Diana Jenkins' 2009 Room 23 Book Showcased 100 Celebrities, Including Hayden Panettiere

Q: Who is the faceless man in the resurfaced photo, and does he connect to the dark Hollywood secrets hinted at in Panettiere’s memoir?

The faceless man in the *Room 23* photo has not been publicly identified, and there is no verified evidence linking him to the incident Hayden Panettiere described in her memoir. What is known is limited: the image was taken in 2008 for Diana Jenkins’ celebrity photo book, and it shows Panettiere by a bathtub with an unidentified suited man visible only in a mirror reflection. No credible reporting or statement from Panettiere, Jenkins, or the book’s producers has named that man or explained his role in the shoot. The darker allegation tied to Panettiere’s memoir concerns a separate episode. Panettiere wrote that, at 18, a trusted female friend led her into a yacht cabin where an “undressed” and “very famous” man was waiting. Later coverage described that man as a “famous thirty-something British singer-songwriter,” but Panettiere did not publicly name him, saying she feared legal and professional consequences. Online speculation has tried to connect Jenkins, the *Room 23* image, and Panettiere’s memoir into one story, but the available facts do not support that leap. Jenkins has denied being the woman involved in the yacht incident, and no evidence in the public record shows that the unidentified man in the mirror is the same person from Panettiere’s memoir or proof of broader “Hollywood secrets.” In short, the identity of the man in the photo remains unknown, and any claimed connection to Panettiere’s memoir is speculation, not established fact.

3 articles · Updated · The Tab · Aug 18

Hayden Panettiere appears in Diana Jenkins' 2009 coffee-table book Room 23, which featured intimate portraits of about 100 celebrities shot in a Beverly Hills penthouse in 2008.
Jenkins says she conceived the book to raise awareness for the Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project at UCLA School of Law and to help fund efforts to stop war crimes.
The collection also included stars such as George Clooney, Lindsay Lohan and Cindy Crawford, with the images presented on Jenkins' website as a glimpse behind closed doors.
Room 23 later fueled rumors that Jenkins ran a secret call-girl ring, allegations she has repeatedly denied and also fought in court against a blogger who called her a sex trafficker.