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Austin Butler 'Learned a Lesson' From Vanessa Hudgens 'Friend' Comment


Austin Butler revealed why he did not refer his ex Vanessa Hudgens by name in a viral 2023 interview

Fans were quick to piece together that the friend in question was Hudgens, 35, causing people to criticize Butler for downplaying her role in helping him get cast in the film, which scored him an Oscar nod for Best Actor. Before their 2020 split, Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler were easily associated with the term “relationship goals.” According to the Daily Mail, the acting pair first crossed paths in 2005 on the set of High School Musical. Hudgens, who tied the knot with baseball player Cole Tucker in December 2023, publicly congratulated her now-ex on his Presley casting back in July 2019.

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