Lesley Vogel Rebukes Gayle King Over Criticism After Hayden Panettiere's Death at 36
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Updated · The Independent · Aug 23
Lesley Vogel Rebukes Gayle King Over Criticism After Hayden Panettiere's Death at 36
1 articles · Updated · The Independent · Aug 23
Summary
Lesley Vogel said Gayle King’s on-air criticism of her remarks after Hayden Panettiere’s death was “shameful” and “unconscionable,” adding that no one contacted her before the CBS Mornings segment.
King had attacked Vogel’s NBC News statement after Panettiere died on August 16 in South Carolina, saying, “Thanks, Mom, for nothing” and faulting what Vogel chose to say publicly.
Vogel’s original comments said Panettiere had “lost her way” and was now at peace with her brother Jansen, who died in 2023 at age 28 from an enlarged heart.
The clash unfolded against a long-documented estrangement: Panettiere said in May that her mother did not want a relationship with her, and earlier cut professional ties with Vogel at 19.