Anna Paquin is speaking out on the dark side of child stardom, six days after the death of former child star Hayden Panettiere.
Paquin, who became an Oscar winner at just 11 in 1994 for her role in “The Piano,” took to Instagram Friday to honor the late “Heroes” alum, as well as fellow former child stars Michelle Trachtenberg and Daveigh Chase.
“It’s not a coincidence that so many former, specifically pre-sexualized female, child ‘stars’ have profoundly sad lives and untimely ends,” the “X-Men” star, 44, wrote. “We were not as protected by the ‘systems’ that look great on paper, as we are supposed to be.”
Paquin added that she, Panettiere…
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