Hayden Panettiere's rep addresses report about fentanyl-laced oxycodone pill
Key Points:
- Hayden Panettiere’s representative refuted reports that she died from a single fentanyl-laced oxycodone pill, stating that her death remains under investigation pending toxicology results.
- TMZ reported that Panettiere allegedly consumed multiple drugs, including an oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl, purchased from a longtime drug dealer on a flight to South Carolina before her death.
- The DEA is investigating Panettiere’s death, focusing on text conversations between her and the alleged drug dealer regarding the purchase of black market pills.
- DEA agents searched Panettiere’s Los Angeles home last month for drugs to test for fentanyl contamination.
- Panettiere was found unresponsive in a Greenville Airbnb on August 16 and was pronounced dead at 36 after life-saving efforts; she was reportedly taking a “bag of medication” at the time.