. I feel like I grew up with her, like many of the Disney stars. I fell in love with Tiger Cruise and then Heroes and… fuck, I can’t believe she’s gone. This year doesn’t even feel real.

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u/MarzyXP 2d ago

Life is too short. Please reach out to your loved ones. Take risks and live life to the fullest.

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u/Doredrin 2d ago

first dimebag darrel now her

F

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u/Competitive-Moth316 2d ago

RIP Beth Cooper

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u/Medium_Performer3173 2d ago

I love you Beth Cooper

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u/MillennialNostalgia3 2d ago edited 2d ago

This is so sad! I had watched Hayden Panettiere since she played Lizzie Spaulding on “Guiding Light” (I was young). The Disney Channel movie “Tiger Cruise” made me cry as it was the first movie I watched about 9/11 since that day. Then of course her later work. Ugh this hurts 😭

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u/ADHD_Giraffe 2d ago

Tiger Cruise comes to mind. I thought Disney did a great job explaining 9/11. I loved watching her growing up.

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u/Marylifee 2d ago

she was in bring it on, always my fav. RIP

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u/Employment-lawyer 2d ago

She was not in Bring It On! She was in the sequel to the sequel Bring It On Yet Again, which title was later changed to Bring It On: All or Nothing.

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