OMEN
03-13-2009, 12:51 PM
Actress Hayden Panettiere has downplayed reports she lashed out at a journalist in Hawaii last week (beg02Mar09), insisting the story has been blown out of proportion.
The Heroes star was said to have erupted angrily after a reporter tapped her shoulder at a fundraiser gala on Sunday (08Mar09), barking at onlooking press, "You all make my life miserable."
But Panettiere, 19, is adamant she maintains a good relationship with journalists.
She tells U.S. magazine OK! "I have tremendous respect for the media and reporters - particularly the press who treat the people they are interviewing with dignity. I am appreciative that the press has supported me, my career, and especially the causes I feel passionately about."
And she insists stories about the alleged outburst have been greatly exaggerated: "While in Hawaii, one reporter grabbed me suddenly from behind and frightened me. It happens. Typically, the press has treated me with great respect.
Tiscali
The Heroes star was said to have erupted angrily after a reporter tapped her shoulder at a fundraiser gala on Sunday (08Mar09), barking at onlooking press, "You all make my life miserable."
But Panettiere, 19, is adamant she maintains a good relationship with journalists.
She tells U.S. magazine OK! "I have tremendous respect for the media and reporters - particularly the press who treat the people they are interviewing with dignity. I am appreciative that the press has supported me, my career, and especially the causes I feel passionately about."
And she insists stories about the alleged outburst have been greatly exaggerated: "While in Hawaii, one reporter grabbed me suddenly from behind and frightened me. It happens. Typically, the press has treated me with great respect.
Tiscali