{"id":186388,"date":"2023-01-14T09:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T09:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/austin-butler-refers-to-his-ex-vanessa-hudgens-as-just-a-friend-despite-dating-for-10-years\/"},"modified":"2023-01-14T09:22:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T09:22:12","slug":"austin-butler-refers-to-his-ex-vanessa-hudgens-as-just-a-friend-despite-dating-for-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/austin-butler-refers-to-his-ex-vanessa-hudgens-as-just-a-friend-despite-dating-for-10-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Butler refers to his ex Vanessa Hudgens as just a ‘friend’ despite dating for 10 YEARS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Austin Butler has come under fire for referring to his ex-girlfriend of almost 10 years Vanessa Hudgens as a friend in a recent interview.<\/p>\n

The Elvis star, 31, told a story involving his former longtime love during The Hollywood Reporter’s Actor Roundtable, explaining how his ‘friend’ encouraged him to pursue the role of Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic.<\/p>\n

Speaking to fellow actors Colin Farrell, Brendan Fraser, Jeremy Pope, Ke Huy Quan and Adam Sandler, the Golden Globe winner recalled how his role came about.<\/p>\n

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Austin Butler has come under fire for referring to his ex-girlfriend of almost 10 years Vanessa Hudgens as a friend in a recent interview. Pictured together in 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘The month before I heard that Baz [Luhrmann] was making the movie, I was looking at Christmas lights and there was an Elvis Christmas song on the radio and I was with a friend of mine,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘I was singing along and my friend looked over at me and said, “You gotta play Elvis.” I said, “Oh, that’s such a long shot.”‘<\/p>\n

‘A couple of weeks later, I was playing the piano,’ he continued. <\/p>\n

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The Elvis star, 31, told a story involving his former longtime love during The Hollywood Reporter’s Actor Roundtable, explaining how his ‘friend’ encouraged him to pursue the role of Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘I never really sang for any of my friends or anything. That same friend was there and I was playing the piano. <\/p>\n

‘She said, “I’m serious. You gotta figure out how you can get the rights to a script.” Then my agent called and said, “So Baz Luhrmann is making an Elvis movie.”‘<\/p>\n

While Butler didn’t specifically name Hudgens, 34, while telling the story, the actress shared a very similar tale in 2019 when the pair were still together.<\/p>\n

‘Last December, we were driving along and we were listening to Christmas music, and then an Elvis Presley Christmas song came on,’ she recalled during an episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan.<\/p>\n

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‘The month before I heard that Baz [Luhrmann] was making the movie, I was looking at Christmas lights and there was an Elvis Christmas song on the radio and I was with a friend of mine,’ he recalled<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While Butler didn’t specifically name Hudgens, 34, in his story, the actress shared a very similar tale in 2019 when the pair were still together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘He had just dyed his hair dark. He’s a natural blond, and I was looking at him and he was singing along and I was like, “Babe, you need to play Elvis.”‘<\/p>\n

‘Then in January, he was sitting at the piano,’ she continued.<\/p>\n

‘And he’s playing and he’s singing and I’m like, “I don’t know how, but you need to figure out how you can play Elvis. Like, I don’t know how we get rights or what we do, but you need to play him.”‘<\/p>\n

Fans of High School Musical star Hudgens weren’t impressed with Butler after he failed to mention his ex in his story.<\/p>\n

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