"High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by her former lawyer who claims the young singer and actress owes him 150,000 dollars, court documents showed Thursday.
Los Angeles lawyer Brian Schall filed the lawsuit last month against the 18 year-old Hudgens, alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment by the star, who has become hot among American teenagers after playing a high school singer in the Disney Channel' s popular television movie and its sequel.
Hudgens is asking the court to dismiss the suit by arguing that she was only 16 when she signed a contract with the lawyer. A hearing on Hudgens' dismissal motion is set for Dec. 5 by the court.
Schall and Hudgens entered a contract in October 2005, and he advanced costs and expenses on her behalf in connection with her songwriting and recording career, according to court documents.
Schall says he drafted contracts for Hudgens that have helped her earn more than 5 million dollars, and Hudgens paid some of the money, but still owes him 150,000 dollars.
But court papers filed this week by Hudgens' lawyer say that California state Family Code "provides that the contract of a minor is voidable and may be disaffirmed before age 18 or within a reasonable time afterward." Hudgens earlier officially disaffirmed the contract.
Hudgens' court papers additionally state that she actually had an agreement with the law offices of Schall, but not with Schall as an individual.
Hudgens hired the Schall firm in October 2005 on representations by its attorneys that they were skilled in entertainment law, but she determined in the middle of this year that the services were "blow professional standards, resulting in a breakdown of their relationship," according to her court papers.
Source: Xinhuanet
L.A. high school musical star seeks lawsuit dismissal
Vanessa Hudgens: I got attacked
Vanessa Hudgens claims she was attacked last week, not Zac Efron.
The 'High School Musical' stars - who are enjoying an off-screen romance - were leaving London's Apollo theatre last Wednesday when a man in his 40s pushed past security to approach the pair.
Although it had been reported he lunged for Zac, 20, his 19-year-old girlfriend insists the unnamed man cut her face.
She told US TV show 'Access Hollywood': "I actually got hit in the face! If anything, I was the one who got attacked, not Zac.
"There was a guy who was walking down the street and I think he was a little drunk and he got pushed into the craziness of it all. He was blocking the door so our bodyguard had to push him aside.
"I looked in the mirror and got a huge scratch and I was bleeding."
Zac has revealed he wasn't even aware of the attack until they returned to their waiting car.
He said: "I just heard about it. I was just focused on the van door - I've got to get to it. I got in the van and we drove away. I don't remember getting harassed."
Source: Agencies
Teenage Disney star apologizes for posing nude
Vanessa Hudgens, star of the Walt Disney Company's hugely lucrative "High School Musical" films, has apologized to fans for the nude pictures of hers that are being splashed on the Internet, media reports said Tuesday.
The raunchy pictures depict the 18-year-old posing in various states of undress, including completely naked. In a statement issued recently, Hudgens asked for forgiveness from her fans, and said that the situation has left her embarrassed.
"I am embarrassed over this situation and regret having ever taken these photos. I am thankful for the support of my family and friends," the 18-year-old star said Friday.
"High School Musical" is Walt Disney Company's most successful show over the last two years generating profits to the tune of 1 billion U.S. dollars.
Just to make things more difficult, the photograph was allegedly taken by Zac Efron, Hudgens's 19-year-old boyfriend, and her co-star on the show. Together, the couple are by far the biggest "tween" stars in America, frequently appearing on the covers of celebrity magazines.
All this has left Walt Disney company with an impossible dilemma. If it supports Hudgens, will more nude pictures, some more explicit than the first, later emerge? And if it dumps Hudgens, will fans dump the show?
So far, the company has chosen to back Hudgens, for fear of meddling with a proven formula, thus forcing parents across the United States to have to explain to their children why their teen idol had disappeared from the screen.
The release of the images could pose trouble for Hudgens, who is currently in negotiations for a third "High School Musical" film.
And sources are claiming that the film's production house may have second thoughts about casting her in the light of the notorious episode. However, Hudgens' representative Jill Fritzo insists that all rumours that the singer-actress has been kicked out from future productions are untrue.
Source: Agencies
Vanessa Hudgens splits with boyfriend after nude scandal
High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens has split with her boyfriend and co-star Zac Efron, and is considering posing for a men's magazine - according to reports.
Hudgens, who was involved in a nude photo scandal earlier this month, split with boyfriend Efron while he was overseas, OK! magazine reported.
The mag said Hudgens was seen with another man at a Hollywood Hills party while Efron was in Australia to promote the movie Hairspray.
Eyewitesses told OK! magazine that Hudgens was "all over" her older date, and when someone asked her about Efron she "threw a fit".
Meanwhile, the Starpulse entertainment blog reported Hudgens is considering posing for a men's magazine - but has ruled out a spread in Playboy.
"I think being a woman and being able to show a sexy side is empowering," Starpulse reported Hudgens as saying.
"Being able to show we are comfortable in our skin is a good thing. I totally would pose for a sexy magazine. But not Playboy."
Earlier this month, a nude photo of Hudgens circulated widely on the internet.
Hudgens said she was "embarrassed" and regretted ever having taken the photos.
It is not yet known who leaked the photos.
Source: CE.cn
Vanessa Hudgens: I love dressing up
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Vanessa Hudgens - Denied rumour friction with Ashley Tisdale
Vanessa Hudgens denied rumours there is friction between her and Ashley Tisdale, insisting the pair are good friends.Vanessa added: "We are just really close and get along so well. The two of us together are just hysterical - we come up with the most random, silly things.
"We don't fight and it's annoying because people are always comparing us. They need to understand that we are just best friends."
Vanessa Hudgens also loves dressing up for the paparazzi. She likes experimenting with fashion to entertain the photographers who follow Vanessa' around.
Hudgens said: "I have some of the clothes that my character Gabriella wears in the movie in my actual closet. I'd be like, 'Wow, I have to have that!' I love fashion. Having paparazzi there is almost an excuse to dress up, but if I'm not in the mood I'll just go out in sweats and Ugg boots."
High School Musical 3 Cast at the Virgin Mega Store - Paris
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High School Musical 3 Cast member Vanessa Hudgens signing autographs at the Virgin Mega Store on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France on September 30, 2008.
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December 24, 2008: Vanessa Hudgens spotted shopping with her sister (not pictured) at Frends Beauty Supply Company in Los Angeles, California. Credit: INFphoto.com Ref.: infusla-82
Vanessa Hudgens & friends N_de Photos Scandals Resurrected
This the season to resurrect scandal, there is the Vanessa Hudgens n_de photos scandal and the Miley Cyrus partially n_de photos scandal to while away the Christmas hours. Nothing like near Christmas p_rn (or, more accurately, semi- Christmas p_rn, or PG/soft Christmas p_rn? Okay, whatever you want to call it, it is still people sitting around looking at pictures of n_ked females...).So if reading about Vanessa Hudgens or Miley Cyrus or Adrienne Bailon or anybody else getting n_ked (or tracking down n_de and semi- n_de photos) is the way you want to spend the day, so be it.
Vanessa Hudgens N_de Photo Scandal
Vanessa Hudgens and Miley Cyrus photos scandals are topping or near the top. Maxim magazine jokingly stated that Vanessa Hudgens' n_de photo scandal was the only reason they even knew about "High School Musical," but found the young Disney star such a multicultural attraction that they named her to their Young Hot Hollywood 2009 list.
Vanessa Hudgens' n_de photo scandal nearly cost Vanessa' the starring role in the upcoming "High School Musical 3." She had taken a picture of herself n_de in a mirror and - Hudgens thought - sent the picture to Hudgens' boyfriend, "High School Musical" co-star Zac Efron. Instead, it went to someone else and was uploaded onto the internet and the n_de Vanessa Hudgens went worldwide in a matter of hours. After apologizing to her fans and Disney, Hudgens still landed the lead role in "High School Musical 3."
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Actress Vanessa Hudgens attends the photocall for High School Musical
Actress Vanessa Hudgens attends the photocall for 'High School Musical 3:Senior Year' at the ME Hotel on October 3, 2008 in Madrid, Spain.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year - Madrid Photocall
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October 3, 2008
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Zac Efron telling something to Vanessa Anne Hudgens
America Sexy boy Zac efron telling some secrets to the sexy actress Vanessa Hudgens. That is more and more intresting, thats why she wide open her mouth.
Vanessa Hudgens Hit Up Barney’s with Zac Efron.
Next month, Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron, both of them will be headed overseas to Tokyo, Japan for the last leg of the HSM3 promo tour.Meanwhile, Mad-for-plaid Zac Efron gets in some last-minute Christmas shopping in with on-and-off-screen girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens at Barney’s of NY in LA on Monday.
Also spotted doing some last-minute holiday shopping at Barney’s: Kelly Osbourne, Juliette Lewis (once-upon-a-time engaged to Brad Pitt), Lindsay Lohan and her girlfriend Samanta Ronson.
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Vanessa Hudgens is a bad person?!
Vanessa Hudgens is a slut? Or just a bad person? :(I don't think Vanessa Hudgens is a bad person...Just her actions.... She seems quite friendly and nice actually.
Children shouldn't look up to any celeb. Celebrities like Hudgens have different lives than kids. Regular children wake up, go to school, come home and go to sleep. Their lives are completely different. Celebrities like Vanessa make millions of dollars and are famous & popular. Not every kids is liked and popular but if they have a celeb role model it might lead them to think that they too should be liked.....
I think Vanessa is ok....
She isn't that bad....
and anyways, if kids didn't see Vanessa' photos - it didn't affect them...
I am sure in the long run - a lot of celebrities take these kinds of photos.... good or bad. Nobody is perfect.
and Vanessa Hudgens apologized sincerely.
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WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA, Thursday, December 18, 2008, Vanessa Hudgens comes out of a studio after four hours of recording. Vanessa's new movie "Bandslam" is due out in theaters July 31st. Photograph: Goffredo Crollalanza, PacificCoastNews.com ***FEE MUST BE AGREED PRIOR TO USAGE*** UK OFFICE: +44 131 225 3333/3322 US OFFICE: 1 310 261 9676
Vanessa Hudgens - Lakers Lovin’ with Zac Efron
Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens with Back out side-by-side, were spotted taking in a Lakers game at Staples Center in LA on Tuesday night, on December 16, 2008.Both of them doted on one another throughout an intense game which saw the Lakers beat the visiting NY Knicks 116-114, afterwards making their way to the car, with Vanessa Hudgens giggling as fans barraged the two with autograph requests.
Meanwhile, it appears as if Zac Efron got a little advice from Leonardo DiCaprio during a previous visit to a Lakers game.
Of sitting next to the Zac courtside, Leonardo DiCaprio told “I went with my friend Kevin [Connolly] and [Zac] happened to sit next to me—we briefly chatted.”
DiCaprio' advice to Zac? “The flashbulbs, the interviews, all that stuff won’t amount to anything unless you create a body of work that people want to see,” Leo tells.
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Vanessa Hudgens - Skincare!?
Vanessa Hudgens admits to US Weekly backstage at MTV’s TRL, that Vanessa’s always been lazy w/ her skincare... OMG How come?!Vanessa Hudgens told the mag about the thrill of being on TRL, hudgens' skincare and the secrets behind Vanessa' beautiful curls. Hudgens shared, “I’m really lazy when it comes to skincare, so the easiest thing for me is called the Wave. It’s so much fun. You actually put a pad on it and it has cleansing things on it already. You just turn it on and it vibrates. It’s a lot of fun and super-easy and it leaves my skin feeling really soft.”
Hudgens is a spokesperson for Neutrogena, the company that sells The Wave....
Yay! Vanessa’s skin and hair are ALWAYS flawless and perfect. I can’t wait for her birthday. I am so excited. She deserves to have a WONDERFUL birthday. : )
She’s always perfect... her skin, hair and everything..just so heavenly. like an angel ;o)
Vanessa Hudgens showing her sexy thighs
December 6, 2008: Vanessa Hudgens spotted out shopping for furniture for her home at Design Within Reach in West Hollywood, California today.
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Vanessa Hudgens - Career - Early work
Hey Folks... Do you know Vanessa Early Work?Vanessa Hudgens debuted in 13 (Thirteen) as Noel and appeared in the 2004 film Thunderbirds as Tintin and appearances include guest roles on Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers GarcÃa and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (episode title - Forever Plaid), as Corrie.
Hudgens also appeared on Drake & Josh, playing Drake's girlfriend, Rebecca...
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Vanessa Hudgens Was Home Schooled
Vanessa Hudgens tells Australia’s The Daily Telegraph that Vanessa was actually home schooled. "This has been my high-school experience,” Hudgens said. “I got to make that close group of friends you have in high school. I got to graduate with them, to throw my cap in the air for the very first time. And I guess I got to have a fairytale prom.” Vanessa continued on by saying that she was very excited to come to a third High School Musical film this year, because it meant that she would get to do what she loved with her best friends.For Hudgens, saying goodbye to the High School Musical films was harder than she expected. Not only was she leaving behind a job that she loved, but she also was moving on from the only high school experience she had ever known. "The last day [of filming] was just too many tears,'' Vanessa admitted. "We actually couldn't get back to filming because Kenny made this announcement, and the hair and makeup [people] were saying: we can't get makeup on them because they won't stop crying.''
Vanessa Hudgens isn't quite done playing a high school student just yet. Up next for Vanessa is the 2009 film Bandslam, in which she plays a popular student who teams up with a social outcast to form a band and compete in a school competition.
Reflects on Vanessa Hudgens' positives
The small room in the Four Seasons Hotel seems just a little brighter when High School Musical 3: Senior Year star Hudgens enters. There's a huge smile on Vanessa Hudgens' face, framed by flowing raven black hair and a blood-red blouse."I am a happy person," Vanessa Hudgens says as she settles in to talk about the recent movie. The feature film is the end of a three-year journey that has made the 19-year-old Salinas, Calif., native a superstar. Her face is as well known as fellow Disney star Miley Cyrus or any one of the Jonas Brothers.
Vanessa Hudgens's got plenty of reasons to be happy. Hudgens' role as the very positive Gabriella Montez in the three films gave her a chance to do the things she loves to do: act, sing, dance. She even found romance with her leading man, Zac Efron.
That romance has not been all smiles. Tabloids and Web sites printed nude photos Hudgens had sent to Efron. That's the kind of stuff that makes Mickey Mouse blush.
Mostly, though, it has all been good. Hudgens began acting at such an early age that she was home-schooled. No traditional high-school experience for her. No prom. No graduation line.
No problem.
"That is just another reason why High School Musical means so much for me. I got to go to my prom for the first time, but it was a lot better. I got to have the prom every girl wishes they have," Hudgens says of the prom sequence in the feature film. "I got to wear a cap and gown for the first time and graduate with people who I love dearly, cast members who have become my dearest friends."
Positive, positive and more positive. That's Hudgens.
Well, there is a moment when that winning smile fades just a tad when asked about the waltz number she and Efron perform in the movie. It was a dance number that took lots of rehearsals.
She thought director/choreographer Kenny Ortega was joking when he told her about the dance. Once she realized it wasn't a joke, Hudgens took a positive approach to the number. It turned out to be one of her favorite parts of the movie.
She would do anything for High School Musical. That's because she was drawn from the first audition to the opportunity to play such a positive Latino character.
"It wasn't the stereotypical leading lady. The fact that she is Hispanic was something that I found really interesting. She is this strong, positive young woman who is always fighting for the right thing. I am very proud to be part of it. I feel there are not that many people [who] can represent for a different ethnicity," Hudgens says. "It really is an honor."
Refernce:orlandosentinel.com
Vanessa Hudgens - There is No Love at Katsu-Ya
Vanessa Hudgens thwarted paparazzi efforts by Keeping her face covered up, as she ventured into Katsu-Ya sushi restaurat in Studio City on Saturday night (November 29).Unfortunately, Vanessa hudgens failed to make a reservation and was unable to get a table on what was a busy weekend night at the popular Japanese eatery.
After getting turned down, hudgens headed back to the family car to rejoin her mother Gina and little sister Stella.
Still needing their nighttime meal, the family decided to ditch the pursuing photos by heading back home and ordering delivery - making for a peaceful end to their evening.
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Vanessa Hudgens Dance With The Stars
Vanessa Hudgens says (see the right pic) - Obviously I have issues with putting things in my mouth... :) Just Kidding.Btw...Vanessa Hudgens rubs shoulders w/ season 7 winner, Kristi Yamaguchi, at the season seven finale of Dancing w/ the Stars Yamaguchi.
Hudgens brought along her mom Gina and dancer pal Audra. Everyone cheered on Nolan, another one of Vanessa’s backup dancers from her summer concert tour, Identified. He danced in the finale show with Miss Miley Cyrus–they put on a flashy performance to her second single, “Fly on the Wall.”
Can you spot Nolan in Miley’s performance?
Vanessa Hudgens told People that this was her first show ever. hudgens shared, “It was great!” Champion Brooke Burke’s two daughters even rushed over to her only to turn shy when Vanessa bent down to talk to them.
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Vanessa Hudgens is Local Librarian
Vanessa Hudgens strolls through the park on her way to the local library with mom Gina and lil sis Stella in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon.Vanessa Hudgens is currently on the December/January cover of the People Style Watch magazine. She was also spotted out last week at her favorite bakery, Chez Nous, having lunch with a friend.
Hudgens’ BFF Ashley Tisdale was at the 2008 American Music Awards yesterday night to present the Jonas Brothers with the T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.
Vanessa Hudgens Video - Get the Look
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Vanessa Hudgens - At the peak of her career
Now Vanessa Hudgens is At the peak of her career, She was the envy of virtually every teenage girl across the world. She is The singer and actress starred in “High School Musical” (2006) and “High School Musical 2” (2007), and next “High School Musical 3” (2008) alongside heartthrob and Tiger Beat poster boy Zac Efron. High School Musical, “HSM” instantly became the little movie that could, w/ Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron leading the way for a new generation of “kid-friendly” Disney superstars, from Miley Cyrus to Corbin Bleu.
They were young celebrities who resided on the opposite end of the Hollywood spectrum, the antithesis of serial party animals like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton.
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Vanessa Hudgens - Sharing the American Dream - Paparazzi ‘obnoxious and invasive’
Vanessa Hudgens said...She recently revealed that she feels trapped by the paparazzi, as they are too ‘obnoxious and invasive’. She has been in the limelight for her fame and romance with Zac Efron.She & Efron were photographed as they passed time in their Sydney Hotel room.
“I mean, put yourself in my situation: people who you do not know taking pictures of you in your own room!” The Daily Telegraph quoted Hudgens, as saying.
“It’s obnoxious and invasive, and I don’t know why they would do it,” she added.
Vanessa revealed the constant attention was becoming totally devastating, so much that she even avoids going to clubs.
“We have had a few crazy premieres, including in Mexico, where there were about 140 security guards there holding barricades up around us. I’m kind of claustrophobic, so being caged in every so often gets kind of frightening,’ She said.
“I don’t go clubbing, anyway; it just doesn’t seem like fun to me,” She added.
Vanessa Hudgens - shocked by Nuisance Calls
Vanessa Hudgens's fans are able to get hold of her private telephone number. Hudgens says she has had to take steps to avoid nuisance calls.Vanessa explains, "Every now and then you get a call where you don't know who it is.
"If it's an unknown number I usually don't pick up but sometimes I forget and you just hear screaming. My parents have even got calls in the middle of the night.
"Someone will call and say something like, "Hi, it's Hannah Montana. Is Vanessa there?' Or something dumb like that. I don't know how they get these numbers."
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Zac Efron Sticks his hand in Vanessa Hudgens' Ass
Zac Efron shoved his hand the whole way up into Vanessa Hudgen's ass, then Zac has got himself in a whole new bunch of trouble.Revealed, Efron waited for his chance while Hudgens back was bending over to pick up and dry her beaver. Zac sprung into action and thrust his pre-lubricated slender hand into the three-legged donkey's bottom.
An exact reason why he would do such a thing has not been forthcoming. A source said: "Something inside of Zac just goes wild when he sees Vanessa Hudgens' ass", "he becomes uncontrollable and very touchy-feely".
Zac Efron has been pestering the poor creature since he first visited Hudgens' animal rescue shelter earlier in the year. Only last week Zac smacked the poor donkey and was physically ejected from Hudgens' home. He was only allowed back into Hudgens' home after he promised never to misbehave around Vanessa Hudgens' ass. It believed that his next ban might be more permanent.
Ashley-Zac-Vanessa at Melbourne Premiere of High School Musical 3
Ashley, Zac and Vanessa attend the premiere of 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' at the Village Jam Factory on November 12, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.
Vanessa Hudgens: Zac Eftron buy her a Trunk
Zac Efron went out and bought Vanessa Hudgens a trunk! Off Course not just any trunk, a $50,000 for a vintage Louis Vuitton steamer trunk. Those are some gift, I wonder what Christmas will bring.“Vanessa loves Louis Vuitton, but she wouldn’t spend the money for it,” an insider said. So Zac Efron splurged 4 his sweetie!
“To her,” “it is a piece of art.”
Recently Vanessa Hudgens, bought herself a beautiful $3 million bachelorette pad. So when it came time for Hudgens to get those nice housewarming gifts one might wonder how Zac would do.
Vanessa Hudgens not the role models parents want?
She did what?!Vanessa Hudgens of "High School Musical" fame faced scandal last year after her own nud3 photos surfaced on the Internet.
What's expected is that tween fans may feel conflicted and want to talk it out with a parent. For a parent, that means listening, not proselytizing.
"Rather than saying, 'Can you believe that happened?', ask your child her opinion about this," advises Debra Beck, author of "My Feet Aren't Ugly: A Girl' Guide to Loving Herself from the Inside Out."
"Look at it as a learning opportunity, and let kids explore their own feelings about it without giving your opinion."
And give your tween or teen credit for knowing the dangers of having potentially embarrassing photos on her MacBook.
"The teen is smart enough to figure it out and if you start lecturing, she will shut down," Beck says.
If your child doesn't want to talk about it at all, don't push it, experts say. Give your kid some space and tell her that if she doesn't want to talk at the moment, maybe you can revisit it another time.
A day or two later, bring up the name of the star in question, but in a casual way.
Ask your child what movies the star has been in, and what your child likes about that particular star, says Stanford University adolescent psychologist Lisa Medoff, author of the "Stressed Out Students' Guide to Handling Peer Pressure."
Kids often have a fantasy life about teen pop stars and actors, says clinical psychologist and family therapist Leslie Seppinni.
"When something like this happens, look at it as an opportunity to talk to your child as an adult," she says. "Don't point a finger and say, 'Don't you dare do the same thing.' "
You have to trust that your child is smart and savvy enough to figure some things out, Seppinni says. And don't worry that your child is now going to put up nude pictures of herself on Facebook.
But if the star in question is their only role model, it could be cause for concern.
"Tweens idolize celebs, but as long as they have other role models in their life exhibiting good behavior, it's not a worry," Medoff explains.
The bottom line is that teen and tween behavior is much more likely to be influenced by peer pressure, what is going on in the home and what is happening at school than by what a pop star does, Seppinni says.
"Kids are more likely to be influenced by their day to day reality than by their fantasy world," she says.
The message you want your child to take away is that money and fame do not equal happiness, Seppinni says, adding, "This is a good life lesson for them to learn."
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