News Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler Have Reportedly Split They had been together for eight years. By Kimberly Truong Kimberly Truong Kim Truong is a writer focusing on news, entertainment, and culture. She is a graduate of Fordham University. Her work has appeared on The Cut, Self, Refinery29, and BBC America. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on January 14, 2020 @ 04:30PM Pin Share Tweet Email Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler have reportedly split after nearly a decade together. "Vanessa and Austin are officially broken up, and Vanessa has been telling those close to her about their breakup," a source confirmed to People. The actors began dating in 2011 after they met on the set of High School Musical, and haven't shared any photos of each other in months. People reported that they appeared not to have spent the holidays together, and that Butler didn't appear in any photos from Hudgens's birthday celebrations in December. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images Hudgens last shared a photo of the two of them on Halloween last year. Vanessa Hudgens Opened Up About Her "Traumatizing" Nude Photo Leak