Hayden Panettiere Recalls Being Placed in Traumatic Situation Aboard a Boat at Age 18
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Deirdre Durkan
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Summary
Hayden Panettiere, 36, revealed on Jay Shetty's podcast that she was placed in a traumatic situation at age 18 aboard a boat, where a friend led her to a room with an older, "very famous" undressed man and she was told to perform sexual acts. The experience is detailed in her upcoming memoir "This Is Me: A Reckoning."
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Hayden Panettiere is reflecting on a traumatic experience from her late teens.
The actress, 36, discussed a chapter from her upcoming memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, in which she recounts being placed in an uncomfortable and frightening situation aboard a boat when she was 18.
Hayden Panettiere detailed a "shocking" experience during a new podcast interview, recalling being placed in bed next to an “undressed” and “very famous” man while aboard a boat at 18.
