Actress Hayden Panettiere poses backstage during the 2012 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 11: Actress Hayden Panettiere speaks onstage during the 2012 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 15: Actress Hayden Panettiere attends the Entertainment Weekly & ABC-TV Up Front VIP Party at Dream Downtown on May 15, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Hayden Panettiere attends the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 02: Actress Hayden Panettiere attends the Super Bowl party sponsored by Lacoste and Mercedes-Benz at The Elms Mansion on February 2, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Omar Tobias Vega/Getty Images for Maxim)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JANUARY 13: Actress Hayden Panettiere arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 03: Actress Hayden Panettiere attends CMT Artists Of The Year 2013 on December 3, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JULY 27: Actress Hayden Panettiere arrives to the Disney ABC Television Group’s 2012 “TCA Summer Press Tour” on July 27, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – JULY 22: Actress Hayden Panettiere arrives at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheatre on July 22, 2012 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Actress Hayden Panettiere arrives at the pemiere of “Fireflies In The Garden” at the Pacific Theaters at the Grove on October 12, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 27: Actress Hayden Panettiere attends ABC News, Yahoo! News, Univision Pre-White House Correspondents Dinner cocktail reception at Washington Hilton on April 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Yahoo! News)
BOCHUM, GERMANY – MARCH 12: Hayden Panettiere and Vladimir Klitschko attend the Steiger Award 2011 at the Jahrhunderhalle on March 12, 2011 in Bochum, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 08: Hayden Panettiere attends the unveiling of Stuart Weitzman’s Young Hollywood Cares Collection in aid of ovarian cancer research during Fashion’s Night Out at Stuart Weitzman Boutique on September 8, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Alli Harvey/Getty Images for Stuart Weitzman)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JANUARY 12: Actress Hayden Panettiere attends the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 12, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
FRANKLIN, TN – DECEMBER 03: Hayden Panettiere attends the 2012 CMT “Artists Of The Year” Awardat The Factory At Franklin on December 3, 2012 in Franklin, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
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