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Hayden Panettiere's team considered intervention before actress's death, director reveals
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Hayden Panettiere's team considered intervention before actress's death, director reveals

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Director Griff Furst revealed that actress Hayden Panettiere's team considered an intervention before her death.
  • Panettiere died at age 36 in Greenville, South Carolina, with emergency services responding to a cardiac arrest call, possibly related to an overdose.
  • Furst, who worked with Panettiere on her last film, expressed his sorrow and noted her struggles with sobriety during production.

Director Griff Furst has revealed that Hayden Panettiere's team considered organizing an intervention for the actress before her death. Furst, who directed Panettiere in "A Breed Apart," one of her final films, maintained contact with her team after production wrapped.

"When we finished filming, I stayed in touch with her team, and it was eventually determined that she might need an intervention, so they asked me to participate. I said yes," Furst shared on Instagram. He clarified that he did not initiate the intervention, as it would not have been appropriate. The intervention, however, never materialized, at least to his knowledge.

When we finished filming, I stayed in touch with her team, and it was eventually determined that she might need an intervention, so they asked me to participate. I said yes.

— Griff FurstDirector of 'A Breed Apart,' explaining his involvement in discussions about an intervention for Hayden Panettiere.

Panettiere died on August 16 at the age of 36 in a Greenville, South Carolina apartment. Emergency services responded to a call reporting cardiac arrest, with a 911 audio recording later mentioning a possible overdose. Paramedics attempted resuscitation for over 40 minutes before she was pronounced dead.

Furst also addressed questions about Panettiere's on-again, off-again partner, Brian Hickerson, who was with her when she died. Furst stated he was not in South Carolina and could not comment on her final hours. His opinion of Hickerson is based solely on his observations during the filming of "A Breed Apart," where he saw someone struggling to maintain sobriety. "I did not go to South Carolina, I do not know what happened, but what I can say is my opinion, and it is based on what I saw on my own set: someone struggling to stay sober and who deserved better company around them than what I observed," he said.

I did not go to South Carolina, I do not know what happened, but what I can say is my opinion, and it is based on what I saw on my own set: someone struggling to stay sober and who deserved better company around them than what I observed.

— Griff FurstSharing his observations about Panettiere's struggles during the filming of 'A Breed Apart'.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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