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Hayden Panettiere’s Ex Wladimir Klitschko Says He’s Paying Late Actress’ Tax Debt to Protect Estate

He says the payment will prevent interest and penalties and protect their 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, the sole heir to Panettiere’s estate.

  • On Wednesday, court documents revealed that former professional boxer Wladimir Klitschko, 50, is paying $30,000 from his own money to cover late actress Hayden Panettiere's 2025 tax bill, due October 15.
  • Panettiere died on August 16 at age 36 from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and other substances. Klitschko and the actress share 11-year-old daughter Kaya, whom the boxer has had full custody of since 2018.
  • Earlier this week, Klitschko alleged that a non-family member previously connected to Panettiere sold jewelry to a pawn shop. The shop declined to disclose specific item information without law enforcement contact, Klitschko claimed in court documents.
  • Klitschko said he will "later seek reimbursement" from Panettiere's estate once a representative is appointed. He noted his intervention avoids "direct financial detriment" to Kaya, their daughter and sole heir of the estate.
  • Last month, Klitschko requested temporary guardianship of Kaya's estate, arguing he needs the appointment to file probate petitions and request law enforcement assistance investigating missing property before remaining assets face loss.
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A strong gesture to protect their daughter's inheritance. According to judicial documents revealed by TMZ on Wednesday, October 7, Wladimir Klitschko, ex-companion of the late actress Hayden Panettiere, declared that she took over the taxes owed by the star, who died last August. A step to protect the actress's succession, before the tax deadline of October 15.

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TMZ broke the news in Burbank, United States on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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