{"id":30093,"date":"2023-01-14T00:54:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T00:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/14\/austin-butler-refers-ex-as-friend-in-2023-show\/"},"modified":"2023-01-14T00:54:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T00:54:36","slug":"austin-butler-refers-ex-as-friend-in-2023-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/14\/austin-butler-refers-ex-as-friend-in-2023-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Butler Refers Ex As “Friend” In 2023 Show!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Austin Butler is making headlines again, this time for referencing<\/a> his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, as an unnamed \u201cfriend\u201d while discussing how he won the role of Elvis Presley in the 2023 biopic. During a recent Hollywood Reporter\u2019s Actors Roundtable, the 31-year-old Golden Globe winner Austin Butler explained how he sang along to an Elvis Christmas carol with an unnamed \u201cfriend,\u201d who encouraged him to play the role of the King of Rock and Roll.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard that a month ago [director] baz [Luhrmann] made the [\u201cElvis\u201d] movie, I wanted to go see the Christmas<\/a> lights with a friend,\u201d Butler said. \u201cAnd there was an Elvis Christmas carol on the radio and I sang along and my friend looked at me and said, \u2018You have to play Elvis!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Austin Butler and Hudgens began dating in 2011 and split in January 2020, but Hudgens shared an almost identical story during an August 2019 appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan. This led some fans to wonder why Butler didn\u2019t give his ex-girlfriend the \u201crespect\u201d of correctly identifying her as such.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer name is Vanessa,\u201d one angry TikToker commented, while another added, \u201cI absolutely love him. I think he did a great job on this film, but I absolutely hate that he called her a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Austin Butler brushed off his friend\u2019s suggestion, calling it a \u201clong shot,\u201d but his agent called him days later to update him on Luhrmann\u2019s project. \u201cAnd the hair just stood up on my arms,\u201d \u200b\u200bhe recalled. The actor eventually won the 2023 Golden Globe for his performance in the film, but some still think he should have shown the actress the \u201crespect\u201d of correctly identifying her as such.<\/p>\n

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Though Austin Butler didn\u2019t identify his companion as Hudgens, her name has been inextricably linked to his success. After all, Austin Butler refers to an ex, Vanessa Hudgens as his unnamed \u201cfriend\u201d and it was she who encouraged him to pursue the role of Elvis Presley. As Austin Butler continues his successful career, he\u2019ll no doubt remember the contribution his ex-girlfriend made to.<\/p>\n

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