{"id":339121,"date":"2026-05-22T23:24:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=339121"},"modified":"2026-05-22T23:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:54:55","slug":"hayden-panettiere-on-why-she-kept-names-out-of-her-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/hayden-panettiere-on-why-she-kept-names-out-of-her-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Panettiere On Why She Kept Names Out Of Her Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Actress <strong>Hayden Panettiere<\/strong> has set Hollywood ablaze over the previous few weeks after teasing parts of her explosive memoir, \u201cThis Is Me: A Reckoning.\u201d In response to previous reports from The Blast, the mother of 1 wrote about painful moments she encountered during her profession, including one where a really famous Oscar-winning actor and director exposed himself to her. In one other a part of the book, the \u201cBring It On\u201d performer recalled being placed in bed next to a unadorned, famous singer. Panettiere kept the boys\u2019s names out of her book, prompting social media users to invest about whom she is likely to be referring to. Despite that, Panettiere explained in a recent interview that the book had nothing to do with airing people\u2019s dirty laundry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hayden Panettiere on New Memoir and Daughter\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7E0FfzgcT4M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Speaking with Tamron Hall on her daytime talk show, Panettiere answered the previous \u201cToday Show\u201d host\u2019s questions on whether she left names out of the book for legal reasons. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI desired to tell my stories without dragging anyone else within the mud, through the mud,\u201d she said, adding that she was cognizant about what could have happened had she used real names. \u201cAs much as I need to call people out, this remains to be an industry that I actually have to exist in.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- TargetVideo video matching --><\/p>\n<p>In response to Panettiere, writing about her experiences was more for her than anybody else. \u201cPeople should not readily willing to confess to what they did,\u201d she said before addressing the claims that she can have written concerning the aforementioned stories for attention and book sales. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t make a story like that up simply to sell a book. Sorry, been doing this too long,\u201d she said. \u201cThis has nothing to do with that.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hayden-panettiere-admits-that-she-didn-t-want-to-be-sued-by-very-p-ssed-off-famous-people\">Hayden Panettiere Admits That She Didn\u2019t Want To Be Sued By \u2018Very P-ssed-Off Famous People\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xavier Collin\/Image Press Agency\/MEGA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Panettiere shared more about her decision to omit the names of the famous men she alleged had wronged her in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/hayden-panettiere-memoir-this-is-me-revelations-interview-1236595397\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Panettiere said mentioning the boys directly \u201cwas a foul search for them\u201d before echoing her earlier sentiments. \u201cThey\u2019re people I could run into again. I didn\u2019t need to put myself in that position,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>Adding to it, the \u201cNashville\u201d actress acknowledged that while these experiences \u201chappened an extended time ago,\u201d naming them could cause issues for her down the road. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 it was to guard me and my company from being sued by some very p-ssed-off famous people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hayden-panettiere-said-an-award-winning-actor-exposed-his-private-area-to-her\">Hayden Panettiere Said An Award-Winning Actor Exposed His Private Area To Her<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=960,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hayden-Panettiere-3-768x960.jpg\" alt=\"Hayden Panettiere at Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's 'Blonde'\" class=\"wp-image-672045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=819,height=1024,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hayden-Panettiere-3-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=960,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hayden-Panettiere-3-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=240,height=300,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hayden-Panettiere-3-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hayden-Panettiere-3-scaled.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xavier Collin\/Image Press Agency\/MEGA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In her memoir, Panettiere wrote a few troubling experience she had as a young woman surrounded by powerful Hollywood men. <\/p>\n<p>In response to The Blast, Panettiere was interacting with the boys, who she described as of their 40s and 50s, and said she felt them eyeing her. <\/p>\n<p>As she left the event, that\u2019s when a well-respected Oscar winner grabbed her and told her he had a \u201cbig wad of gum on his pants.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>When Panettiere looked down, she noticed that the gentleman\u2019s testicles were hanging out of his pants. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-panettiere-recalls-being-placed-in-bed-with-a-naked-famous-man\">Panettiere Recalls Being Placed In Bed With A Naked, Famous Man<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1095\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=1095,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haydenpanettiere1-788x1095.jpg\" alt=\"Hayden Panettiere posing on the red carpet.\" class=\"wp-image-801491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1106,height=1536,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haydenpanettiere1-1106x1536.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=1095,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haydenpanettiere1-788x1095.jpg 788w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=595,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/haydenpanettiere1-428x595.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In one other section of her book, Panettiere reflected on being placed in bed with a unadorned, famous man when she was 18 by someone she trusted. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe proven fact that I used to be 18, although I\u2019d lived such an enormous life and I believed I used to be oh so mature at 18 \u2026 scientifically, your frontal lobes don\u2019t develop until we\u2019re what, 25, 26?\u201d she said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t able to being fully aware of what was happening around me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Panettiere called the moment \u201cshocking,\u201d adding that she eventually escaped the room and hid for the remaining of the night. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat lion in me, that fireplace in me \u2026 my hair stood on end and I became ferocious,\u201d she said. \u201cI used to be like, \u2018This is just not happening.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-panettiere-wrote-about-being-fired-for-speaking-about-postpartum-depression\">Panettiere Wrote About Being Fired For Speaking About Postpartum Depression<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=512,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hayden-Panettiere-4-768x512.jpeg\" alt=\"Hayden Panettiere 4\" class=\"wp-image-185722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1300,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hayden-Panettiere-4.jpeg 1300w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=683,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hayden-Panettiere-4-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=512,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hayden-Panettiere-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=200,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hayden-Panettiere-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=150,height=100,fit=crop,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hayden-Panettiere-4-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=150,quality=75,gravity=auto,metadata=none,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hayden-Panettiere-4.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere in her book, Panettiere revealed that she was fired from Neutrogena, the favored skincare brand, after speaking publicly about her postpartum depression. <\/p>\n<p>In response to Panettiere, the corporate decided to part ways together with her, citing a violation of its morality clause. <\/p>\n<p>Panettiere went on to say that she was confused by the corporate\u2019s decision to fireplace her, saying, \u201c\u2026 all of the things that individuals representing your organization have done, the thing that you simply\u2019re going to say is just not allowed, and that breaks the morality clause, is speaking about my postpartum depression?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress said that speaking about her postpartum had nothing to do with whether she was misrepresenting the brand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not an ethical thing, that\u2019s only a scientific thing. That\u2019s not even legal. You can not legally fire any individual for having postpartum depression. It\u2019s not a alternative I made. It wasn\u2019t my fault. In order that one blew my mind,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Hayden Panettiere has set Hollywood ablaze over the previous few weeks after teasing parts of her explosive memoir, \u201cThis Is Me: A Reckoning.\u201d In response to previous reports from The Blast, the mother of 1 wrote about painful moments she encountered during her profession, including one where a really famous Oscar-winning actor and director [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":339122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[2634,16663,3820,29422],"class_list":["post-339121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-book","tag-hayden","tag-names","tag-panettiere"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339121"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":339124,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339121\/revisions\/339124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}