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- Megan Sims, cleveland.com
Michelle Rodriguez voiced concern about a troubling pattern in Hollywood following the death of actress Hayden Panettiere, calling the recent trend of young celebrity deaths abnormal, Us Weekly reports
The 48-year-old actress spoke to Variety on Monday at a 25th anniversary screening of “The Fast and the Furious” in Los Angeles, where she reflected on the losses that have shaken the entertainment industry in recent years
“I don’t want to speculate about anything, but it’s weird,” Rodriguez said. “Just in general, the amount and the volume of it since 2010 to now, it’s a lot.”
Panettiere, 36, died Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina. Her father, Skip Panettiere, confirmed the news in a statement, calling the Nashville and Heroes actress an “incredible light and a force of nature.” No specific cause of death was immediately available
Rodriguez, who co-hosted the World Music Awards with Panettiere in 2010, remembered the actress for her “curious spirit” and “joyous” personality
The loss adds to a series of deaths among young Hollywood actors, including “The Ring” actress Daveigh Chase, who died in June at 35. Paul Walker, Rodriguez’s Fast & Furious co-star, died in 2013 at age 40
Rodriguez has previously discussed how the premature deaths of colleagues have affected her personally, Us Weekly noted. Following Walker’s death, she described experiencing an existential struggle and feeling untethered by his absence
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