Zac Efron, who is appearing in Dirty Grandpa with Robert De Niro this weekend (and who recently garnered rave reviews for his “nice tits” from Dwayne Johnson), will NOT be appearing in a High School Musical reunion set to air later this week, in honor of the movie’s 10th anniversary. Apparently, the reunion conflicted with promotion for Dirty Grandpa.
Efron’s decision not to appear already had fans of Efron and High School Musical on edge, so when Efron decided to tweet the following on MLK Day, he didn’t get the reaction he was probably expecting.
https://twitter.com/ZacEfron/status/689283451241889792
Maybe the day in which we honor the greatest civil-rights leader of the 20th century is not the best day to brag about passing the 10-million-follower mark on Instagram.
Twitter reacted accordingly.
.@ZacEfron you are a piece of shit
— Carey O'Donnell (@ecareyo) January 19, 2016
.@ZacEfron pic.twitter.com/8UmfbEPc60
— anthøny (@anthny) January 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/D2_Derpinator/status/689307930731003904
. @ZacEfron can u just not
— Xena Worrier Princess (@marianbull) January 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/Cpin42/status/689330881916461056
@ZacEfron @Nickrob maybe those should have been two separate posts?
— Chris Goodwin (@christhegoods) January 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/ihateRyanSim/status/689302760756387840
.@ZacEfron this national holiday should really celebrate YOUR contributions to society, such as
…
— James Santelli (@JamesSantelli) January 19, 2016
@jessicajbenson I could almost handle it until the black hand emojis. then I sincerely could not.
— James Santelli (@JamesSantelli) January 19, 2016
@ZacEfron This is one of the most offensive/diminishing/disrespectful things anyone has said in relation to MLK today. Get over yourself.
— A.A. Ron (@AaronTheH) January 19, 2016
@ZacEfron Dr. King did wasn't murdered so you could use black emojis and troll for Instagram followers.
— Small Screen Girl (@KiraJW) January 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/loudersoft/status/689329962843688960
Rabid High School Musical fans also used the occasion to blast him for not showing up at the reunion.
https://twitter.com/shadyboyband/status/689284001908002816
@ZacEfron Troy get the fuck back to east high what about "once a wildcat always a wildcat"
— christina (@getxsedtoit) January 19, 2016
Let this be a lesson to other celebrities. It’s okay to celebrate MLK Day. It’s also okay to brag about your Instagram follower count. It is NOT okay to do it with the same tweet. Efron may have matured as an actor, but he still needs to work on his social-media game.
