The life of Hollywood big names is just as interesting as the dramas they star in if not more. Now we have heard of self-starring biographies but the ongoing show becoming your biography is something new. This news is what Hayden Panettiere, known for the country-music drama ‘Nashville’, is accusing the show’s writers of.
The 34-year-old actor has had a pretty dramatic life and as she worked on the show she thought if the story was about her. The singer is accusing the musical show’s writers of exploiting her personal woes.
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‘Nashville’s Exploitative Storylines
Hayden Panettiere, famous for her role as Juliette in the musical drama ‘Nashville’, alleged that the show’s writers didn’t create new storylines for the drama. She claimed that they mirrored her real-life struggles instead. “They really wrote my life into it,” she told in an interview with The Messenger. The ‘Heroes’ star accused writers of “not doing their homework.”
She added, “They weren’t creating new storylines. They were just looking at my life and going, ‘Oh, let’s just take what she’s going through and put our little spin on it.’ And then, ta-da! It’s done and done.”
Panettiere pointed to specific instances, such as Juliette’s hasty marriage and annulment to a pro athlete which parallels her life in reality. She emphasized the writers turning her life experiences into plots. Her battle with alcoholism and post-partum depression all somehow made it to Juliette’s story. The actress claimed the process made her feel like she had no escape from her own troubles, even at work.
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Hayden Panettiere’s Personal Drama On Screen
The actress-singer had previously mentioned on Red Table Talk how portraying emotionally charged scripts on the show led to constant tears. “I was like, tear central. I don’t even think on a soap opera that I cried as much as I did on Nashville.”
Panettiere went to treatment for postpartum depression and alcohol issues during the show’s run. She mentioned the impact of the emotionally heavy scripts on her. Despite the struggles, she continued with the show until its conclusion in 2018.
In light of the actress’s claims, the controversy raises questions about the ethics of adapting real-life issues for TV dramas, especially when the subject is involved in portraying those events.
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