Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Breaking News › Hayden Panettiere dead at 36
Breaking News

Hayden Panettiere dead at 36

Hayden Panettiere dead at 36
Fox News Monday 17 August 2026, 03:12 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

"Nashville" actress Hayden Panettiere died, her representative confirmed to Fox News Digital. She was 36.Circumstances surrounding her death were not immediately made available. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden.

"Nashville" actress Hayden Panettiere died, her representative confirmed to Fox News Digital. She was 36.

Circumstances surrounding her death were not immediately made available.

"It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her – and to the millions who watched her onscreen," her rep said in a statement provided to ABC.

Fox News Digital's Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report. 

This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.

Hayden Panettiere (PERSON) Nashville (LOCATION) Fox News Digital (ORG) Hayden (PERSON) ABC.Fox News Digital's (ORG) Christina Dugan Ramirez (PERSON)
Originally published by Fox News Read original →

Related Stories

Ralph Carr in ‘living hell’ after being convicted of rape, Victorian court hears

Lawyer for the entertainment industry and AFL figure says his career is ‘destroyed’ following convictionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEntertainment industry and AFL figure Ralph Carr says he is in “living hell” and has been “destroyed” after being convicted of rape, a Victorian court has heard. Carr was convicted of two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault after a trial in the county court of...

The Guardian World 1h ago

Alan Jones allegedly kissed young man in wardrobe of James Packer’s personal suite at Crown Towers, court hears

Former 2GB and 2UE radio broadcaster is facing 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guiltyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlan Jones allegedly kissed his driver, a young man, inside a walk-in wardrobe in James Packer’s personal suite at the Crown Towers hotel in Melbourne, a court has been told. Complainant C said he and a friend went for a drink in Jones’s room when they...

The Guardian World 1h ago

US actress Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36 - reports

Sky News 1h ago

Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears

Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds one section of report includes links to academic articles that do not exist, but authors deny the references were made up by AIFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe authors of a report testing the technology underpinning Australia’s social media ban have conceded ChatGPT was used in editing, but denied a number of citation errors in the report were due to AI hallucinations. The...

The Guardian World 1h ago