{"id":5138,"date":"2026-08-20T01:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmpackz.com\/?p=5138"},"modified":"2026-08-20T01:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T01:50:15","slug":"hayden-panettieres-heartbreaking-reason-she-gave-up-custody-of-daughter-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmpackz.com\/?p=5138","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Panettiere\u2019s heartbreaking reason she gave up custody of daughter, 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-heading\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"heading col-sm-12 col-md-offset-0 col-md-12\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><\/h1>\n<nav id=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/\">Newsner<\/a>\u00bb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/celebrity\/\">Celebrity<\/a>\u00bb<\/li>\n<li>Hayden Panettiere&#8217;s heartbreaking reason she gave up custody of daughter, 11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-details\">\n<div class=\"author post-author vcard\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-main\">\n<div class=\"article-content-container\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094043\/haydenpanettiere-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094043\/haydenpanettiere-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094043\/haydenpanettiere-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094043\/haydenpanettiere-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094043\/haydenpanettiere.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Credit: Getty Images, Hayden Panettiere\/X\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Getty Images, Hayden Panettiere\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Actress Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36. She leaves behind her daughter, 11-year-old Kaya, whom she had with professional boxer Vladimir Klitschko. However, she gave up custody of her daughter, and there was one heartbreaking reason behind it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-140495329\" class=\"newsner-after_first_paragraph\">\n<div id=\"intext_198237_1_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actor Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36. He father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement that she was an \u201cincredible light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden, Skip Panettiere said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-54914fe7dfdbf17e81e9b0b52f69aeda\" class=\"newsner-54914fe7dfdbf17e81e9b0b52f69aeda newsner-incide_content_once\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hayden Panettiere began her life in show business at four years old, appearing in the cast of the popular US soap opera\u00a0<em>One Life to Live<\/em>. She did many roles as a child actor, gaining wider recognition when she starred alongside Denzel Washington in the 2000 sports drama\u00a0<em>Remember the Titans<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, she rose to wider fame starring as the cheerleader Claire Bennet in cult sci-fi series\u00a0<em>Heroes<\/em>. The show ran from 2006 to 2010.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-hayden-panettiere-dead-at-36\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hayden\u00a0<strong>Panettiere<\/strong>\u00a0dead at 36<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, her role as country singer Juliette Barnes in TV series\u00a0<em>Nashville<\/em>\u00a0earned her two Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-198251 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094040\/GettyImages-1423529825-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2117px) 100vw, 2117px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094040\/GettyImages-1423529825-scaled.jpg 2117w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094040\/GettyImages-1423529825-768x929.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094040\/GettyImages-1423529825-1270x1536.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094040\/GettyImages-1423529825-1694x2048.jpg 1694w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2117\" height=\"2560\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094040\/GettyImages-1423529825-scaled.jpg 2117w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094040\/GettyImages-1423529825-768x929.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094040\/GettyImages-1423529825-1270x1536.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094040\/GettyImages-1423529825-1694x2048.jpg 1694w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2117px) 100vw, 2117px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094040\/GettyImages-1423529825-scaled.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA \u2013 SEPTEMBER 13: Hayden Panettiere attends Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix\u2019s New Film \u201cBlonde\u201d at TCL Chinese Theatre on September 13, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, in her memoir\u00a0<em>This Is Me: A Reckoning<\/em>, Hayde Penattiere recalled the struggles growing up as a child actor, as well as the experiences she later faced with addiction, abuse, and recovery.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-88253959\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"intext_198237_2_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-9904c26af7563b2738c5bb0b0eb3337f\" class=\"newsner-9904c26af7563b2738c5bb0b0eb3337f newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May, speaking with CBS News, she recalled how her mother dragged along her \u201ceight-month-old baby into audition rooms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt went from there and progressed into 50 commercials by the time I was five\u2026 It just never stopped,\u201d Hayden explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panettiere is survived by her daughter, Kaya, with her ex-partner, Ukrainian former world heavyweight champion boxer Wladimir Klitschko.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-reason-why-hayden-panettiere-gave-up-custody-of-daughter-kaya\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The reason why Hayden Panettiere gave up custody of daughter Kaya<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hayden Panettiere is survived by her 11-year-old daughter, Kaya. After she was born, the actress suffered from postpartum depression as well as struggled with addiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Jay Shetty\u2019s podcast On Purpose, Panettiere spoke about the devastating decision of allowing Kaya\u2019s father, Klitchko, to regain full custody of their daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot being under the same roof with her every day has been the most gut-wrenching experience of my life, and it\u2019s hard to describe the layers of emotion\u2014including sadness, resentment, and anger\u2014I\u2019ve felt because of it,\u201d she wrote in her memoir.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-198250 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094034\/haydenwladimirkaya.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1740px) 100vw, 1740px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094034\/haydenwladimirkaya.png 1740w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094034\/haydenwladimirkaya-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094034\/haydenwladimirkaya-1536x1181.png 1536w\" alt=\"Credit, Hayden Panettiere\/X\" width=\"1740\" height=\"1338\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094034\/haydenwladimirkaya.png 1740w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094034\/haydenwladimirkaya-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094034\/haydenwladimirkaya-1536x1181.png 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1740px) 100vw, 1740px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/17094034\/haydenwladimirkaya.png\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit, Hayden Panettiere\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI grieve that I\u2019m not the mother I thought I\u2019d be and definitely not the mother I want to be (trust me, no one should ever have to raise a child on FaceTime), and although I miss Kaya so much my heart aches, I know how blessed I am to be her mom,\u201d Panettiere continued. \u201cShe is the greatest gift of my life, with all the best parts of her father and me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The now-late actress added, \u201cShe didn\u2019t ask to be born into the limelight or my chaos, and she didn\u2019t get to choose her parents. I want her to have every choice that I didn\u2019t, including the ability to live a private life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Newsner\u00bb Celebrity\u00bb Hayden Panettiere&#8217;s heartbreaking reason she gave up custody of daughter, 11 Credit: Getty Images, Hayden Panettiere\/X Actress Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36. 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