{
  "id": 1423591,
  "title": "Hayden Panettiere opened up about motherhood and addiction months before her death at 36",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/hayden-panettiere-opened-up-about-motherhood-and-addiction-months",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:25:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/hayden-panettiere-dead-at-36-heroes-nashville-depression-alcoholism-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hayden Panettiere, the 36-year-old actress, has passed away, her representative announced to ABC News. In her memoir released in May, the \"Heroes\" star opened up about her battles with postpartum depression and alcoholism following the birth of her daughter in 2014. Panettiere admitted that after giving birth, she felt as though her soul was dead, describing the feelings as a total blackout of emotion. To cope, she resorted to alcohol, stating that the first thing she thought of when she woke up was alcohol, not her child, job, or life. In 2018, Panettiere transferred full custody of her daughter to her father, Wladimir Klitschko, believing it was in her daughter's best interest.",
  "summary": "Hayden Panettiere released her memoir in May, detailing her postpartum struggles and battle with alcoholism after giving birth to her daughter in 2014.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}