Lesley Vogel Blasts Gayle King Over Hayden Panettiere Death Remarks at 36
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Aug 23
Lesley Vogel Blasts Gayle King Over Hayden Panettiere Death Remarks at 36
2 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Aug 23
Summary
Lesley Vogel said Gayle King’s on-air criticism of her response to Hayden Panettiere’s death was “shameful” and “unconscionable,” adding that no one contacted her before the CBS Mornings segment.
King had rebuked Vogel on Wednesday after Vogel told NBC News that Panettiere, 36, had “lost her way” and that on-again-off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson was with her when she died.
The dispute unfolded against a fraught family history: Panettiere had written in her memoir about pressure from Vogel, and in a May interview said revisiting that relationship took a heavy toll.
Vogel also referenced losing two children; Panettiere’s younger brother Jansen died in February 2023 at age 28, and CBS Mornings had not commented by publication.