Neutrogena shared a statement on Thursday addressing
, following days of backlash.
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In the wake of her death, many fans resurfaced comments Panettiere had made claiming the skincare company fired her in 2015 for speaking out about postpartum depression.
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We are proud to have partnered with her and understand that we made her feel unsupported during a very difficult time.
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This is not what Neutrogena stands for or who we want to be," the company wrote on social media.
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"Hayden's courage in sharing her challenges helped inspire important conversations and awareness.
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We are making a significant investment to a long-standing community health partner to help give more women access to the support they need, including care for postpartum depression," Neutrogena wrote.
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The company said it would share more details "when plans are in place.
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"Out of respect for Hayden's family and loved ones, we did not want to speak out so soon following her passing.
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Everyone at Neutrogena extends their deepest condolences to Hayden's family and all who loved her," the statement added.
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Panettiere, 36, died on Sunday in
.
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Authorities said emergency responders found her in cardiac arrest.
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Two sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News that the Drug Enforcement Administration is assisting in the investigation.
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Panettiere's acting career began in early childhood and spanned
, with starring roles in "Remember the Titans," "Heroes," "Bring It On," the "Scream" horror film franchise and more.
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Her role as country music singer Juliette Barnes in the TV drama "Nashville" earned her two Golden Globe nominations and a spot on the Billboard charts.
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She was open about some of her personal struggles, telling People magazine in 2022 about an addiction to opioids and alcohol that began in her teens.
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In , she entered a treatment facility for help with after giving birth to her daughter.
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In recent days, clips from a recent press tour interview for her memoir, "This Is Me: A Reckoning," addressing her firing from Neutrogena, were widely reshared, with some fans calling for a boycott of the company over its treatment of her.
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In a May episode of Jay Shetty's "On Purpose" podcast, Panettiere spoke candidly about what she was going through at the time, saying Neutrogena "was a huge part of my life," and that the paparazzi were also capturing "every moment," "all these gory moments."
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Then she referred back to an interview she gave in 2015 on "Live with Kelly and Michael" in which she'd spoken about postpartum depression as "something I can very much relate to ... and something I know a lot of women experience."
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She told Shetty, "Of all the things to, that they would fire me over, this was the last thing that I thought they would ever fire me over."
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Panettiere told Shetty that during the 2015 interview she "had no intention of or plan to talk about postpartum depression.
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It just came up, and I was just being honest.
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And never for a second did I think that anyone or care that anyone would have a bad reaction to it.
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"So when I got that call that Neutrogena wanted to fire me over that, and my representative at the time said, that's illegal, you can't do that.
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And even though, you know, she saved the day that year, I knew that that was gonna be it.
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That there was gonna be, I was not gonna be invited back the next year," she said.
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After being with the skincare brand for 10 years, Panettiere said, she recalled "not hearing a word from anybody.
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Not a 'great working with you for 10 years,' ... not a nice ... 'hope you're good, we wish you well.'
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"
"And I remember that really breaking my heart," she said.
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"I wouldn't change it for the world.
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I wouldn't take it back," she told Shetty.
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"But as I said, of all the things that I had been caught doing, that being the thing that that was where they drew the line, and it was immoral, was shocking to me.
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And it made me realize and understand exactly what people thought of women who experience postpartum depression and how misunderstood it is, how much stigma there is around it."
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