- Former child star Anna Paquin has condemned the treatment of young female performers following the death of Heroes and Nashville actor Hayden Panettiere at the age of 36.
- Paquin, who won an Oscar at 11 for her role in The Piano, wrote on Instagram: “It’s not a coincidence that so many former, specifically pre-sexualized female, child ‘stars’ have profoundly sad lives and untimely ends.”
- She added: “We were not as protected by the ‘systems’ that look great on paper as we are supposed to be.”
- Paquin highlighted the untimely deaths of other former child actors, including Michelle Trachtenberg and Daveigh Chase.
- Actor Rose McGowan also spoke out against child acting following Panettiere's death, urging parents not to put children into show business.
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