Does Zac Efron Want Vanessa Hudgens to Dump Him?

By Jo Piazza Posted Aug 20th 2010 08:00PM

It's one of the oldest and dirtiest tricks in the male playbook. They're unhappy in a relationship but they're too wussy to call it quits. So what do they do? They act like jerks until the girl dumps them. In their feeble little man minds they firmly believe this makes them walk away as the good guy. Our jerk radar has started buzzing recently over Zac Efron's quietly jerky comments and actions, causing us to wonder whether he is trying to lead his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens' down the primrose path to dumpsville.

"Guys try to get girls to dump them when they fall out of love and feel guilty. When you are a nice guy, telling a chick to beat it just isn't that easy!" says Jay Grdina, CEO of the celebrity website Kikster.

Efron gave a passively subversive interview to Details magazine this month where he commented on the fact that he isn't a playboy, saying that he isn't into playing the field...but he should be.

"I think a lot of guys would enjoy that. But I'm not really like that. Believe me, I rack my brain thinking 'Why am I not out there playing the field?' One of my buddies was like, 'You have no idea what's going on right now. You're peaking on Ecstasy and you're watching TV.' But it's not in my heart."

He continues by saying he is jealous of how 'Transformers' star Shia Lebeouf is able to take life by the balls.

"I'm so jealous of that", Efron said referring to LeBeouf. "Yeah, that's awesome to not give a s–t. And Shia still pulls it off. That's so cool. It's just awesome. It just comes easy to some people."

And when they asked whether his relationship with Vanessa was just a publicity stunt he said, "if that was true it would have been easier to call it off a long time ago." That just feels weird.

We would like to translate these statements to:"I wish I could go out and play the field, but I have this ball and chain. I wish I could be as ballsy as Shia, except, you know, the ball and chain over there. If this were fake do you really think I would still be tethered to this ball and chain? DO YOU?"

Then there are his actions. He kind of creepily tipped Vanessa $20 while she was starring as Mimi in 'Rent.' But also went on 'Jimmy Kimmel' and admitted he had visited an NYC strip club. He claimed to have Hudgens permission, but he still blabbed about it on national television.

Dating and life coach Tracey Steinberg says, "Some boys will do practically anything to avoid having 'the talk'. Trying to make her break up with you is one big disrespectful game that nobody wins."

Steinberg says that if Efron does want to break up with Hudgens then he should. "Be a man and tell her truthfully that you don't see the relationship moving forward and that you want to be on your own. Just get the uncomfortable conversation over with and then you both can move on with your life with your dignities intact."

Ever the romantic, Cooper Lawrence, the author of "Been There, Done That, Kept the Jewelry," is hoping that Zac and Vanessa are one young couple who will defy the odds and that Zac's recent behavior can be attributed to how silly boys can be when they're young, not necessarily looking to get dumped.

"Zac is in his early 20's and some of this acting out (strip clubs etc) may just be his age but it can also be the world he is living in. Remember he claims he didn't open his wallet once at the strip club. That kind of 'guys night' is all part of playing the Hollywood game," Lawrence said. "That said I would love to believe that he is old fashioned, traditional and a good guy. People marry their childhood sweethearts all the time and it's our bias against his good looks and the rampant infidelity in Hollywood that has caused us to question when a star proclaims his love and makes statements like 'I'm not really like that' or 'It's not in my heart.'"

Maybe we're just cynical jerks. Maybe the teen love that flourished on the set of 'High School Musical' is the kind that does last forever. Or maybe Zac's really good at the subversive breakup. Only time will tell.

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Tags: vanessa hudgens, zac efron

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Friday 20 August

By betty

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"Maybe we're just cynical jerks. "

i think you just answered you're own question.

Saturday 21 August

By BTDT

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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
And the author of this article is obviously a woman scorned.
It's absolutely Freudian.

By klkl

hoping that Zac and Vanessa are one yo

By Chappel

Only one of them can be a yo. Together they would be a yo-yo.

By kate

I dont understand the paps or any reporter if an actor/actress doesn't act like lindsay lohan they question his dignity and his being a good person. Then if they act like lindsay or britney they think they are like a venom in the society.

By Johnfreeman

Maybe we're just cynical jerks.

Yeah I'd go with that one. That and the fact that they have been going steady for 5 years kinda goes against your theory.

By lau

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you guys r jerks.

By Pam

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You all are missing the point, Zac is gay and Vanessa is his beard!

By lilly

Actually, the writer addressed that rumor also. He said:
"In person, by the way, nothing about Efron merits even flipping on the gaydar, and those rumors - that his relationship with Hudgens is a business coupling, with Mickey Mouse presiding over the union with a shotgun - seem particularly absurd."

Of course, I'm sure that you actually know Zac personally, so you would know whether or not he is gay, right? Yeah, you get your facts from first-hand knowledge, don't you. It couldn't be that you are a homophobic racist or anything like that.

By gobluespartyon

I agree with Lilly. If Zac was gay he wouldn't have been with Vanessa for 5 years.

By Beenthere

Run Vanessa. He is immature and he doesn't appreciate you, and no, you can't "love him enough for the both of you." Let go and move on. He's not a jerk--he just can't bear to hurt you, but he wants his life back. Both of you will be better off when you just move on. Sorry, Sweetie. I know it sucks, but I've been there at your age and if you don't believe me, step back and ask yourself if one of your friends' boyfriends acted this way, what advice would you give her? Then take your own advice.

By hj

Now I don't know Zac or Vanessa and I can't give them advice on what to do. Nor do I know what is going on in their camp. But If by some small chance they are reading this, then this is my little tip for them. Whatever you guys do, do it for yourselves. If you decide to stay together, do so NOT for the fans of you guys or for anything else but stay together because you guys want to.

Who are you to give advice to people? honestly do you know them personally? Do you know what they go through every day? I mean they've been together for five years now. In hollywood five years is no joke. Especially when dealing with young romances starting out when they were in their mid teens. So who are you to give advice to THEM and say YOU know where they are at?

If anything they should do things as a couple. And make their own decesions without the public influences. This is just plain stupid.

By Tzeitel

What is the deal?? Is the author (I am using the term loosely) of the Efron/Hudgens article paid by the word or what. He took paragraph after paragraph to simple say, "Efron is a jerk off, who is too immature, stupid, gay, or simple too uneducated to put words into a sentence that says he wants out." Who cares, he looks too plastic and girly to be a real guy anyway.

By BJ

NUMBER 1 GET RID OF BEARD
NUMBER 2 DON DARE IT
NUMBER 3 IF U DO DARE DARE IT AS MAN ZAC U AIN TROY BOLTON WELL IM SURE HE COULD DO IT BETTER THAN U.
U KNOW D MOST IMPORTANT REASON I REALLY STARTED TO LIKE U IS CAUSE OF ZANESSA DO WHAT U THINK IS RIGHT IM STILL A FAN BUT PLEASE DO IT AS A MAN

By vanilarama

You should definitely be writing your own articles.

By judy

blah blah blah they rely the best couple ever and i am shore they will stay together for ever

By crutch

i don't think he is gay... just young, rich, and ready to play.

By Don

Where are these droves of wussy men who want to break up with their girlfriends and are apparently afraid to? Sounds like some mindless theory you'd simply prefer to believe as women clearly have way more issues related to staying beyond a point of relative happiness than men ever have or likely ever will, especially extremely famous men.

By candies2010

He should get it over with and break up if he's unhappy.I knew he wanted to,he's a bigger star than her.That alway's happens......

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