Neutrogena has issued a statement on Hayden Panettiere's death amid backlash over the actor's revelation that the company wanted to fire her.

Hayden Panettiere's story that Neutrogena sought to drop her under a morality clause exposes how the clauses have not evolved to reflect how public life has changed.

In the wake of the actress’s death, customers are criticizing the company for ending her contract in 2015.

Panettiere died August 16 just days shy of her 37th birthday

‘We made her feel unsupported during a very difficult time,’ the company admitted