‘It was horrifying to me’: Hayden Panettiere ‘wasn’t aware of giving up permanent custody to daughter’ until she moved to Ukraine

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was decided that Kaya should live with Wladimir in Ukraine – when she was three years old – while the Scream actress battled alcohol and drug addiction, as well as devastating postpartum depression.In a new interview, the 33-year-old opened up about what led to this move, describing it as the most ‘heartbreaking’ thing she has ever done.Appearing on Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris and guest host Kelly Osbourne, she was asked what the most misunderstood thing about her is.‘The idea that I’m a person who would just easily throw out my child, give away my child,’ Hayden admitted. ‘As mothers, sometimes we have to make decisions that weigh on us.

I felt horribly guilty, but at the same time, I was trying to tell myself that, if I’m not okay, if I’m not good, I cannot be the best mom to [Kaya].‘I was going through such a hard time that I knew the most unselfish thing that I could do was to make that hard decision and just try to work on myself.‘It wasn’t fully my decision.

In fact, I didn’t know it was happening until she was already over there. In a country where her uncle is the mayor, they are icons over there.

It’s a country where it’s very male dominated, so there wasn’t a heck of a lot that I could do.’Despite being in a high-profile relationship, Wladimir has not spoken publicly about the situation concerning his daughter, and we weren’t able to get his side of the story.Clarifying the timeline, Adrienne questioned: ‘Now I’m confused… I thought this was an agreement that you came to, that you felt it was best that your daughter be with her dad.’‘At first it was not, because it wasn’t a discussion,’ she replied.