Hayden Panettiere is a well-known American actress and singer. She rose to fame as ‘Claire Bennet’ on NBC’s superhero series, Heroes, and as ‘Kirby Reed’ in the slasher horror franchise, Scream. However, she has recently been in the headlines for allegedly ‘abandoning’ her 11-year-old daughter, Kaya. Now, the actress has reacted to what happened back then.
Hayden Panettiere reacts to the claims alleging she abandoned her daughter
Hayden Panettiere recently sat down for a conversation with Jay Shetty on his podcast, On Purpose, on May 11, 2026 (ET). During the conversation, the actress talked about several topics under the sun, including the recent claims about her “abandoning” the 11-year-old when she signed over custody to ex-fiance, Wladimir Klitschko, in 2018 amid struggles with postpartum depression and addiction, which she now alleges that “couldn’t be further from the truth.”
