Hayden Panettiere’s Child-Star Tragedy; Bonta on Paramount ‘Playing Cute’
Hayden Panettiere worked in Hollywood since she was 11 months old, and by the time Heroes made her a household name at 16, she was already navigating the darker side of child stardom. The Wall Street Journal‘s Esther Zuckerman joins Elaine Low to reflect on Panettiere’s life, career and exploitation — including a top NBC exec kissing her on the lips when she was a teenager, and an Oscar winner who exposed himself — and the extreme emotional toll of growing up in front of the camera.
Then, California Attorney General Rob Bonta tells Elaine he is ready to talk to Paramount, a slight shift from…
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