Mom Lesley Vogel Addresses Estrangement

The Nashville star had also discussed the relationship with her friends, including actress Ruby Rose, who shared a screenshot from a conversation she’d had with Panettiere regarding Vogel.

“I was sobbing over her cruelty yesterday thinking, my god I’m 36 and she can still cause this kind of pain,” Panettiere wrote, according to a screenshot of a text Rose posted to Threads Aug. 19. “I’m her only child left and this is how she wants to handle the situation?!”

Shortly after the release of Panettiere’s memoir, Vogel had responded to her daughter’s claims in the book, saying she believed “the present drama is partially to sell books.”

“After 20 years of trauma, I took the advice of professionals and chose the no-contact route,” she told Page Six in May. “As many parents of entertainment children [know], we are all too familiar with the painful observation of watching the self-destructive paths they sometimes choose. No parent hopes for this scenario; we want our children to be the best of themselves and live a peaceful, joyful life!”

She added, “Sadly, this is out of our control. You cannot save someone who does not want to be saved.”

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