HAYDEN PANETTIERE LASHES AT HOLLYWOOD

Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere has criticized Hollywood for harboring prejudiced opinions about women, insisting they shouldn't be forced to slim down to be a successful movie star. The actress hates the "size-zero" culture that has taken over the entertainment industry, and is convinced there is a huge amount of pressure on female stars to conform to Hollywood's ideal body shape and image. She says, "Beauty is an opinion, not a fact. The thing that most depresses me is Hollywood's obsession with body image. I just don't get it. "The size-zero ideal is just ridiculous. The important thing is to feel comfortable with your own shape and not to look at others and feel inferior.It's tragic that girls feel they have to starve themselves to remain skinny."