Hayden Panettiere’s Mother Hits Back; Lesley Denies Abuse As Painful Rift Resurfaces

| Aug 23, 2026, 12:53:07 PM | etimes.in
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Hayden Panettiere’s mother Lesley Vogel is hitting back at her late daughter’s abuse claims, reopening a deeply painful mother-daughter rift. In an interview published by The Daily Mail on August 22, Lesley insisted she was a demanding mother but “not abusive by any stretch of the imagination.” Her response follows Hayden’s May appearance on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast and revelations in her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, where the actress described Lesley as a “perfectionist” and alleged that her mother once superglued a fallen tooth back into her mouth to prevent her from missing a job. Hayden also claimed Lesley pushed her toward more traditionally “girly” clothes despite her preference for a tomboy style. Lesley now insists the pressure Hayden felt was largely self-imposed, rather than something she deliberately placed on her daughter.

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