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Hayden Panettiere dies at 36, child actor protections questioned
Hayden Panettiere died at 36 last Sunday, according to ABC News. Initial medical examiner reports indicate cardiac arrest, while police dispatchers mentioned resuscitation following a possible overdose. The potential role of drugs or alcohol remains unclear. Her death, along with those of Michelle Trachtenberg and Daveigh Chase, has reignited calls for better protection of child actors in the United States.