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Hayden Panettiere died from the "toxic effects" of fentanyl and other substances, per a Greenville County Coroner’s Office release. The "Heroes" and "Nashville" star, 36, was pronounced dead on Aug. 16 after Greenville, South Carolina, police and emergency medical personnel responded to a report of an unresponsive woman at an apartment complex, according to authorities. Tap the link in bio for more. 📸: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

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@hemswort202 Good

@txstvgrc99 All that money All the drugs, it was not accidental… they know what they are doing and what the consequences are!

@richard_illa4 Ohh

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@sheep.68599130 Sexy ma’am

@timcastirl043 Rip

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@johnmary1902222 Text me on my signal number 4848703759

@bryanrick98 What other substances? Can’t list them?

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@tom67_259 Police refuse to investigate regular people OD

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@sglen17 How unfortunate there was not a single person to stop her

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@fullereasy Not believing it

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