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Former Disney Channel star Ashley Tisdale accused of causing Hollywood car crash

Ashley Tisdale has been slapped with a huge lawsuit, with a woman accusing the star of causing her “severe” neck and back injuries.

Ashley Tisdale has been sued for a car accident in Hollywood last year.
Ashley Tisdale has been sued for a car accident in Hollywood last year.

Former Disney star Ashley Tisdale has been hit with a lawsuit over a car crash that happened last year.

A woman named Lina Gonzales has accused the US actress, 38, of causing “severe injuries” to her neck and back as a result of the crash on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles in September.

Ms Gonzales further claims she’s out of pocket $217,000 in medical expenses, and is seeking damages from Ms Tisdale.

According to court documents seen by TMZ, a lawyer representing Ms Gonzales said his client had been waiting to turn left on the famous strip, when Ms Tisdale allegedly changed lanes and hit her car.

Ashley Tisdale has been sued for a car accident in Hollywood last year.
Ashley Tisdale has been sued for a car accident in Hollywood last year.

Further, the lawyer, Michael R. Parker, told TMZ Ms Tisdale “called [his client] names” and “made a big fuss about the situation”.

Ms Tisdale’s representative said “there was no aggressiveness or words exchanged from Ashley following the crash.”

The crash happened on the famous Hollywood Boulevard strip. Picture: iStock
The crash happened on the famous Hollywood Boulevard strip. Picture: iStock

Ms Tisdale shot to fame on Disney Channel in 2005 in popular series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, before landing the role of Sharpay Evans in the blockbuster High School Musical movie franchise in 2006.

Ashley Tisdale (right) with her High School Musical castmates, Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron. Picture: AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy
Ashley Tisdale (right) with her High School Musical castmates, Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron. Picture: AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy

She also dabbled in music over the years, having released three studio albums from 2007, with her most recent work, Symptoms, coming out in 2019.

Nowadays, Ms Tisdale has turned to being a business owner with her wellness company Frenshe, a Goop-style website which also produces its own branded skin and body care products.

She has been married to her musician husband Christopher French since 2014, with the pair welcoming a daughter, Jupiter, in 2021.

Ms Tisdale remains close friends with her High School Musical cast mate, Vanessa Hudgens.

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