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September 7, 2007

'High School Musical' Star in Nude Photo Scandal

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."


NEXT: You Tell Us: Will Vanessa's Naked Photos Cost Her 'High School Musical 3'?

 

SHE WANTS TO GET F*CKED ALREADY SHES ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT


- joe
Posted 09/08/07 10:40 AM
 

Who ever put the photo on the inter net should feel T E R R I B L E. Vanessa is not the only 1 to blame. It’s not totally her fault. This is just 1 time. They should give her 1 more chance. She’s not a Paris Hilton. It would not B the same without Vanessa.

P.S.Hang In There Vanessa


- ROONER
Posted 09/08/07 10:17 AM
 

Listen, all the people that are saying that zac and v. are bad people, you are all the stupidest people in the world, they are 19 and 18 years old, they are allowed to do what they want and if that means taking naked pictures, well that is there business! you all need to back off, they are just people like you or i. Think about how stressful it must be to have people following you all the time, or people taking your picture all the time, most people don’t even like having their picture taken. I just think that if they want to go out to a club or if they want to go shopping, they should be able to do it without the public watching their every move and commenting on everything they do!


- travis
Posted 09/08/07 10:08 AM
 

It makes me very sad to see this happening with Vanessa. I believe Disney is part to blame, while HSM2 was great, Disney has been pushing boyfriend/girlfriend images and scenes on their network more and more. I’m sorry this had to happen, I hope and pray that young girls and young men will see how easy it is to get caught up with the excitement and let their guard down and have their lives ruined in an instant. Posing nude is a “BIG” thing, even if it was a so called “private” thing. Why do it?
Vanessa, my prayers are with you.


- Anonymous
Posted 09/08/07 09:45 AM
 

when i herd tis i was like omg but come on this was once and just stay out of her privet life.i go 100% with vannessa she is a great person and she needs to be in high school musical 3. i mean if she isnt there wont be one and who would want to see it?


- anonymous
Posted 09/08/07 07:17 AM
 

OK, look, I don’t HATE the girl. And as an adult, I can say “live and learn”. BUT, again I point out that she marketed herself as something she clearly is not. Listen to her own words. She placed herself on that pedestal. The obvious message that her fans will get from this is that, while her fictional character may be chaste, in real life she is anything but. She had to have shared these pictues with someone in order for them to “fall into the hands” of whoever posted them. Sharing the photos, in turn, indicates a pretty high level of sexual activity for one so young. This does not mean that she is the devil in disguise. She is talented. She is simply an inappropriate role model for her own target audience. Period. I do agree, however, that whoever leaked these photos is a creep.


- DRB
Posted 09/08/07 06:49 AM
 

hay vannessa i havent heard from you befor i heard this i loved you and well still love you but them stupid people should not of been in your room it’s none of their bussiness it is your body and you should sue the person that done this to you for about $12,000 that is what i whould do and its what you should do also but if i hear you can not play on hsm3 i will not wacth it because you and sharpay are the best actors you have a butiful singing voice and sharpay i love the way she acts out in hsm2


- leahpettit
Posted 09/08/07 06:42 AM
 

hi, my opinion is that no one should invade other people’s private life, i ask all the haters to don’t post any comments, we don’t need haters, we need TRUE VANESSA FANS!!the world is already full of bad people and we certainly don’t need more, we must show our Baby V! our love more than ever and HSM3, looking forward to watchign , Vanessa play gabriella, and vanessa we will forever support you 100%, remeber who ever had something to do with this , will pay in teh future, stay calm and go out , we love you fan
age 14


- jase
Posted 09/08/07 06:24 AM
 

i just hate those people that have nothing to do , but to damage someone who is talented and is at the top of her career, i hope that everyone stops and this has to end, i know you don’t want your private life expose, so i ask you to stop and think about GOD forgave us for our sins and we should forget about what Vanessa did and show her how much we love her ans support her go vanessa!! lots of love from a great fan forever!!! you are my role model no matter what you do!!


- kly
Posted 09/08/07 06:14 AM
 

WOW! keep up that support for our favorite Singer/Actress, Vanessa Hudgens , I admire you for standing up and admiting it, that says alot about you, don’t ever change and keep yourself outof the media and enjoy your career, many fans love you more than they did before you can check your myspace and other webs like miss vanessa, and etc. you have tons of support and have gain new fans!! We love you from all the fans in texas , here is a poem to make you feel beter.

Although in life some showers may fall,
May a Rainbow full of blessings
Crown them
ALL.

don’t let nothing stop you fromm doing what you want, who cares about what others say,there amny haters out there but , you are yourself and that is what counts, VANESSA HUDGENS FANS FOREVER!!


- nanal
Posted 09/08/07 05:51 AM
 

Lots of Love and support from Spain. We love you Vanessa.


- Anonymous
Posted 09/08/07 01:27 AM
 

Vanessa, we love you. You have a lot of fans here in the Philippines and many filipinos around the world. WE LOVE YOU!!!


- Anonymous
Posted 09/08/07 12:52 AM
 

hey i’m only 15 but i understand wat happened, guys u gotta be open minded here especially the parents!! to parents out there don’t hate her with that!! You know u could explain to ur children how wnd why this happened… hey vanessa if evr u could inderstand tagalog. I would want you to read this: “kahit anong mangyari sayo ngayon, lagi mong tandaan na ikaw lamang ang makakapagsabi sa iyong sarili na kaya mo ito!! sana ay mas maging matatag ka pa kasi para sa akin isang ka ng tunay na role model!! lagi mong tatandaan na kaming mga fans mo, kahit anong mangyri lagi kang susuportahan! at saka hayaan mo na yung mga haters diyan siguro akala nila mas magaling sila sayo!! wag ka magalala mahal pa rin kita kasi lalo mo lang napatunayan na isa kang tunay na tao!! sana ay pagpalain ka ng Diyos!!


- Za(Philippines)
Posted 09/08/07 12:43 AM
 

Extra, i ask you to please stop , talking about Vanessa Hudgens, I talk to my daughter, nieces and nephews , and as an adult that i am my family supports vanessa , she did nothing wrong , the only bad thing was that it was exposed to the public and the media, you should not expose someone’s private life no matter who they are and Vanessa I support you and my family will continue watching you in hsm and hopefully you do HSM3, and we love your music and your album V, love you and you are in our Prayers.
ana age 31


- ana
Posted 09/07/07 11:11 PM
 

WE Love You Vanessa. I hope you learn a lesson from this. God Bless you always …


- Anonymous
Posted 09/07/07 11:04 PM
 

I believe that these is already gone too far, and I imagine how vanessa feels about a these nonsense rumors i hope that she doesn’t stop from acting and singing, and that she feels the love and suppORT from her MILLIONS of TRUE FANS, I enjoy what she does and vanessa don’t let this keep you from doing what you love, think about your fans that want to see you happy and have given you support through bad and good times,God Bless you ALWAYS!, show the world that great smile you have don’t be embarrased we love you!!


- zacvanfan
Posted 09/07/07 11:00 PM
 

TRUST ME VANESSA HUDGENS FANS, she will definitely be in HSM3, or disney will loose big money!! They NEED vanessa , can’t you see many of us fans love her and if we stay together supporting her she will succeed, come on Vanessa Fans, she really needs us at this bad time, hopefully the person who did this to her, realizes that Vanessa is loved and cared for and has teh TRUE LOVE of her FANS FOREVER!!
GIVE ME A V! for VANESSA!! who cares about those dumb pics, screw those who took it and saw, that is badluck to those who saw it , je je , you loose!!
VANESSA HUDGENS FANS RULE!!
ZANESSA FANS!! ROCK!!! V. FAN FOREVER!!!


- Natyxs
Posted 09/07/07 10:51 PM
 

PEOPLE!! STOP!! leave her alone, it’s her private life!!, No one should but in , the media has taken this too far, and you haters out there, let me tell you , i wasn’t a vanessa hudgens fan, but now I AM!! and i will always be forever!! she is the best and who cares what seh did and if you sw teh pictures bad luck to you, cause i am no teven goign to bother look at them casue it its her life ans i respect that, i knoe you don’t have respect tath is why you talk bad abotu her , let me tell go to the vanessa fan webd look at teh millions of emssages her fans left for her tehy love her mor etha never an she gas gain more FANS!! and deifnitely she will be in HSM3!!!! vanessa hudgens fan forever till death!!


- any7
Posted 09/07/07 10:40 PM
 

VANESSA , WE LOVE YOU AND this was just a bad step , God bless you and don’t let this stop you, you are an amazing actress and singer you are the reason we watch HSM movies, and we are looking forward for HSM3 and let the world know that Vanessa is here to stay, wish you the best good luck, we are TRUE FANS from TEXAS


- classo4
Posted 09/07/07 10:33 PM
 

I support vanessa 100% , she still a grat role model for my younger nephews and nieces, I am 21 and i am more mature than the media and i hate the haters that are out there just trying to hit on someone who has fame, but remember who ever did this , will get bad luck forever, what comes around goes around, Vanessa ROCKS!! FAN FOREVER. extra please stop putting these nonsense rumors about my idol i will apreciate it thank you , we love you VANESSA HUDGENS, STAND TALL and don’t listen to the DUMB HATERS!!!!


- cecivl
Posted 09/07/07 10:27 PM

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