Hayden Panettiere memoir excerpts and a new interview describe a traumatic incident she says happened when she was 18.

She said a trusted person invited her onto a boat before the situation changed in a way that made her feel unsafe.

Panettiere said she was put in a room with a very famous older man and went into survival mode before fleeing.

She discussed the memory on Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast while speaking about healing, trust and her new book.

The man has not been named. Responsible coverage should not guess, hint or turn the disclosure into gossip.