Ruby Rose shares late Hayden Panettiere's texts about mother

Actress and television host Ruby Rose ignited a contentious online debate by sharing screenshots of what she described as private text messages from the late Hayden Panettiere, revealing the Heroes star's deep emotional pain regarding her estranged mother, Lesley Vogel. The post on the social media platform Threads on August 19, 2026, came just three days after Panettiere's death at age 36 on August 16 and amid public comments made by her mother.

The shared screenshots depicted a conversation Rose had with a contact saved as "Hayden." In one exchange, Rose wrote about parents who "did not act or behave like mothers." The individual identified as Panettiere replied, "I was sobbing over her cruelty yesterday thinking, my god Im 36 and she can still cause this kind of pain." The message continued, "Im her only child left and this is how she wants to handle the situation?!" Panettiere's younger brother, Jansen, died unexpectedly in 2023 at age 28.

Rose defended her decision to post the messages as a necessary act to protect her friend's memory and challenge the narrative presented by Vogel. "Hayden was so VERY VERY LOVED," Rose wrote, describing Panettiere as an "INCREDIBLE FRIEND."...