Hayden Panettiere Denies 'Abandonment' Claims, Says Custody Decision Was 'Incredibly Difficult' Due to Mental Health Struggles
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Hannah Sacks
19d ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary
Hayden Panettiere addresses claims she 'abandoned' her daughter Kaya after giving up custody to ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko in 2018. On Jay Shetty's podcast, she calls the accusations 'heartbreaking' and explains the decision was incredibly difficult, driven by her struggles with mental health. She clarifies that the idea she would simply give away her child and be okay with it is far from the truth.
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The idea that anybody would think that I would just give away my child and be okay with it is heartbreaking.
Hayden Panettiere denies the claim that she 'abandoned' her daughter Kaya after giving up custody, calling the decision 'incredibly difficult' on an episode of Jay Shetty's 'On Purpose' podcast.
