Skincare, cosmetics, and hair care firm Neutrogena addressed the controversy over its previous partnership with the late actress Hayden Panettiere this week, particularly its resolution to not renew Panettiere’s contract as a worldwide model ambassador after she spoke out about her expertise with postpartum despair greater than a decade in the past.
“We’re deeply saddened by Hayden Panettiere’s passing,” the corporate mentioned in a press release shared on Instagram on Thursday. “For greater than a decade, Hayden was a valued member of our Neutrogena group. We’re proud to have partnered together with her and perceive that we made her really feel unsupported throughout a really troublesome time.”
It added, “This isn’t what Neutrogena stands for or who we wish to be.”
Panettiere, who died on Sunday at age 36, wrote about her decade-long partnership with the model in her memoir “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” which was launched in Could this yr,” and spoke in regards to the enterprise relationship in interviews on the time.
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