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Austin Butler Finally Explains Why He Didn’t Credit Ex Vanessa Hudgens For Elvis Role -- Y'all Buy This?!

Austin Butler knows all about the backlash he received over not giving ex-girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens credit for pushing him to pursue the role of Elvis

A year after the controversy, though, Austin clarified why he only referred to Vanessa as “a friend.” In a new interview with Esquire on Tuesday, The Carrie Diaries alum shared that he didn’t name the 35-year-old because he wanted to protect her “privacy.” Hmm… He said: I felt that I was respecting her privacy in a way and not wanting to bring up a ton of things that would cause her to have to talk. Vanessa hasn’t addressed the drama yet, but we have to wonder if she would feel Austin also was doing a good thing and trying to protect her privacy by initially leaving her out of the story!

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