Hayden Panettiere Details Yacht Encounter With British Singer-Songwriter at 18 in New Memoir
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Updated · BuzzFeed · May 19
Hayden Panettiere Details Yacht Encounter With British Singer-Songwriter at 18 in New Memoir
3 articles · Updated · BuzzFeed · May 19
Summary
Panettiere says her memoir identifies the man from the yacht incident only as a famous British singer-songwriter in his 30s, adding that the encounter happened on a celebrity-filled superyacht.
A trusted female friend allegedly led the 18-year-old into a small room and put her beside an undressed man, prompting what Panettiere described as an immediate survival response before she fled and hid on the boat.
In the book's "Trust" chapter, she writes that the betrayal by someone she saw as a protector left her feeling used and treated "like a call girl."
The account expands on remarks she made last week on Jay Shetty's podcast and fits a broader memoir rollout that also includes other unnamed industry figures.
Panettiere told The Hollywood Reporter on May 14 she withheld names to avoid legal risk and future encounters with "very pissed-off famous people."