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Headline: Austin Butler responds to backlash after calling Vanessa Hudgens a 'friend'
Caption: The 32-year-old star has responded to the criticism he received from fans after referring to the High School Musical star as his "friend" during a Hollywood Reporter Actors Roundtable conversation in 2023. "Oh, yeah, I learned a lesson with that one," Austin told Esquire in a new interview. "I felt that I was respecting her privacy in a way and not wanting to bring up a ton of things that would cause her to have to talk. I have so much love and care for her. It was in no way trying to erase anything,..."
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