via Instagram<\/a> on Friday, informing potential guests that the \u201cScream\u201d star, 36, is still welcome to appear at another show in the future. <\/p>\n\u201cHayden Panettiere has an emergency and will not be able to attend this weekend. We are looking forward to her appearing at an upcoming show,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\nHayden Panettiere (seen here on an episode of the \u201cToday\u201d show) cancels on her Creep I.E. Con appearance at the last minute due to a mystery \u201cemergency.\u201d Nathan Congleton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe convention announced the new of Panettiere\u2019s departure from their lineup on Friday. (Pictured above is Panettiere speaking on stage in May 2026). Janet Mayer \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/aside>\nIn her place, \u201cLolita\u201d star Dominique Swain was announced as a new guest who will appear on Saturday and Sunday. <\/p>\n
Panettiere was originally slated to appear alongside her \u201cScream 4\u201d co-star Nico Tortorella as a sort of reunion for the stars. <\/p>\nThe actress was quickly replaced by \u201cLolita\u201d star Dominique Swain. (Pictured above is Creep I.E. Con\u2019s announcement). creepiecon\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPanettiere starred in \u201cScream 4\u201d alongside Nico Tortorella, who was also slated to attend the horror film convention. (Seen here is Panettiere at the \u201cScream VI\u201d premiere in March 2023). Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAdditional stars expected to make an appearance this weekend include Christopher Lloyd, Mira Sorvino, Tara Reid, Billy Zane and Jamie Campbell.<\/p>\n
Panettiere joins a list of other stars who also pulled out of the convention including Tori Spelling \u2014another scream queen, who starred in the second installment in the \u201cScream\u201d franchise. <\/p>\n
Christina Ricci, John Carroll Lynch and Carel Struycken rescheduled their appearances for a later date.<\/p>\n
Before she became a horror film star, Panettiere (who recently released her memoir,\u201cThis Is Me: A Reckoning\u201d<\/a>) began her acting career as a child, starring in commercials before she landed roles on soap operas \u201cOne Life to Live\u201d in 1994 and \u201cGuiding Light\u201d in 1996. <\/p>\nPrior to joining the \u201cScream\u201d franchise, Panettiere (seen here at the Studio City Farmers Market in June 2026) began her acting career as a child star in commercials before being cast in soap operas. GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile promoting her memoir, \u201cThis is Me: A Reckoning,\u201d Panettiere (pictured here posing for a selfie) described her time as a chil star as the \u201cmost brutal experience.\u201d haydenpanettiere\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn May, the actress detailed her \u201cbrutal\u201d experience<\/a> as a child star while speaking at a panel discussion in West Hollywood, California.<\/p>\n\u201cI had my first identity crisis,\u201d Panettiere shared. \u201cI remember exactly where I was, standing in my bedroom at 12 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the most brutal experience, like the stark cold room, and just this row of people judging you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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