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Hayden Panettiere ’s former partner, Wladimir Klitschko, issued a statement following the actress’ sudden death over the weekend , writing, “Our family is going through a time of profound shock and grief.” Klitschko, a former Ukrainian boxing champion, and Panettiere met in 2009 and spent much of the 2010s together. In 2014, the couple had a daughter, Kaya, and though they were engaged, they never got married. Panettiere and Klitschko separated in 2018, and while Klitschko got sole custody of Kaya, she and Panettiere maintained a relationship.

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