New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Actor Hayden Panettiere's sudden passing at 36 came as a shock to many in the entertainment industry. Amid a probe into her death, an old interview of hers has now resurfaced online. In the clip, she once revealed that she was betrayed by a friend and sex trafficked to a "very famous man" on a yacht at age 18.

In the interview, Hayden Panettiere said that she was "told to perform sexual acts" while she was an up-and-coming child actor. She revealed that it was her unidentified female friend whom she "had grown to trust and see as a protector" until she took her to the boat. "There was no hints of anything like that happening, so it took me by surprise," the late actor said.

The Scream actor added that she was taken...