September 7, 2007

'High School Musical' Star in Nude Photo Scandal

Posted by ExtraTV Staff on September 7, 2007 5:05 PM

Vanessa Hudgens’ squeaky-clean image just got a makeover.

Photos of the actress posing naked have been leaked to various websites, and now the 18-year-old star of “High School Musical” is speaking out.

A rep for the young star says, “This photo was taken privately. It is a personal matter and it is unfortunate that this has become public."

The photo shows Vanessa standing naked in what appears to be a bathroom.

Reps for the Walt Disney Co., the brains behind the wildly popular “High School” franchise, have not commented.

The scandalous photo - which "Extra" has learned was obtained illegally - are a far cry from Vanessa’s Disney image.

She plays brainy and innocent Gabriella, the love interest of Zac Efron’s character in the first two movies. The two are now a couple, though Vanessa has tried to stay mum on their relationship.

Vanessa is currently in talks to resume her role for “High School Musical 3,” though nothing has been confirmed.

Earlier this month she told “Extra,” “I am so lucky in the fact that I got that role. It could have been anyone. It totally wasn't what I was expecting.”

Vanessa told "Extra" she was already aware of the pressure to be a good role model.

She said, "I totally love it because there are people out there doing the wrong things and making the wrong decisions...I love being able to be the good one and set good examples."

Today there is already fallout from the scandal.

On her Myspace page, dozens of fans are writing in to voice support and disdain.

One fan writes, "Keep your head up!" and others write that something so private should never be splashed across the web.

But some have less sympathy and are vowing to never watch her on television again, blasting that she is a bad role model for young girls.

So does this mean Vanessa’s career with “High School Musical” is over?

There are already rumors that Disney has given Vanessa the boot and hired Adrienne Bailon from Disney’s “The Cheetah Girls” to play Gabriella.

But rep just issued a statement to In Touch, saying, “Oh my, that story is so 100 percent not true. Vanessa's not an 'employee' of Disney, there's nothing to be fired from."


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On 4 Jun 2008, sdfg wrote:

vanesa are sofucking sexy…i want to see him in my bed
 
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On 27 May 2008, MoRgAn wrote:

i am extremely dicusted with the thought of a person who so many young girls look up to, would do such a thing. even though she didn’t put the pictures in the public, she still took the pictures, so it is her fault. she should either stop doing high school musical, or go and do something where she can pose nude all of the time, like playboy
 
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On 10 Mar 2008, TY-TY wrote:

I MISS YOU ALL READY BUT I HOPE YOU WILL REMEBER ME BECAUSE AM YOUR NO.1 FAN OF YOURS I HATE TROY I LOV SHARPAY BUT I LOVE YOU LOTS HOPE I SEE U AGAIN.
 
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On 13 Jan 2008, Anonymous wrote:

Vennessa lokes sexy Nude
 
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On 12 Jan 2008, George wrote:

Coming from a 11 year old kid who is a hsm fan I say .
GIVE THE GIREL A BRAKE the stree it nust bring to her
It wiuld be a shne not to see her agen GIVE THE GIREL A BRAKE

 
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On 31 Dec 2007, Anonymous wrote:

she is grown stay out of her business
 
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On 26 Dec 2007, Anonymous wrote:

i think vanessa is a great actress and singer. it’s not like she released these photos to the public. what she does in her private life has nothing to do with her career.

leave her alone she can do what she wants in her life u dont contoll it she does and she can do what she wants.

diseny u must be mad to fire i fab actress and singer. if u dont hire her back nobodey will watch hsm3 because one of there biggest fans have been kickout.
 
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On 26 Dec 2007, anonymous wrote:

hey it was upto vanessa what she did not any one else. she can do what she wants and people that are sayin horrible things about her i say give your head a shake and forget it. its non of your buisness what vanessa does she can do what she wants. if vanessa is not in hsm 3 i will be one of them that dont watch it and iam sure lodes of other people will not watch it to.

just think how much stress u will have put vanessa throught over one pic.i bet most of us have done worse things than this so for god sake forget about it and leave her alone.

ps: i hope zac will realise that it was a mastake and that everybody makes them.

i will support u all the way vanessa love yahhhh xxxx

 
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On 13 Dec 2007, Derek wrote:

If they do ask her to do movies with nude scenes she can’t turn them down since everybody has seen her in the nude

She should do adult films

 
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On 13 Dec 2007, Anonymous wrote:

You might aswell pose for playboy since everyone has seen you completely naked anyway
 
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On 13 Dec 2007, Jen wrote:

Vanessa aren’t you embarrased sitting there doing an interview with Mario Lopez knowing he and others have seen you butt naked now!
 
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On 13 Dec 2007, Sean wrote:

Vanessa is a little dirty girl.
How could you let down all those fans that adore you and look up to you.
 
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On 12 Dec 2007, Sara wrote:

Vanessa is in the same bunch as all the bad girls in Hollywood now
Everyone has seen your bush now, what a shame.
 
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On 12 Dec 2007, Lea wrote:

She does interviews saying what a good girl she is and is not a part of bad hollywood………..but she is!

How stupid can you be to take naked pictures and send it through a cell phone………what a dirty fool!
 
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On 25 Nov 2007, Kelsi.T wrote:

Yeah but maby Vanessa dident put nacked photos of her on there plus you cant jude people by what they look like its how the inside is
 
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On 31 Oct 2007, Bill wrote:

I have seen the photo and cannot understand what all the fuss is about. It shows a smiling girl standing nude in her bedroom. There is nothing provocative about it. It is nothing more than a tasteful nude of a lovely young lady. People in this country need to get over this phobia about nudity. Even if she was under 18 at the time, there is nothing sexual or pornographic about it. If anything, the nude pose would be a positive statement about how we should celebrate the beauty of the human body and not exploit it as many are accustomed to do.
 
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On 24 Oct 2007, romina wrote:

dont worry everyone will love and support u becaude were here to support u kasi fan mo aq at hind kami magbabago dhil ba sa picture na un wala un basta lumalaban ka at hind mo pinapansin un were here to support u i love you

 
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On 22 Oct 2007, juwei wrote:

oowwhhhh!!
if vanessa is not acting in high school musical 3 wif zac..
i guess i wont b interested to c the show anymore..
same goes wif my frewnss..(they told me)..
 
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On 21 Oct 2007, ella wrote:

i lov u
 
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On 16 Oct 2007, joe wrote:

i lve you
 
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