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Hollywood Star Shares 'Shocking' Moment She Was Put Into Bed with 'Very Famous Man' at 18 Years of Age
Panettiere says she escaped and hid on the boat after being taken by surprise with an undressed, very famous man at 18.
On Monday, Hayden Panettiere detailed a "shocking" encounter on the "On Purpose with Jay Shetty" podcast, claiming she was coerced into a room with an "undressed" and "very famous" man when she was 18 years old.
Panettiere claimed she was led into the situation by a person she had "grown to trust and see as a protector" down stairs into a "very small" room on the boat, where she felt "in danger."
The man acted "like this was just an average day for him," while Panettiere said she tapped into "that lion in me, that fire in me" and became "ferocious," declaring, "This is not happening."
Panettiere details this experience in her upcoming memoir, "This Is Me: A Reckoning," releasing May 19, noting she was not "capable of being fully aware of what was going on around me" at 18.
Her estranged mother, Lesley Vogel, called it "interesting timing" for the 36-year-old to share the news, though Panettiere noted it is "better late than never" to disclose that part of her life.