What would possess a young woman who is part of a successful Disney franchise to derail her career by allowing herself to be photographed naked? And not just topless either, Vanessa gives us the full monty.
The Post Chronicle (citing US Magazine as the source) says Disney has parted ways with Ms. Hudgens over the scandal generated from a nude photo circulating on the internet. They are also stating Disney has already replaced her role on HSM:
In light of the scandalous nude photograph recently posted on the web, Walt Disney’s decided to part ways with Hudgens and, according to reports, have even already replaced her part in ‘High School Musical”Due to the recent scandal of “High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens’ naked photo scandal, Execs at have parted ways with the star and have decided to replace her with “Cheetah Girls” star Adrienne Bailon.
Well, we don’t know if this rumor is substantiated with fact, but before I saw that headline this morning, I assumed it was a matter of time before Disney dumped Ms. Hudgens. They are a very protective of their “wholesome” image.
So what did possess Vanessa? I have two theories. Perhaps she’s so incredibly naive (and stupid), she thought no one but the taker of the photo would ever see them and therefore it was a safe, albeit ridiculous thing to do. Ms. Hudgen’s official statement would imply certainly imply this:
“This was a photo which was taken privately. It is a personal matter and it is unfortunate that this has become public.”
This was the logical PR move. Pretend they were taken in private, leave it at that and let the media sort it out. This would allow her to keep her “reputation” intact, and perhaps even garner some sympathy for having her privacy violated. Sounds great in theory, but this is Hollywood.
In this day and age, not even the sheltered and naive can be that dumb. So here’s the second theory, and the one I feel best fits the situation.
Vanessa intentionally (though probably not directly) allowed those pictures to surface so she could extract herself from her obligations to Disney. Granted High School Musical is/was a popular show among the tweens and pre-tweens, but honestly, can you blame Vanessa for wanting to distance herself as she enters adulthood. I like musicals as much as the next person, but the genre can really wear thin after while.
Whatever the fallout is from all of this, in the long run, Vanessa’s career will likely improve from this little gaff.
Naked pictures of young starlets is all the rage.
The only lingering question in all of this is WHO leaked the photo? Vanessa is supposedly dating her exceptionally effeminate HSM co-star Zac Efron. Assuming he’s gay (and who doesn’t?) then the photo must have been for someone else’s enjoyment. This all sounds like the work of some sleazy studio-exec.
…Paging Sherlock Holmes.
PS. If you pervs must see this photos, IDLYITW has it, and much more. Schweet!
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