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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'?

 

omg!I hate her for whose she become i mean what was she thinking!!Is she trying to tell young girls to do the same?I 4 1 am not watching HSM 3no matter who is in it !!!!!!!!!!!!!


- anti-nessa
Posted 09/07/07 10:01 PM
 

correction my comment below violets


- Michelle
Posted 09/07/07 09:25 PM
 

adding on 2 my comment below me…if they kick vanessa off hsm3 that will be the last high school musical there will ever be because of the simple fact noone who is a vanessa fan will watch it so if they kicked vanessa off then i think kemmy should just stop them from making another 1…he can do that cuz hes the director so he should just stop them from doing it if vanessa is kicked off cuz every1 knows that it wont be the same without vanessa and nobody can have the same on screen chemistry that zac and vanessa have…whoever will play gabriella(if its not vanessa)wouldnt be able 2 play gabriella like vanessa does and nobody has a voice like vanessa’s her voice just BELONGS in hsm and her acting as well…i hope kenny and the walt disney co. read this…maybe they’ll come to their senses


- Michelle
Posted 09/07/07 09:23 PM
 

I’ll admit that when I first heard about this I was extremely upset. Just when you think that there actually are some good role models for kids to follow, they end up doing something bad and stupid like this. However, I understand that its not fair to judge her. Everyone makes mistakes. We’re just going to have to accept this and move on.


- Violet
Posted 09/07/07 09:15 PM
 

i feel bad for ness…i want her and every1 to know that i completely support her and she IS a good role model…shes 18..shes just having fun thats wat u dowen ur young and just turn 18…just let her be..its not that big of a deal


- Michelle
Posted 09/07/07 09:12 PM
 

she just made a mistake ok? gosh people give her a effin break, this is wat like the first bad thing she has ever done? compared to paris hilton nd all those other bad people HELLO vanessa hudgens is WAYY better than they are! if she wanted to do this long time ago she would of done it gosh people are so fukin stupid. nd whoever got those pictures should die cus this is bullshit. nd she shouldnt be fired from high school musical 3 because of that. how many people in life havent made a mistake even celebrities? name one. gosh celebrities are human too you know. nd even if they did replace her high school musical 3 wouldnt be the same without her, nd you would wonder how many people would watch this movie if she wasnt in it. SO GIVE HER A FUKIN BREAK PEOPLE, IT WAS A MISTAKE.


- Megan
Posted 09/07/07 09:07 PM
 

vanessa is great singer/actress and it was a minor mistake reporters and newspapers make it seem worse than it is. I feel bad for vanessa.


- nancy
Posted 09/07/07 08:17 PM
 

ok. ive been reading about all this vanessa stuff all day. i luv her music and i think she is extremely beautiful. what she did wasnt exactly wrong. no one would hav known or cared about it if it didnt get on the internet. she just had bad luck and plz no one compare her to britney or paris or nicole. theyre just on another level. shes young, and still new to hollywood, so just give her a break. i understand how the parents feel, becuz a few years ago, i wouldnt have understood what has happend and i wudve asked my mom. but she, up until this point, has been a stupendous role model. so give her a chance to regain some of her dignity back.

&& to the person who posted the pics of her on the internet, screw u.


- brooke
Posted 09/07/07 07:47 PM
 

it was a mistake that got posted ont he internet it wasnt her fault it was private so she is still a good role model to me and many other fans keep her in HSM3


- Anonymous
Posted 09/07/07 07:46 PM
 

I feel so bad for Vanessa Hudgens. My daughter loves her acting and music so much. And she still does. People need to understand, that the picture wasn’t meant to be on the internet. It was personal. She is 18 years old and has the right to take any kind of pictures she wants too if not intending to publish them. She’s a grown adult and has my support as well as my familys support through this. It would be wrong to fire her from HSM3 for the obvious reasons just stated as well as HSM3 wouldn’t be HSM3 without Vanessa Hudgens.


- Jackie
Posted 09/07/07 07:29 PM
 

I don’t think she should be punished for something she did in private. She didn’t pose for the photo for it to be posted on the internet, we all make mistakes in life and the mistake she did was allowing the photo to be taken and trusting the person that took it. Hopefully she learns from her mistake and not be so trusting. And if anyone is a true Christian knows that God forgives those who ask for forgiveness, and we should not pass judgement on ANYONE.


- rachel
Posted 09/07/07 07:20 PM
 

I think it is rediculious that Vannessa put her self in this situation. I feel bad for her but, you know if you are a star then you have to be careful of what you have of yourself. I dont think it’s fair but, that’s life. She is a star she needs to know that if you make one iddy biddy mistake, she will get in trouble because she is known. I think she should be fired from HSM3. Just because there are other girls who could play the part who won’t get in trouble. Maybe V should learn from those girls and even her friends on HSM. Good luck to V and Disney.


- dee
Posted 09/07/07 07:20 PM
 

I Think It Wouldnt Be The Same Without Vannessa Hudges i really like high school musical so i say dont fire her


- Braxton
Posted 09/07/07 07:19 PM
 

who every put that picture i hate them because vanessa shouldnt be fired its just a picture and now one who likes vanessa wont watch high school musical 3


- vanessa
Posted 09/07/07 07:16 PM
 

Most of HSM fans are under 16 years of age, we gotta protect our kidz.


- jnb
Posted 09/07/07 07:07 PM
 

in my mind, v should be fired on many levels, she did a wrong thing and she should be fired from the dc. the young woman has talent and should spend it on more records i love all of her songs and all of them are on my ipod she has a voisce and needs to use it more often then she dose


- katie
Posted 09/07/07 06:43 PM
 

vanesa is a role model. got caught up with the fame and acted like an idiot. she is disrespecting god to do that.


- maddie s
Posted 09/07/07 06:39 PM
 

don`t make her stop high school musical


- hunter
Posted 09/07/07 06:37 PM
 

i am putting my comment in to the last comment. BRD. ok i know your in a hard postition i mean i told my mom what happened and she was ok with it because she knew how upset i was that this happened cause i love vanessa anne hudgens but your making her look bad. she was nice and sweet til someone broke into her personal buisness and did this to her. i mean right now she needs all the support she can get


- jamie
Posted 09/07/07 06:11 PM
 

Vanessa should so be in HSM3, it won’t be the same to watch it if she’s not in it, but if she’s not in it I won’t watch it. I really hate the person who posted the picture of her.


- Tina
Posted 09/07/07 06:09 PM

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