Hollywood calls for child actor protections after Hayden Panettiere's death

Hayden Panettiere, who began her acting career at age four, died at 36, shocking the entertainment industry. Her death prompted fellow former child stars Anna Paquin, Christy Carlson Romano and Melissa Gilbert to publicly call for stronger protections for child actors in Hollywood. All three drew on their own early-career experiences to argue that the lack of systemic safeguards frequently ends in tragedy.

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