Hayden Panettiere Praises Teen Mom Bristol Palin

Us Magazine - May 6, 2009 3:04 PM PDT
Story photo: Hayden Panettiere Praises Teen Mom Bristol PalinHayden Panettiere and Bristol Palin attend the Candies Foundation town hall meeting on teen pregnancy prevention at TheTimesCenter on May 6, 2009 in New York City. Bryan Bedder/Getty ImagesUs Magazine
Two unlikely teens teamed up to help host a town hall meeting about teenage pregnancy.

Hayden Panettiere, 19, and young mom Bristol Palin attended the Candie's Foundation town hall meeting on teenage pregnancy prevention for National Teen Pregnancy Awareness Day in NYC Wednesday.

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"It's a topic that's not talked about enough," the Heroes star said. "This is just a human thing. It's natural, it's what everyone does, but most people don't realize how serious things are until it directly impacts them and their lives or the lives of the people around them, and I think this is one of those things where as a young female you go, 'Oh, it'll never happen to me, oh, it happens to people, but it'll never happen to me,' and then it does happen."

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Although the actress hadn't met the daughter of former Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin until the event, she was happy the 18-year-old unwed mother -- she and ex-boyfriend Levi Johnston welcomed son, Tripp, in December -- could serve as a fellow teen ambassador for the Candie's Foundation.

"It's very nice that she's come out to support this, and it's nice to have her," Panettiere said. "Teenagers get to look at her, and she can say, 'This happened to me.' This is all politics aside. She is just a girl out here saying, 'Look, it happened to me -- it can happen to you.'"

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Although Panettiere didn't promote abstinence, she said she believes teens should be responsible.

"There's a lot of different viewpoints on sex, and I'm not someone who will ever boo-hoo anything or say, 'This is not right,' or, 'This is wrong,'" she said. "You're going to do what you're going to do, but at the end of the day, it's okay as long as you educate yourself, as long as you're safe, as long as you're smart."

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  • Sara
    Whoever said that its stupid for her to be the one speaking out on teen pregnancy is just plain naive. Who is your kid more likely to listen to? You saying no, or someone who has lived it. You can only speak from experiences you have had. As far as it being the parents fault, uh, naive again. Society says that sex is okay. that its your choice, your body. They need to be taught about all of it.
    report abuseposted May 22, 2009 9:34 AM PDT
  • TDC
    BTW condoms arent always safe, they break & some may have a hole in it. Birth control pills arent always safe either. The best way to stay safe and sure is abstinence. No one is to blame for the rising rates of teenage pregnancy except the parents not educating their kids. Kids not taking on the responsibility to learn about it or talk about it. Dont do it unless you know what you are gett
    report abuseposted May 19, 2009 11:35 AM PDT
  • TDC
    I work 2 jobs to support my child bc her dad fails to be a father (after he begged me to bring her into this world). So please please please you young women dont be stupid! Educate yourself about sex before you do it. Dont do it bec he wants to or all your friends are. Be a leader, not a follower. IF he's pressuring you, he isnt worth it. He's just going to leave you anyway.
    report abuseposted May 19, 2009 11:33 AM PDT
  • TDC
    Some cant without help.Anyway, coming from experience: I was a young mother.We all make mistakes, some of us get naively lost in love w/some loser we thought was the best thing we ever had. Yea dumb young love. He knows more & we are naive. Too bad I wasnt smarter about sex, then. But im glad my baby is here, I wouldnt change it for the world. However, I did graduate high school &
    report abuseposted May 19, 2009 11:30 AM PDT
  • Jason D
    Is it just me or does Bristol have a nice rack!!
    report abuseposted May 19, 2009 11:30 AM PDT
  • TDC
    1st off u dont bash someone for making mistakes u make or could make or know someone close to u who will. So what she's a single mother, at least she's 18, what she had her at 17, so what.I believe if you cant feed them, dont breed them.However, some shoudl receive help, bc what if they married a man that beats them or cheats on them, so they need to leave & get out on thei
    report abuseposted May 19, 2009 11:27 AM PDT
  • Seanna Faye
    look little taylor trix im bout sick an tired of your little comments about obama think about it yal dumb mother effers would be still in ya trailer park if he didn't come along and why are you frontin like all black people use welfare Trix im 1/2 black an i live next door to evadle holyfield 7br 3 levels hoe so you go ahead an get yo food stamps now hoe yo only sayin this junk cause he 1
    report abuseposted May 9, 2009 2:38 PM PDT
  • Taylor
    Some of these comments are amazing. All you haters jealous of Bristol Palin cause her mom is prettier than MO. Just wait until duhbama's daughter's are pregnant and not married. I guess they will be on welfare since he is a firm believer in helping welfare receiptants and not the working class.
    report abuseposted May 8, 2009 2:41 AM PDT
  • Taylor
    Some of these comments are amazing. All you haters jealous of Bristol Palin cause her mom is prettier than MO. Just wait until duhbama's daughter's are pregnant and not married. I guess they will be on welfare since he is a firm believer in helping welfare receiptants and not the working class.
    report abuseposted May 8, 2009 2:41 AM PDT
  • Taylor
    Some of these comments are amazing. All you haters jealous of Bristol Palin cause her mom is prettier than MO. Just wait until duhbama's daughter's are pregnant and not married. I guess they will be on welfare since he is a firm believer in helping welfare receiptants and not the working class.
    report abuseposted May 8, 2009 2:41 AM PDT
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