Hayden Panettiere cancels appearance at the last minute due to family emergency
Key Points:
- Hayden Panettiere canceled her appearance at the Creep I.E. Con scheduled for July 11-12 due to a private family matter involving the health of an elderly relative, according to her representative.
- The convention announced Dominique Swain, star of "Lolita," as a replacement guest for Panettiere, who was initially set to appear alongside her "Scream 4" co-star Nico Tortorella.
- Other expected guests at the event include Christopher Lloyd, Mira Sorvino, Tara Reid, Billy Zane, and Jamie Campbell, while some stars like Tori Spelling and Christina Ricci have also withdrawn or rescheduled their appearances.
- Panettiere, known for her early acting career on soap operas and recent memoir "This Is Me: A Reckoning," has publicly discussed her difficult experiences as a child star, including an identity crisis at age 12.