Exes Austin Butler and Vanessa Hudgens Have a Seemingly Awkward Run-In at Oscars Afterparty

ExesVanessa Hudgensand Austin Butler narrowly avoided each other at the 2023Vanity Fair Oscars partyon Sunday. In a photo obtained by POPSUGAR, the 31-year-oldOscar-nominated actoris shown walking past his 34-year-oldnewly-engaged ex-girlfriendwithSharon Stone. Hudgens, who hosted ABC's official Oscars countdown, appeared to ignore Butler as she walked by with her head down.

Hudgens and Butler were together for almost nine years beforethey split in January 2020. For the most part, the two have remained quiet about the reason for their breakup, but Butler did recently confirm thatHudgens was in fact the "friend" who inspired him to go for the part of Elvis Presley. During a roundtable discussion forThe Hollywood Reporterin 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.

When theLos Angeles Timeslater asked Butler if that friend in question was Hudgens, the "Elvis" actor said, "That's right. 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."

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Since Hudgens and Butler's breakup, the two have moved on with other people.Butler is currently datingmodel Kaia Gerber, who accompanied the actor to the Oscars bash. Meanwhile, Hudgens is engaged toMLB star Cole Tucker.