DEA Joins Investigation into Hayden Panettiere's Death Amidst Controversy

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DEA Joins Investigation into Hayden Panettiere's Death Amidst Controversy
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  1. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has joined the investigation into the recent death of actress Hayden Panettiere, who died of an apparent overdose on Sunday afternoon.

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    The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reportedly joined the investigation into the untimely death of actress Hayden Panettiere at the age of 36.

    ABC News

    Panettiere, 36, died Sunday at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina. The Drug Enforcement Administration is joining the investigation into the death of actress Hayden Panettiere, according to sources familiar with the matter. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

  2. Brian Hickerson, Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, was at the residence when she died and showed investigators a “bag of medication” that the actress had been taking at the time of her death. He said she was on nine medications.

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    At the time of her death, Panettiere had been with her boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother, Zach.

  3. Panettiere’s death comes several months after she released her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, in which she discussed the many struggles that plagued her going back to childhood. As Variety detailed at the time:

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    Panettiere, who died suddenly on Sunday at 36, wrote in her recent memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” about the lasting effects of an accident she suffered at 14 while filming the 2005 movie “Racing Stripes” in South Africa.

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  1. 01 NBC News

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  2. 02 ABC News

    Skin care, cosmetics, and hair care company Neutrogena addressed the controversy over its past partnership with the late actress Hayden Panettiere this week, specifically its decision not to renew Panettiere's contract as a global brand ambassador after she spoke out about her experience with postpartum depression more than a decade ago.

  3. 03 Breitbart

    According to 911 audio, Panettiere reportedly died after going into cardiac arrest during a possible overdose at her rented apartment in South Carolina, per the Daily Mail.

  4. 04 The Daily Wire

    The New York Times reported on Thursday that the DEA — which often works with local law enforcement to investigate drug-related incidents — would be assisting the Greenville Police Department in the same way that they had assisted the Los Angeles Police in investigating the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry.

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Lean Left DEA to Join Investigation Into Hayden Panettiere’s Death — NBC News
Lean Left Police seen at family home of men who were with Hayden Panettiere when she died — NBC News
Lean Left Neutrogena acknowledges Hayden Panettiere backlash after actress's death — ABC News
Lean Left Drug Enforcement Administration joins probe into Hayden Panettiere's death: Sources — ABC News
Right The DEA Joins Investigation into Hayden Panettiere's Death — Breitbart
Right Hayden Panettiere Death Probe Escalates As Feds Step In — The Daily Wire
Right Hayden Panettiere Said Bizarre Zebra Accident Left Her With Chronic Pain As Opioid Use Escalated — The Daily Wire