
Hayden Panettiere has alleged that Neutrogena moved to terminate her decade-long endorsement deal after she spoke candidly about her postpartum depression on live television, only to be told by her representative that such a dismissal would be illegal.
The Heroes and Nashville actress, now 36, detailed the alleged episode during the 11 May 2026 episode of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, weeks ahead of the 19 May publication of her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning. Panettiere said that after she first opened up publicly about postpartum depression on Live! with Kelly and Michael in September 2015, Neutrogena's executives allegedly invoked a morality clause embedded in her contract and sought to sever ties on the spot.