Hayden Panettiere Is No Hollywood "It" Girl

With the continued success of her hit television series Heroes, Hayden Panettiere is quickly becoming what many consider the newest Hollywood "It" girl.

But Hayden doesn't want to hear it. "Don't call me that. I don't want to be called that," Panettiere told press while in Munich a few days after her 18th birthday.

Nonetheless, there's something about her that's drawn acclaim in the professional world, leading to what she terms an "invasion" into her personal life.

"Hollywood is like playing the game of telephone. You say one thing and by the time it gets to the end it's something so far from what you said," the Claire Bennet actress told press, adding, "A lot has changed. It becomes kind of an invasion of your personal life."

And when asked about the most hurtful thing ever written about her, Hayden responded, "Probably that I'm a snotty little girl and I'm a diva, which is so far from true. I think people think they have the right to judge people based on something somebody else has said about them. The fact that you can judge whether you like that person or not by something you read about them is ridiculous. It's completely immature. It's hurtful and the fact people can be so dumb and naive is just shocking to me."

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Enjoy the pictures of Hayden out enjoying lunch with some pals on Sunset Strip (September 28).