I appreciate trying something new, especially at her age, but remember, she’s not really her age. Like Ali Lohan, Hayden Panettiere is almost 40. So no, this isn’t keeping it fresh. In fact, wearing the dress, and the lace, and given her overall been-around-the-block Lolita breeze, Hayden’s aiming for catalogue. Of the overseas mail order bride variety.

As you know, Heroes has now been cancelled so Hayden is now looking for work in movies. She’s just been confirmed for Scream 4, a supporting role playing Emma Roberts’s bff. Emma beat out Ashley Greene (obviously) for the part as Neve Campbell’s cousin. Smart. Working is smart. It’s smart that Hayden’s not trying to be Reese Witherspoon. These are decisions many of her peers are too proud to make.

But why is she at the CMT Awards?


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