The relationship between Rayna James and Juliette Barnes on “Nashville” had Hayden Panettiere making off-screen apologies to her scene partner, Connie Britton.

Panettiere, who played Juliette, opened up to Entertainment Weekly during a September interview about the aftermath of the first scene she filmed with Britton, who portrayed Rayna, for the musical drama series.

“I remember the first scene that I ever did with her,” Panettiere said of Britton. “It was in (Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium), the backstage of the Ryman, and Rayna comes in and says something nice to me, and I am just so passive-aggressive to her.”

During the pilot, rising country music star Juliette is brought to the dressing room of Rayna, a veteran in the industry. Though she’s described as a fan of Rayna, Juliette br

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