Actress Hayden Panettiere attributed her slurred speech in an interview to exhaustion from her dog's emergency surgery.

Actress Hayden Panettiere responded to concerns about her slurred speech in a recent People magazine interview, attributing it to exhaustion from two nights without sleep due to her dog's emergency surgery. She emphasized that discussions about her sobriety and mental health are private matters. Panettiere criticized the toxic nature of social media and expressed gratitude for fans' support amid the controversy surrounding her interview.