Movie Stars

Hayden Panettiere spoke lovingly about her daughter in one of her final interviews ... hoping her child would someday understand their many years apart.

The actress opened up to parenting magazine Momé in July -- just weeks before her death -- recalling the traumatic birth of her now-11-year-old daughter, Kaya, and the painful custody decision that followed.

Hayden said she nearly died when she gave birth to Kaya in December 2014 ... she needed seven blood transfusions and three hours of surgery.

Hayden Panettiere's on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson told us she was the textbook "Sunday girl" when we last talked to him ... and three months later she was found dead on a Sunday in an apartment linked to him.

Brian sat down with TMZ's Charlie Neff back in May -- Hayden had a new memoir out at the time -- and it's interesting to look back at the conversation in the wake of Hayden's sudden death.

Hayden and Brian started dating in 2018, and he held their relationship in high regard ... telling us Hayden "is the sweetest thing in the world."

Brian put it like this ... "It's not about who you spend Saturday night with, it's about who you spend all Sunday with, and Hayden Panettiere is a Sunday girl."

Thousands showed up to celebrate Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson becoming a Disney Legend ... and they wound up serving as his daughter's birthday choir.

The Rock was midway through an emotional acceptance speech Sunday at D23 in Anaheim, CA, when he spotted Simone Johnson in the audience and turned his attention to their own Disney history.

The proud dad recalled taking Simone to the Mouse House when she was just 5 years old and having breakfast with the princesses ... then pointed out his eldest daughter had just turned 25.

Hayden Panettiere's final Instagram post was a 15-year-old memory ... and the man beside her in the throwback snap tells TMZ he was surprised to see it resurface.

Director and photographer Randall Slavin is the man in the photo, and he tells TMZ ... the black-and-white pic was not recent -- it was taken about 15 years ago at a party inside a friend's home.

He says he recently stumbled across the image on an old hard drive and texted it to Hayden ... but had no idea she planned to share it publicly and was surprised when it was posted on her page on July 27.

Amid Hayden Panettiere's suspected drug overdose death, the fire department and coroner's office raced to the scene -- and TMZ obtained photos of the emergency response.

In one photo, you can see a fire truck parked and multiple ambulances outside the Greenville, South Carolina residence where Hayden took her last breaths.

In another pic, you can see the Greenville County coroner's truck stopped in front of the same building.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ ... Hayden's body was found Sunday inside an apartment by a friend, who then called 911 to report that the actress was unresponsive and in cardiac arrest.

Hayden Panettiere was looking forward to a fresh start just three months before her death ... saying she felt she had "a lot more life to live."

Hayden made the heartbreaking comment on Jay Shetty's "On Purpose" podcast in May ... telling him she felt like she had finally shaken off the darkness and negativity that followed her for years.

Asked what she would call her next chapter after releasing her memoir, "This Is Me: A Reckoning," Hayden said she wasn't ready to name it ... but felt one door had closed and another had opened.

Hayden Panettiere's death sent shockwaves through Hollywood ... and several of her former co-stars are sharing their reactions ... and it's emotional.

Friends and fans flooded social media with messages, including several actors from the 'Scream' franchise -- Hayden's a fan favorite in the slasher flicks.

As we told you ... Hayden was found dead inside a South Carolina residence on Sunday ... and an emergency call was made for an "unresponsive female" in "cardiac arrest." Police say there were no initial signs of foul play and the circumstances surrounding Hayden's death did not appear to be suspicious.

Former actor Dillon Freasier was only 10 years old when he was cast to play H.W. Plainview, aka Little H.W., in the 2007 western/drama film "There Will Be Blood."

Dillon hit the big screen with fellow actors Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano.

The Fab Four are back on Abbey Road ... well, sort of.

Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan were spotted recreating The Beatles' legendary Abbey Road album cover, giving fans a first look at the actors stepping into the shoes of the iconic band.

Dickinson is portraying John Lennon, Mescal is playing Paul McCartney, Quinn is George Harrison and Keoghan is Ringo Starr in the highly anticipated Beatles film project.

Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun kicked off their weekend by having some fun under the sun during a yacht escape off Mallorca.

Check out the pics -- the lovebirds jetted off to a massive superyacht on Friday ... just to jet-ski away on the stunning Mediterranean waters. Sydney showed off her beach buns in a cheeky blue swimsuit and kept her top covered with a rash guard.

The music exec matched her with a light blue top of his own ... pairing it with blue swim trunks and a baseball cap.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph is dragging her landlord to court … claiming she rented a luxury home for $17K a month … only to have to deal with pests and plumbing issues ... TMZ has learned.

The Oscar-winning actress is suing a leasing company, 421 NRD LLC, claiming its $5+ million rental turned into a nightmare with a whole host of problems.

Da’Vine said she leased a high-end 5-bedroom, 6-bathroom, 4,452-square-foot home in Los Angeles for $17,000 per month in September 2024.

Renée Zellweger's used to crafting a character ... but it looks like she's a master at crafting pottery, too!

We've obtained pics of the actress -- clad in a white shirt and baseball cap -- hanging out Thursday with her boyfriend, Ant Anstead, at the Sawdust Festival in Long Beach ... and she got hands-on with some arts and crafts.

The annual summer art festival brought out Renée's creative side ... because she grabbed an apron and sat down to throw some pottery -- while her man cheered her.

Matthew McConaughey learned fame has its perks ... but apparently Jennifer Lopez's fame has even better ones.

The actor revealed on Thursday's episode of Josh Horowitz's "Happy Sad Confused" podcast that name-dropping J Lo once got him out of a "major, major mess" during a late-night police stop in Mexico.

Matthew says he was driving a nice truck way down south when officers pulled him over ... and he quickly realized the "gringo" behind the wheel had caught their attention.

American actress Maxine Bahns was in her mid 20s when she played Hope -- the graduate student working at bar who marries a NYC taxi driver -- in the 1996 rom-com film "She's the One."

Maxine hit the big screen with Ed Burns, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston and Michael McGlone.

Michael Shannon is a married man again ... tying the knot with photographer Christy Bush in Georgia.

The actor and Bush got hitched in Athens earlier this month after obtaining a marriage license July 27, according to Page Six. The outlet reports the ceremony took place in Christy's hometown, with famous friends and other entertainment industry figures reportedly in attendance.

It's unclear when Michael and Christy began dating or got engaged, though they have been spotted together several times over the past year. The couple visited Georgia's Pasaquan art compound in October 2025.

Russell Westbrook just closed the book on his legendary NBA career in the most Hollywood way possible.

The 37-year-old former MVP posted an emotional video on social media on Wednesday, titled “The Museum of Unspoken Answers,” narrated by his buddy Michael B. Jordan.

The clip begins with Russ walking through a gallery of his greatest hits, from thunderous dunks to triple-doubles ... and a gang of other career highlights.

Westbrook captioned the clip ... “Sometimes you don’t even know when you’ve already watched the end. You had to be there. And now it’s over.”