{"id":7959,"date":"2026-08-19T13:05:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=7959"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:05:53","slug":"evan-rachel-wood-warns-against-children-hollywood-after-hayden-panettiere-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/08\/19\/evan-rachel-wood-warns-against-children-hollywood-after-hayden-panettiere-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Evan Rachel Wood warns against children in Hollywood after Hayden Panettiere\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former child star Evan Rachel Wood has paid tribute to Hayden Panettiere<\/a> while issuing a stark warning against parents allowing their children to act in Hollywood.<\/span><\/p>\n

Panettiere died at age 36 after suffering cardiac arrest at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina<\/a> on Sunday, August 16. Her on-and-off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson<\/a> and his brother Zach were present at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

The authorities have since confirmed there were no signs of foul play or physical trauma. The cause and manner of death are yet to be determined as further investigation is ongoing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While Panettiere was best known for her roles in Heroes<\/a> and Nashville<\/a>, her mother, Lesley Vogel, took her to an audition when she was less than a year old. By four, she had a recurring role on the soap One Life to Live.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Panettiere was candid about the struggles she faced in the Hollywood system<\/a> and the strained relationship with her mother, opening up in her May 2026 memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although they never starred alongside one another, Evan Rachel Wood has also spoken about the pressure and systemic issues that come with acting from such a young age, having taken on roles from the age of around five.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In an Instagram Story, the actress and singer shared photos of Panettiere alongside other former child stars who recently died, Michelle Trachtenberg and Daveigh Chase.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alongside this, Wood wrote, \u201cI think of the Tori Amos lyric, ‘She’s been everybody else’s girl, maybe one day she’ll be her own’…\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat becomes of a young girl who is spread thin for the whole world before she even knows herself yet? What are the choices they might make to re-evert a sense of control over their lives and identities? How many more women must die after we\u2019ve discarded them for not being so cute and malleable anymore?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Evan Rachel Wood posted on IG about Hayden Panettiere. \ud83d\udc94 pic.twitter.com\/Xg5kzeuAIW<\/a><\/p>\n

— \ud83e\udd8b Manson Infowars \ud83d\udc96 \u2728 (@MansonInfoWars) August 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n