Exes Austin Butler, Vanessa Hudgens have awkward run-in at Oscars afterparty

Despite crossing paths, the Elvis star and his actress ex appeared to snub each other at the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty.

The Moment Vanessa Hudgens walks PAST ex Austin Butler as he chats with Sharon Stone. Picture: TPG / BACKGRID BACKGRID

Vanessa Hudgens savagely dodged ex-boyfriend Austin Butler following the 2023 Academy Awards.

The actress was caught on video looking down at her phone – seemingly in an attempt to avoid eye contact with her ex – as she walked past Butler at the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty.

At the time, Butler was standing next to Sharon Stone while waiting for a car outside the swanky event in Beverly Hills, California.

The Elvis star appeared to glance in Hudgens’ direction as she dashed past him and walked away without making conversation.

The exact moment Vanessa Hudgens walked past ex Austin Butler as he chatted with Sharon Stone outside the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty. Picture: TPG / BACKGRID

The former couple appeared to glance at each other but did not make conversation. Picture: TPG / BACKGRID

It’s unclear whether the pair, who dated for nearly nine years from 2011 to 2020, spoke inside the party. Pics reveal Butler attended the bash with his new girlfriend, model Kaia Gerber.

Earlier in the night, Butler, 31, was dragged by trolls online for still talking in his now-famous Elvis accent, which could be heard during red carpet interviews.

Interestingly enough, it was Hudgens, 34, who initially told Butler he should portray Elvis Presley someday – before he landed the coveted gig in Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 biographical drama.

Austin Butler took model Kaia Gerber as his date to the Vanity Fair Oscars Party. Picture: Michael Tran/AFP

Vanessa Hudgens walked the Vanity Fair Oscars Party blue carpet solo. Picture: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity Fair.

“When is Austin Butler losing the accent? Or is it part of his DNA now?” one Oscar viewer asked on social media, while another wrote, “Austin Butler still has a hint of that accent and I’m gonna shove him into a locker.”

Butler also received a Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of the Jailhouse Rock singer. However, the accolade ultimately went to Brendan Fraser for playing Charlie, a 600-pound English teacher, in The Whale.

Butler’s years-long journey to take on Presley’s life on the big screen began during his relationship with Hudgens. He acknowledged her support during a January interview with the Los Angeles Times.

“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,” he gushed.

Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler dated for nearly nine years from 2011 to 2020. Picture: JB Lacroix/WireImage.

The Princess Switch star first recalled the “clairvoyant” moment during a 2019 appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan.

“Last December, we were driving along and we were listening to Christmas music, and then an Elvis Presley Christmas song came on,” she recalled in 2019.

“He had just dyed his hair dark. He’s a natural blond, and I was looking at him and he was singing along and I was like, ‘Babe, you need to play Elvis.’”

Butler and Hudgens were first linked at their mutual friend Ashley Tisdale’s sister’s birthday party in 2011 and dated until January 2020.

Hudgens, for her part, has been loved-up with MLB star Cole Tucker since 2020, and the pair got engaged last month.

Butler has been dating supermodel Cindy Crawford’s daughter since December 2021.

This article was originally published by the New York Post and reproduced with permission.