Hayden Panettiere Says ‘Nashville’ Team ‘Made the Choice Not to Protect Me’ From ‘a Bunch of Hyenas’
Hayden Panettiere discussed her challenging experiences while working on the set of 'Nashville' in a recent interview. She expressed disappointment over the lack of empathy from those around her during her struggles with postpartum depression and addiction. Panettiere also shared insights about her relationship with her daughter and a troubling incident that made her feel vulnerable.
- ▪Hayden Panettiere described her time on the set of 'Nashville' as cold and unsupportive.
- ▪She felt that many people chose not to protect her during her struggles with mental health.
- ▪Panettiere recounted a disturbing experience on a superyacht that made her feel close to being human trafficked.
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Home > Media & Platforms > TV Hayden Panettiere Says ‘Nashville’ Team ‘Made the Choice Not to Protect Me’ From ‘a Bunch of Hyenas’ “It’s just shocking to me how little empathy people had,” she tells The Times of London Stephanie Kaloi May 16, 2026 @ 10:04 AM Share on Social Media Share on Facebook Share on X (formerly Twitter) Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Hayden Panettiere attends amfAR Gala Los Angeles 2022 at Pacific Design Center on November 03, 2022 in West Hollywood, California (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) Working on set of the ABC series “Nashville” was a cold and unsupportive experience, the show’s star Hayden Panettiere told The Times of London in an interview published Saturday. “It’s just shocking to me how little empathy people had,” she said.
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