Source: Vanessa Hudgens Sent Nude Photo to Drake Bell
Following the appearance on the Web of a nude photo of Vanessa Hudgens, a source close to the situation tells PEOPLE that the High School Musical actress once sent risqué photos of herself to Nickelodeon star Drake Bell.
Hudgens had emailed photos to the Drake and Josh actor a couple of years ago, before she was famous, the source says.
Bell’s rep, Jill Fritzo, tells PEOPLE of the images that began hitting blogs on Thursday: “Drake says he never received those photos.”
Hudgens, 18, appeared in a 2006 episode of Bell’s Nickelodeon show as his character’s girlfriend. In real life, Hudgens is dating her High School Musical costar Zac Efron, and the two are in Australia at the moment, where he is promoting Hairspray.
In a statement Friday, Hudgens apologized for the pictures and says she is “embarrassed over the situation and regret[s] having ever taken these photos.”
The pictures, including one nude photo, first surfaced on the Web Thursday, prompting her rep to issue a statement saying that the shot “was taken privately. It is a personal matter and it is unfortunate that this has become public.”
The Disney Channel has said it is continuing negotiations with the High School Musical cast, including Hudgens, for a third installment of the movie series, according to the Chicago Tribune. “Vanessa has apologized for what was obviously a lapse in judgment,” Disney said in a statement. “We hope she’s learned a valuable lesson.”
September 9th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Okay, so that means the photos are… illegal in most countries?
September 9th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Um.. you are breaking the lay by showing a minor naked.
September 9th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Great role model for the Disney channel. WTF?
September 9th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
ew! I feel like a perv now! I looked at her pics the other day, i thought she looked really young, but i never thought she may have been 15 or 16! eeeeeeeek!
September 9th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
someone PLEASE give that girl a razor!!
September 10th, 2007 at 2:54 am
Rather see naked pics of Drake
September 10th, 2007 at 3:27 am
D.C. Do you see her naked – or do you see a big black box. I dunno…call me crazy.
September 10th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
i cant belive she wood do that now she a slut
September 13th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
hoooooooooooobaggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:35 pm
hote
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:37 pm
w cant we see any thing but shes still hot
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:39 pm
w cant we see any thing but she is still hot
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:41 pm
why can”t we see any thing but she is still hot
October 15th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
shes horrible
November 9th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Vanessa apologized but many blogs still have her pics and the most search thing in the whole internet is the vanessa hudgens scandal there are even more pics of her with other girls.
Well, anyways I have forgiven Vanessa. And now she’s my favorite star. I feel sorry for her, and that makes me like her.
March 27th, 2008 at 12:05 am
I wood rader c a nude pic of drake