Austin Butler

Butler said he's "carrying a lot of her" with him at the Academy Awards.

[Baz Luhrmann's Elvis](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a40807653/how-to-watch-stream-elvis-2022/). Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at [Hey Alma](https://www.heyalma.com/), a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/emburack)and "I've seen Baz Luhrmann's movie 'Elvis' twice now," she [wrote on Twitter](https://twitter.com/LisaPresley/status/1525606504589500416?s=20&t=G4S6TOPMd7CaZJ_z4-TaZw). She [continued](https://twitter.com/LisaPresley/status/1525606822878449664?s=20&t=G4S6TOPMd7CaZJ_z4-TaZw), "In my humble opinion, his performance is unprecedented and FINALLY done accurately and respectfully. Her last public appearance was at the 2023 Golden Globes, in support of the film Elvis—

Vanessa Hudgens was caught on video dodging an awkward run-in with ex Austin Butler outside the star-studded Vanity Fair Oscars 2023 party.

He acknowledged her support during a January interview [with the Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-01-24/oscars-nominations-2023-austin-butler-elvis). Interestingly enough, it was Hudgens, 34, who initially [told Butler he should portray Elvis Presley](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/19/vanessa-hudgens-reacts-to-ex-austin-butlers-elvis-accent/) someday — before he landed the coveted gig in Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 biographical drama. “He had just dyed his hair dark. “When is Austin Butler losing the accent? Pics reveal Butler attended the bash with his new girlfriend, Kaia Gerber. [2023 Academy Awards](https://pagesix.com/2023/03/12/austin-butler-trolled-for-still-speaking-like-elvis-at-oscars-2023/).

After attending the 2023 Oscars, best actor nominee Austin Butler reunited with girlfriend Kaia Gerber at the star-studded Vanity Fair party.

He finished the look with shiny dress shoes and a subtle diamond necklace. us actor austin butler and model kaia gerber attend the vanity fair 95th oscars party ...

Previously, she was a news editor at ABC News and, prior to that, a managing editor of celebrity news at American Media. [dating since December 2021](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a42406689/austin-butler-kaia-gerber-relationship-timeline/). Still, she found a way to travel back after the premiere of her upcoming comedy film, Bottoms, which took place Saturday. He finished the look with shiny dress shoes and a subtle diamond necklace. The model wore a silver crystal-encrusted halter-neck slipdress with an opening at the bust and a high leg slit. She paired it with matching crystal-embellished black heeled sandals, a diamond ring, and diamond earrings.

Vanessa Hudgens may not have interviewed her ex, Austin Butler, on the Oscars red carpet, but fans were treated to a bit of a reunion at the after-party.

While she didn't respond to that particular internet discourse, she did write “ [crying](https://www.glamour.com/story/vanessa-hudgens-reacts-to-ex-boyfriend-austin-butlers-seemingly-permanent-elvis-accent)” in the comments of an Instagram post poking fun at Butler's [semipermanent](https://www.glamour.com/story/austin-butler-is-finally-getting-rid-of-his-controversial-elvis-accent) Elvis accent. “It made me self-conscious for a second because I thought, Am I being phony? [bit of backlash](https://www.glamour.com/story/does-vanessa-hudgens-really-deserve-credit-for-austin-butler-success) for failing to credit his ex with pushing him to pursue the role, though he eventually [confirmed](https://www.glamour.com/story/austin-butler-has-given-vanessa-hudgens-credit-for-elvis-inspiration-at-long-last) Hudgens's influence. Following their split, Butler faced a Though no context was provided, I imagine the interaction went something like this: [photo surfaced](https://twitter.com/viralmaterialz/status/1635290556934021121) of [Hudgens](https://www.glamour.com/about/vanessa-hudgens) and her butterfly neck tattoo passing by the Academy Award–nominated actor as he waved at the camera while exiting the [Vanity Fair Oscar Party](https://www.glamour.com/gallery/2023-vanity-fair-oscar-party-see-all-the-red-carpet-fashion).

Former lovers Austin Butler and Vanessa Hudgens were papped at the Oscars but things apparently got a bit awkward between them. Read!

[Google News](https://news.google.com/s/CBIwo7yAqUE) According to the publication Style Caster, Austin Butler and Vanessa Hudgens, who dated for more than eight years, seemingly avoided each other at the venue as Hudgens was seen interviewing Angela Bassett, Paul Mescal and ‘ Elvis’ director Baz Luhrman but not Butler. Hollywood actor Austin Butler and his ex-flame Vanessa Hudgens seemingly got into an awkward situation at the red carpet of the 95th Academy Awards.

Austin Butler & Vanessa Hudgens' Oscars Run-In More from Entertainment Tonight: ...

Exes Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler narrowly avoided each other at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscars party on Sunday. In a photo obtained by POPSUGAR, ...

Meanwhile, Hudgens is engaged to [MLB star Cole Tucker](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/who-has-vanessa-hudgens-dated-48314545). In a photo obtained by POPSUGAR, the 31-year-old [Oscar-nominated actor](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/austin-butler-oscars-2023-49112554) is shown walking past his 34-year-old [newly-engaged ex-girlfriend](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/vanessa-hudgens-cole-tucker-engaged-49077818) with [Sharon Stone](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Sharon-Stone). [they split in January 2020](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/vanessa-hudgens-austlin-butler-break-up-47106134). During a roundtable discussion for [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/austin-butler-brendan-fraser-colin-farrell-actor-roundtable-1235293939/) in January, Butler recalled the time he was singing along to a Christmas song by Presley on the radio when a friend looked over at him and told him, "You've got to play Elvis," before either of them knew there was a biopic in the works. We'd been together for so long and she had this sort of clairvoyant moment and so I really, I owe her a lot for believing in me." [Vanessa Hudgens](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Vanessa-Hudgens) and Austin Butler narrowly avoided each other at the 2023 [Vanity Fair Oscars party](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/fashion/best-dressed-vanity-fair-oscar-party-2023-49113776) on Sunday.

Austin Butler got attention for his (brief) reunion with the woman who believed he should pursue the Elvis role: his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens.

[attended the Academy Awards with his agent](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a43284467/why-kaia-gerber-not-with-austin-butler-oscars-2023/) but posed at Vanity Fair's event with [his girlfriend of over a year](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a42646201/austin-butler-kaia-gerber-relationship-timeline/), Kaia Gerber. [recently engaged](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a35130875/who-is-cole-tucker-vanessa-hudgens-boyfriend/) to MLB player Cole Tucker. Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). While Butler [initially described Hudgens as the “friend”](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a42474574/austin-butler-vanessa-hudgens-elvis-role-friend-comment-drama-explained/) who encouraged him to chase after the Elvis role; he [ eventually course-corrected](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a42673079/austin-butler-vanessa-hudgens-elvis-role-credit/) after that approach generated online scrutiny. “That’s right [that my partner at the time, Vanessa Hudgens, encouraged me to play Elvis],” he said after the Los Angeles Times' reporter pressed him on it in January. He explained his Oscar date choice on the red carpet, saying on ABC's pre-show, per [People](https://people.com/style/oscars-2023-austin-butler-red-carpet-where-is-kaia-gerber/?utm_campaign=peoplestyle&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=640e6c3203a4f00001a3f5c1), “I've got my best friend here with me, who is also my agent.

The actor also made a rare public appearance with his current girlfriend, Kaia Gerber.

And then a couple of weeks later I was playing the piano. I was playing the piano. "I was looking at Christmas lights and there was an Elvis Christmas song on the radio. [impressive Elvis transformation](https://www.etonline.com/inside-austin-butlers-transformation-into-elvis-and-how-ex-vanessa-hudgens-might-have-played-a-huge). The exes, who dated for more than eight years before [their 2020 split](https://www.etonline.com/vanessa-hudgens-and-austin-butler-break-up-after-more-than-8-years-of-dating-139500), crossed paths after the [2023 Academy Awards](https://www.etonline.com/awards/oscars). "He had just dyed his hair dark -- he's a natural blonde -- and I was looking at him and he was singing along and I was like, 'Babe, you need to play Elvis. I don't know how we get rights or what we do, but you need to play him. I was with a friend of mine and I was singing along and my friend kind of looked over at me and goes, 'You've got to play Elvis.' I said, 'That's such a long shot,'" he recalled. You need to play him.'" "I'm like, 'I don't know how, but we need to figure out how you can play Elvis. As the pair exited the bash waving to onlookers, Hudgens, who hosted ABC's pre-Oscars telecast, walked right past her ex. [Vanessa Hudgens](https://www.etonline.com/people/vanessa-hudgens) and [Austin Butler](https://www.etonline.com/people/austin-butler) had an Oscars night run-in.

On Sunday, Hudgens also co-hosted Countdown to the Oscars event on ABC, where co-host Ashley Graham was the one who interviewed Butler.

“I was going to look at Christmas lights with a friend, and there was an Elvis Christmas song on the radio, and I was singing along, and my friend looked over at me and goes, ‘You’ve got to play Elvis.’ I said, ‘Oh, that’s such a long shot,’” he explained. In an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Butler went on to We’d been together for so long and she had this sort of clairvoyant moment and so I really, I owe her a lot for believing in me.” Following his nomination in January, he said in The Hollywood Reporter “People in the comments are just making stuff up.” The clip, which was shared on

After the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, exes Austin Butler and Vanessa Hudgens were spotted briefly crossing paths outside Vanity Fair's Oscars party in ...

Earlier in the evening, Hudgens co-hosted Countdown to [the Oscars](https://people.com/tag/academy-awards/) on ABC. Gerber [was by Butler's side ](https://people.com/style/kaia-gerber-austin-butler-vanity-fair-oscar-party-photos/)at the Vanity Fair Oscars party. That same friend was there and I was playing the piano. "A couple of weeks later, I was playing the piano," he continued. [Actors Roundtable](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/austin-butler-brendan-fraser-colin-farrell-actor-roundtable-1235293939/), when he was recalling how she encouraged him to pursue Presley. Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann, was nominated for eight Oscars on Sunday, though the movie did not win any awards.

She shaded him for his "Elvis" accent two months before the Oscars.

The exes crossed paths in an awkward moment outside of the Vanity Fair bash, which was captured on video.

Fans joked Hudgens was pretending to be on her phone as she walked passed her ex boyfriend of eight years.

i don't even remember them dating 😳 vanessa and zac [Efron] was ingrained in my membrane for a while 😆 ." Butler showed off model girlfriend Kaia Gerber at the Vanity Fair [Oscars](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/oscars) party. That honor went to Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All at Once. As the nominations for the best actor were called out, the camera panned to Bassett and Butler who were seated next to each other and holding hands. [Brendan Fraser](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/brendan-fraser) for his career-reforming role in The Whale and he was seen receiving comfort from fellow nominee Angela Bassett. One person retweeted the video and joked that Hudgens "was swiping through her settings" in order to avoid eye contact or having to talk to her ex.

Austin Butler had an awkward run-in with ex Vanessa Hudgens as he attended the 2023 Oscars Vanity Fair afterparty on Sunday, March 12th, 2023.

“I’ve got my best friend here with me, who is also my agent,” he told the model, 35, who was cohosting the ABC pre-show with Butler’s ex, Vanessa Hudgens. The Elvis star appeared to glance in Hudgens’ direction as she dashed past him and walked away without making conversation. It is unclear whether Hudgens and Butler spoke during the party as he was attending the part with his new girlfriend, Kaia Gerber.

The exes crossed paths in an awkward moment outside of the Vanity Fair bash, which was captured on video.

[shared her reaction](https://www.insider.com/vanessa-hudgens-austin-butler-elvis-accent-reaction-response-2023-1) to the news that Butler's hotly debated "Elvis" accent is "genuine." [Elvis Presley](https://www.insider.com/best-elvis-presley-actors-movie-tv-portrayals-ranked-2022-6) on-screen, and earlier this year, Butler confirmed in an interview with [The Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-01-24/oscars-nominations-2023-austin-butler-elvis) that Hudgens was the unnamed acquaintance. [Austin Butler](https://www.insider.com/austin-butler-happy-unemployed-after-bafta-win-elvis-2023-2) and [Vanessa Hudgens](https://www.insider.com/vanessa-hudgens-cole-tucker-relationship-timeline-engagement-2023-2) appeared to have a run-in at the [Vanity Fair Oscars after-party](https://www.insider.com/daring-looks-vanity-fair-oscar-party-photos-2023-3) on Sunday. [attended the main event with his close friend and agent](https://www.insider.com/oscars-who-stars-brought-as-dates-to-ceremony-colin-farrell-austin-butler) James Farrell but posed for photos at the Vanity Fair party with his current girlfriend, [model Kaia Gerber](https://www.insider.com/austin-butler-kaia-gerber-relationship-timeline-2023-1). In the clip, Hudgens is seen looking down at her phone and walking behind the "Elvis" star and Sharon Stone on her way out to a car. [dated for nine years between 2011 and 2020](https://www.insider.com/austin-butler-relationship-history-vanessa-hudgens-kaia-gerber), both walked the [champagne carpet](https://www.insider.com/photos-oscars-red-carpet-more-of-a-pale-dusty-pink-this-year-2023-3) at the [95th annual Academy Awards](https://www.insider.com/category/oscars-2023) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, they managed to successfully avoid each other.

The Oscars along with its after party is a chance for several celebrities to run into each other after being too caught up in work and its vicissitude.

The pair, who previously dated for nine years, crossed paths at an after-party.

They started dating in 2011, but after nearly a decade together, they [decided to call it quits in 2020](https://www.bustle.com/p/vanessa-hudgens-austin-butler-split-report-20515249) due to a [“matter of distance,”](https://www.eonline.com/news/1112135/why-vanessa-hudgens-and-austin-butler-split-after-almost-9-years-together) according to E! [Butler and Hudgens were in a relationship](https://www.bustle.com/p/austin-butler-vanessa-hudgens-relationship-timeline-includes-7-years-of-trust-support-18200770) for almost nine years, having first met on the set of High School Musical in 2005. [engaged to Cole Tucker](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/vanessa-hudgens-engaged-to-cole-tucker), a pro baseball player who popped the question in late 2022 after dating for two years. [This was so awkward but how else](https://twitter.com/MayowaMula/status/1635550646999961600) were they supposed to act ? [2023 Oscars](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/oscars-2023-reactions-memes-tweets) are a common place for celebrity reunions, both good and awkward. The former couple attended the Vanity Fair after-party, with the Elvis star posing on the red carpet with his girlfriend, [Kaia Gerber.](https://www.bustle.com/style/how-to-buy-kaia-gerber-x-zara-in-the-uk) Butler was later spotted chatting outside to fellow actor Sharon Stone as he acknowledged and waved at fans in the crowd, and it was here that he encountered his ex.

Vanessa Hudgens seemingly reacted to her and ex-boyfriend Austin Butler's awkward run-in at an Oscars 2023 afterparty, asking fans to "only talk about peace ...

[moved on with model Kaia Gerber](https://pagesix.com/2022/01/10/kaia-gerber-dating-austin-butler-after-jacob-elordi-breakup/). [poked fun at Butler](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/19/vanessa-hudgens-reacts-to-ex-austin-butlers-elvis-accent/) for the [Elvis Presley accent he has retained](https://pagesix.com/2023/03/12/austin-butler-trolled-for-still-speaking-like-elvis-at-oscars-2023/) since filming the movie in 2021. [Hudgens was the “clairvoyant” person](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/25/austin-butler-owes-ex-vanessa-hudgens-for-elvis-role/) in question. “OK?” Hudgens, for her part, recently announced her [engagement to MLB player Cole Tucker](https://pagesix.com/2023/02/02/vanessa-hudgens-and-cole-tucker-are-reportedly-engaged/). [awkward run-in with Austin Butler](https://pagesix.com/2023/03/13/austin-butler-vanessa-hudgens-have-awkward-oscars-afterparty-run-in/).

Austin Butler was seen chatting with Sharon Stone following Vanity Fair post Oscars party on Sunday night in Hollywood. The Elvis star was spotted ...

In January 2023, Austin said during The Hollywood Reporter's Actors Roundtable: 'The month before I heard that Baz [Luhrmann] was making the movie, I was going to look at Christmas lights with a friend, and there was an Elvis Christmas song on the radio and I was singing along, and my friend looked over at me and goes, "You've got to play Elvis." That same friend was there and I was playing the piano. He did not take her as his Oscar date Adding: 'A couple of weeks later, I was playing the piano. 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. Busy work schedules and travel definitely put a strain on the relationship. Like, I don't know who we get the rights or what we do, but you need to play him.' I said, "Oh, that's such a long shot." Not talking: Vanessa was seen briefly looking at Austin before looking at her phone and avoiding any eye contact with him as she walked in front of him to a waiting car During their relationship, Vanessa had supported Austin and his career, revealing in an interview in 2019 on Live With Kelly and Ryan that she gave him the idea to play Elvis and encouraged him to pursue a role with him as Elvis. They were a wonderful couple and it's really sad that it didn't work out.' Vanessa was seen briefly looking at Austin before looking at her phone and avoiding any eye contact with him as she walked in front of him to a waiting car.