Hollywood stars have gathered to pay their respects to Hayden Panettiere at her memorial this weekendCredit: GettyHayden’s Nashville co-star Connie Britton was one of 150 people to attend the eventCredit: �Lionsgate
Hayden’s former co-star Connie Britton was seen arriving at the memorial in Malibu, California, who reportedly had a special role at the service.
According to TMZ, Connie delivered a speech at the wake in addition to fellow Nashville cast member Charles Esten.
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Furthermore, Charles is said to have performed one of Hayden’s character’s song from the hit US show, as fellow Nashville alumni Lennon Stella and Jonathan Jackson watched on.
Connie reportedly gave a speech at the service where white doves were released outside the churchCredit: Channel 4Ruby Rose was another star in attendance who called Hayden her ‘best friend’ days prior in an emotional red carpet momentCredit: Getty
Doves were reportedly released outside of the ceremony, with TMZ claiming a photo of a bikini-clad Hayden smiling on a boat was chosen for the order of service, bearing the line: “Honoring the life & legacy [of] Hayden Panettiere. 8.21.89 – 8.16.26.”
The outlet further states that the memorial for the late star was attended by 150 people in total and was organised by Hayden’s family including her dad Skip Panettiere.
Hayden’s ex-fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, and their 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, were not photographed at the event.
Notably missing from proceedings was Hayden’s mum Lesley Vogel and her boyfriend Brian Hickerson, plus his brother Zach.
It was previously reported that the trio were not invited to the event.
However, TMZ reported that a source close to Lesley Vogel denied she was not invited, but admitted she did not attend due to a family emergency.
Hayden Panettiere’s mum was not present at the memorialCredit: GettyThe star’s on-and-off again boyfriend Brian Hickerson also didn’t attend the send-off to HaydenCredit: Rex
As The U.S. Sun reported, Hayden was found dead in a Greenville, South Carolina Airbnb on August 16, where she was staying with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian.
“Although my daughter and I were estranged, it was not for lack of care or love. It was due to the involvement of a toxic individual who I believe led to her death,” she said, pointing fingers at Brian.
“Hayden was a beautiful and talented young woman who unfortunately became involved with the wrong person, and although her family tried to extricate him from her life, we were unable to be successful.”
Brian and his brother have denied any involvement in Panettiere’s death.
Hayden’s loved ones had been weary of Brian’s presence in her life, after the couple first started dating in 2018.
He had been arrested multiple times for allegedly assaulting her, and even served jail time for the two felony counts, which included punching her in the past.
After a bitter standoff, Paramount Skydance and California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta have made progress in settlement talks that could push Hollywood’s massive merger over the finish line, people familiar with the matter said Friday.
The two sides have quietly been negotiating a truce to end the antitrust lawsuit brought by Bonta and 11 other Democratic state attorneys general — a legal volley that has threatened to derail Paramount’s $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
It’s not clear how close to a resolution the two sides are, but talks in recent days have been constructive, one of the knowledgeable sources said.
Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison is highly motivated to end the court battle with Bonta before Oct. 1, when his company will be obligated to make a higher payout — an extra $7 million a day — to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders on top of the $81 billion the company has already agreed to pay.
For weeks, Ellison and his team have been ratcheting up political heat on Bonta to abandon his lawsuit, including threatening to pull Paramount out of Hollywood — a scenario that has rattled state and local lawmakers who desperately want to bring film jobs back to Los Angeles, not lose thousands more.
Paramount declined to comment.
A spokesperson for Bonta’s office said in a statement: “Potential settlement talks are confidential. We cannot confirm or deny whether settlement talks are occurring or their alleged substance.”
Both sides have incentives to settle. Ellison, who has leaned on his family’s connections to President Trump and Washington Republicans, would like to avoid taking on more debt for the already highly leveraged deal. And he is eager to close the transaction and take the reins at Warner Bros. before the midterm elections.
Bonta has been on a winning streak with favorable rulings against the Trump administration and social media giant Meta, and he doesn’t want to overplay his hand or risk having his coalition of state attorneys fall apart.
Iraola’s preference is to name the team on the morning of the game and he saves the post-match debrief with his players for the day after the match.
There is a sense of pragmatism with his media interactions, too, after a situation where his comments to LFC TV following a pre-season friendly against Monaco were widely reported.
Iraola conceded Liverpool had run out of steam after 30 minutes and did not have the energy levels at the time to play with the intensity that he wants. It wasn’t meant to be a dig at his players – rather an admittance that they were working on building that intensity up.
But there is a realisation that at a club like Liverpool, every word you say can end up shared across social media and taken in a different way than you meant. That said, Iraola comes across as calm in his news conferences and open to discussion.
It is very much a case of Iraola adapting to the club as much as the other way round.
One of the main reasons they went for Iraola was his ability to develop young talent and the average age of Liverpool‘s players in the Premier League this season is 25.3 – only five teams have a lower average.
Youngsters like Rio Ngumoha, 18, Trey Nyoni, 19, and Koumas, 20, all started against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup and all three will play bigger roles this season than last.
Intensity is a buzzword under Iraola and that is a non-negotiable but he is already aware that, with such a brutal schedule, Liverpool will need to find ways to adapt and occasionally win games with a set-piece or an individual moment of brilliance.
Going into this weekend, they have made the most sprints in the Premier League but looked flat against Fulham last weekend in a goalless draw, less than 72 hours after beating Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
Sunday’s game against Bournemouth will be a fourth in 12 days and, after the international break, Liverpool have a spell of four games in 10 days. Between 11 October and 7 November, they will play nine times.
Iraola would no doubt have had a smile seeing Bournemouth win on their Europa League bow against Real Sociedad on Thursday, in the Basque region where he grew up.
Perhaps he will have a moment on the flight down from Liverpool on Saturday to think about how far he has come.
Liverpool haven’t exactly had a dream start under Iraola but they are yet to lose. Becoming a team that is hard to beat is undoubtedly a step in the right direction after 12 league losses last term, but as vice-captain Alisson said last week, draws aren’t good enough for Liverpool.
And Iraola, who is unbeaten in the Premier League since January across his two clubs, knows that a win on familiar territory on Sunday would be the perfect way to head into the international break.
Anne is said to have split from Andrew Parker Bowles after around four years of datingCredit: GC ImagesThe retired brigadier, 86, has never been photographed with Anne or spoken publicly about their relationshipCredit: Getty Images
Now the Daily Mail have alleged the TV presenter has called time on her relationship with Andrew, 86 – who still lives in the Cotswolds – after around four years of dating.
The publication reports that, when asked if she’d been going out with the retired brigadier, Anne replied: “I might have done.
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“It’s very difficult to talk about a relationship where part of it is owned by somebody else, so out of politeness I don’t talk about it.”
Anne and Andrew have never been photographed together and he’s never confirmed their relationship.
MICHAEL Jackson’s daughter Paris has released a moving song tribute on his 68th birthday with the icon’s voice on track.
The singer’s personal new song entitled The Breeze appears to include a private recording featuring the voice of her father.
Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris has released a moving song tribute on his 68th birthday with the icon’s voice on trackCredit: GettyAt the end of her single you can hear her father telling her he loves herCredit: PA
In the emotional audio, Michael can be heard telling his daughter: “Love you, Paris. I love you, Paris!”
A young Paris is then heard sweetly replying: “I love you.”
Paris has explained that her new tracks are not a demonstration of any kindCredit: Splash NewsParis has been open about missing her fatherCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
“It’s not a demonstration of any kind. It is a letter. It is a poem of the sonic variety.
“It is my honest experience – with love, loss, and para-social relationships vs a personal one.”
Fans flocked to comment and one wrote: “I love both tracks. Beautiful work.
Another added: “Daddy’s little girl.”
“Oh no, I’m not going to be able to listen,” said another fan.
A fourth wrote: “My eyes are red from crying so much I can’t this is so beautifullll.”
A fifth added: “I’m crying too!”
Paris is the only daughter of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe.
Beth Hackman receiving her clothes in Australia(Image: Beth Hackman/SWNS)
A British woman shipped 8kg of clothes from her wardrobe to Australia for £4 – using a Vinted hack.
Beth Hackman, 25, moved the 10,000 miles from Windsor in Berkshire to Sydney with her partner, Nathan Riley, 25, while travelling in the region from March 2026. The physiotherapist moved with just two large rucksacks worth of clothes, but realised she needed more.
Instead of spending a fortune buying new clothes or on shipping, she downloaded Vinted to see if she could see what her mum, Mel Belsdon, 49, was selling, as she was an avid poster on the app. She then realised she could ship the clothes for free as part of Vinted’s launch in Australia.
Beth FaceTimed her mum so she could buy four bundles of her own clothes for £1 each as her mum listed them, so they didn’t get nabbed by anyone else.
All four 2kg parcels, within the confines of Vinted’s weight limit, arrived within nine days.
Beth said: “It was such a good hack to discover! I could literally picture the clothes I wanted to wear in my wardrobe back home and really didn’t want to have to waste money on new ones.
“I had just redownloaded Vinted on my phone with its location now showing as Australia and it came up saying there was no shipping fees for packages from the UK.
“I couldn’t believe it was true and immediately worked with my mum to get it sorted.
“All my stuff ended up arriving just over a week later on my birthday, which was just perfect.”
Vinted has since removed the free shipping in Australia, with the average parcel now costing £1.50 ($3.03 AUS) to deliver.