Panettiere Slowed on Final Film as Health Fades, Co-Star Reveals
Hayden Panettiere’s Sleepwalker co-star Lori Tan Chinn says the late actor moved more slowly on set due to serious health problems in the months before her death, described as an apparent overdose. Friends cited back pain and mobility issues, while others noted she was lonely and struggling during filming. An autopsy found no trauma, and police indicated no foul play as the Greenville County investigation continues. Panettiere had reportedly reconnected with ex Brian Hickerson two weeks before she died, with him on the scene upon her passing.