Ethan Suplee Reveals Heroin Use at 2000 Titans Premiere After Hayden Panettiere Tribute
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Updated · The Independent · Aug 18
Ethan Suplee Reveals Heroin Use at 2000 Titans Premiere After Hayden Panettiere Tribute
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Aug 18
Summary
Ethan Suplee said he smoked heroin repeatedly in a bathroom during the 2000 "Remember the Titans" premiere, including before and during the screening.
The 50-year-old actor said shame over arriving late and meeting the real-life Louis Lastik, whom he felt he physically failed to resemble, drove him back to using that night.
Hayden Panettiere, then 10, briefly lifted him twice with hugs at the premiere, Suplee wrote, saying her "energy and innocence" gave him momentary relief.
His account came as he mourned Panettiere's death at 36; officials said she was found in cardiac arrest with no signs of trauma or foul play, though the investigation remains open.