Controversy! Hayden Panettiere actually PAID for her Golden Globes dress

Yes, this is what qualifies as news in America these days. Hayden Panettiere actually paid cash money out of her own pocket to purchase the dress she wore to the Golden Globe Awards. *gasp* (That’s the dress in the pictures above – for reference.) Some news outlets actually called this a “Golden Globes controversy” and a “fashion faux pas.” For reals.

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Asked by Giuliana Rancic what she was wearing on the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the Nashville actress replied, “Tom Ford. It’s the first time I’ve ever worn him, because I’ve been begging…I feel sexy in it, I feel comfortable in it, and I’m in Tom Ford. I would wear a plastic bag if it was designed by him.”

Not long after, journalist Jim Shi tweeted, “Tom Ford confirms to me he ONLY dressed #NaomiWatts tonight. Hayden Panettiere BOUGHT her Tom Ford dress at RETAIL. Tsk, tsk.”

Tsk, tsk, indeed. Buying your own dress right off the rack? This, this right here, is why people hate America and why we need to do away with all awards shows – immediately.

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