Hayden Panettiere shared final smiling photo just weeks before her tragic death at 36: ‘Good times’

TrendingUpdated: Aug. 17, 2026, 8:25 a.m.Published: Aug. 17, 2026, 8:20 a.m.Hayden Panettiere arrives at the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar on Jan. 17, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)AP Photo/Jordan StraussBy Kelly Corbett | kcorbett@syracuse.comHayden Panettiere died on Sunday, Aug. 16 at age 36. Her death came as a shock to her millions of fans, especially since just three weeks ago, she appeared to be thriving. The “Scream” star shared a black-and-white photo on Instagram on July 27 that showed her having fun with her friend and director Randall Slavin. “Good times and good friends,” she wrote in her caption. In the photo, Slavin had his arm around Panettiere, who was smiling with her tongue stuck out.Given that this was