{
  "id": 1809746,
  "title": "Hayden Panettiere ‘Stuck Up for Background Actors When They Were Mistreated’ on ‘Heroes’ Set and ‘Knew Every Crew Members Name’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/hayden-panettiere-stuck-up-for-background-actors-when-they-were",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T22:05:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/hayden-panettiere-defended-mistreated-background-actors-heroes-set-1236837264/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hayden Panettiere “stuck up for background actors when they were mistreated” on the “Heroes” set and “knew every crew members name,” her co-star Sendhil Ramamurthy lovingly remembered in a social media tribute to the late actor. Panettiere died on Aug. 16 at the age of 36. “Heroes” marked one of her most prolific TV series. She starred […]",
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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."
}