{"id":2106177,"date":"2026-08-22T11:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2106177"},"modified":"2026-08-22T11:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:02:52","slug":"rose-mcgowan-and-anna-paquin-call-for-greater-protections-for-child-stars-while-paying-tribute-to-hayden-panettiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2106177","title":{"rendered":"Rose McGowan and Anna Paquin call for greater protections for child stars while paying tribute to Hayden Panettiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-hayden-pattentire.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rose McGowan and Anna Paquin call for greater protections for child stars while paying tribute to Hayden Panettiere<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s not a coincidence that so many former, specifically pre-sexualized female, child \u2018stars\u2019 have profoundly sad lives and untimely ends&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-22T12:02:52+01:00\">22nd August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-hayden-pattentire-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Hayden Panettiere\" title=\"Hayden Panettiere\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Hayden Panettiere, 2005. CREDIT: Desiree Navarro\/FilmMagic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Hayden Panettiere\u2019s tragic death has triggered conversations about the lack of protections offered to child stars, with Rose McGowan, Anna Paquin and more calling for tighter regulations.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Hayden Panettiere\u2019s \u2018Heroes\u2019 character Claire Bennet is an underrated sci-fi icon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Friday (August 21), both McGowan and Paquin shared moving tributes to the late actress, who died at age 36, while each taking aim at the \u201cprofoundly sad\u201d treatment of child actors.<\/p>\n<p>Famous for her roles in <em>Heroes<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Nashville<\/em>, and the\u00a0<em>Scream<\/em>\u00a0franchise, Panettiere died in her home in South Carolina on August 16. Her death was announced by her father Skip, who described her as \u201can incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her\u201d. An official cause of death has not been disclosed, but\u00a0911 dispatch audio revealed medical personnel were treating her for a \u201csuspected overdose\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in Power Hayden Panettiere. Don\u2019t put kids in show business,\u201d McGowan urged on social media. \u201cNone of this is normal. May her spirit be free of those who orchestrated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGowan is a fellow alum of the <em>Scream<\/em> franchise, having portrayed Tatum Riley in the 1996 original before Panettiere starred as Kirby Reed in <em>Scream 4<\/em> and <em>Scream VI<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Paquin echoed that sentiment, writing: \u201cIt\u2019s not a coincidence that so many former, specifically pre-sexualized female, child \u2018stars\u2019 have profoundly sad lives and untimely ends,\u201d she continued on Instagram. \u201cWe were not as protected by the \u2018systems\u2019 that look great on paper, as we are supposed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018Scream\u2019 alum Rose McGowan pays tribute to #HaydenPanettiere on Instagram:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in Power Hayden Panettiere. Don\u2019t put kids in show business. None of this is normal. May her spirit be free of those who orchestrated.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/NKsWJ80KsT<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ghostface Got Bangs (@ghostfacebangs) August 21, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcUIQvrMdW8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRIP [Hayden Panettiere], [Michelle Trachtenberg], [Daveigh Chase] and too many others. It\u2019s a strange small club we belong to and you are worthy of support no matter how our industry made us feel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiterally DM me. I believe you and I will stand by your side. You aren\u2019t alone. Let\u2019s have each other\u2019s backs. It might make public disclosure less terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She later clarified that she was speaking \u201cvery specifically about the experience as a child on set that finds themselves prematurely a \u2018sex object\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not implying damage is not done outside of the context of entertainment,\u201d she said. \u201cBut that is a longer post for a different moment. Also I used the women\u2019s initials because I ran out of space. Nothing to be read into. Just logistics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having made her first on-screen appearance at 11 months old in a Playskool toy advert, Panettiere broke out as a child star in Disney\u2019s <em>Remember the Titans<\/em>, and went on to secure roles in<em> Ally McBeal, Raising Helen, Tiger Cruise, Racing Stripes, Ice Princess, Malcolm in the Middle <\/em>and <em>Bring It On: All or Nothing<\/em>, all before she turned 18.<\/p>\n<p>In her first statement since her daughter\u2019s death, Panettiere\u2019s mother, Lesley Vogel, recently spoke out against the actor\u2019s former partner, Brian Hickerson, who was said to be with her at the time of her death.<\/p>\n<p>Panettiere claimed in her recent memoir that he domestically abused her, something he acknowledged in an interview with\u00a0<em>TMZ\u00a0<\/em>in May, and Vogel expressed her \u201cconcern\u201d about his influence on her. Vogel and Panettiere had been estranged for some time before her death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis person in her life that we have been trying to get rid of for quite some time was with her at her death, and that was Brian Hickerson,\u201d Vogel told\u00a0<em>NBC News<\/em>\u00a0on Tuesday (August 18). \u201cThere is a lot of history in the past that Brian has enabled Hayden many times and this is why her father and I had been concerned for a long time about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discussing her daughter, she said: \u201cI think Hayden was an amazingly talented person in so many departments and I think young people who grow up in the entertainment industry \u2014 it is a struggle and it\u2019s a very challenging industry and it\u2019s not unusual for them to sadly find the wrong path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tributes have poured in from the entertainment industry since Hayden Panettiere\u2019s passing, with\u00a0<em>Heroes<\/em> co-star Sendhil Ramamurthy recalling how she supported 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death<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/houghton-festival@2000x1270-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/houghton-festival@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Tributes paid as woman found dead at Houghton Festival named as Ibiza DJ Santanna Oush<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Hayden Panettiere\u2019s tragic death has triggered conversations about the lack of protections offered to child stars, with Rose McGowan, Anna Paquin and more calling for tighter regulations.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Hayden Panettiere\u2019s \u2018Heroes\u2019 character Claire Bennet is an underrated sci-fi icon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Friday (August 21), both McGowan and Paquin shared moving tributes to the late actress, who died at age 36, while each taking aim at the \u201cprofoundly sad\u201d treatment of child actors.<\/p>\n<p>Famous for her roles in <em>Heroes<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Nashville<\/em>, and the\u00a0<em>Scream<\/em>\u00a0franchise, Panettiere died in her home in South Carolina on August 16. Her death was announced by her father Skip, who described her as \u201can incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her\u201d. An official cause of death has not been disclosed, but\u00a0911 dispatch audio revealed medical personnel were treating her for a \u201csuspected overdose\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in Power Hayden Panettiere. Don\u2019t put kids in show business,\u201d McGowan urged on social media. \u201cNone of this is normal. May her spirit be free of those who orchestrated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGowan is a fellow alum of the <em>Scream<\/em> franchise, having portrayed Tatum Riley in the 1996 original before Panettiere starred as Kirby Reed in <em>Scream 4<\/em> and <em>Scream VI<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Paquin echoed that sentiment, writing: \u201cIt\u2019s not a coincidence that so many former, specifically pre-sexualized female, child \u2018stars\u2019 have profoundly sad lives and untimely ends,\u201d she continued on Instagram. \u201cWe were not as protected by the \u2018systems\u2019 that look great on paper, as we are supposed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018Scream\u2019 alum Rose McGowan pays tribute to #HaydenPanettiere on Instagram:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in Power Hayden Panettiere. Don\u2019t put kids in show business. None of this is normal. May her spirit be free of those who orchestrated.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/NKsWJ80KsT<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ghostface Got Bangs (@ghostfacebangs) August 21, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcUIQvrMdW8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRIP [Hayden Panettiere], [Michelle Trachtenberg], [Daveigh Chase] and too many others. It\u2019s a strange small club we belong to and you are worthy of support no matter how our industry made us feel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiterally DM me. I believe you and I will stand by your side. You aren\u2019t alone. Let\u2019s have each other\u2019s backs. It might make public disclosure less terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She later clarified that she was speaking \u201cvery specifically about the experience as a child on set that finds themselves prematurely a \u2018sex object\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not implying damage is not done outside of the context of entertainment,\u201d she said. \u201cBut that is a longer post for a different moment. Also I used the women\u2019s initials because I ran out of space. Nothing to be read into. Just logistics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having made her first on-screen appearance at 11 months old in a Playskool toy advert, Panettiere broke out as a child star in Disney\u2019s <em>Remember the Titans<\/em>, and went on to secure roles in<em> Ally McBeal, Raising Helen, Tiger Cruise, Racing Stripes, Ice Princess, Malcolm in the Middle <\/em>and <em>Bring It On: All or Nothing<\/em>, all before she turned 18.<\/p>\n<p>In her first statement since her daughter\u2019s death, Panettiere\u2019s mother, Lesley Vogel, recently spoke out against the actor\u2019s former partner, Brian Hickerson, who was said to be with her at the time of her death.<\/p>\n<p>Panettiere claimed in her recent memoir that he domestically abused her, something he acknowledged in an interview with\u00a0<em>TMZ\u00a0<\/em>in May, and Vogel expressed her \u201cconcern\u201d about his influence on her. Vogel and Panettiere had been estranged for some time before her death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis person in her life that we have been trying to get rid of for quite some time was with her at her death, and that was Brian Hickerson,\u201d Vogel told\u00a0<em>NBC News<\/em>\u00a0on Tuesday (August 18). \u201cThere is a lot of history in the past that Brian has enabled Hayden many times and this is why her father and I had been concerned for a long time about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discussing her daughter, she said: \u201cI think Hayden was an amazingly talented person in so many departments and I think young people who grow up in the entertainment industry \u2014 it is a struggle and it\u2019s a very challenging industry and it\u2019s not unusual for them to sadly find the wrong path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tributes have poured in from the entertainment industry since Hayden Panettiere\u2019s passing, with\u00a0<em>Heroes<\/em> co-star Sendhil Ramamurthy recalling how she supported \u201cmistreated\u201d background actors and \u201cknew every crew member\u2019s name\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are experiencing domestic violence you can contact the\u00a0National Domestic Abuse\u00a0helpline on 0808 2000 247.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/rose-mcgowan-and-anna-paquin-call-for-greater-protections-for-child-stars-while-paying-tribute-to-hayden-panettiere-3964100&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-hayden-pattentire.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Rose McGowan and Anna Paquin call for greater protections for child stars while paying tribute to Hayden Panettiere &#8220;It\u2019s not a coincidence that so many former, specifically pre-sexualized female, child \u2018stars\u2019 have profoundly sad lives and untimely ends&#8221; By Poppy Burton 22nd August 2026 Hayden Panettiere, 2005. 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