Top 5 Zac Efron Facts That Made His Past A Little Shady

Top 5 Zac Efron Facts That Made His Past A Little Shady

Zac Efron went from being a teen idol to an out of control partier, but eventually sobered up and made a legitimate effort to reinvent himself after several years of public scandals. Here’s a look at some of the shadier moments you may not remember from the hunky actor’s checkered past.

In 2013, sources confirmed to E! News that Efron had completed a stint in rehab. The source alluded to an alcohol problem, saying,

“He’s healthy, happy and not drinking.”

But rumors that he also had cocaine problems had been swirling for years. Later, during an appearance on Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Efron confessed to needing, in his words, “a social lubricant” just to leave the house in order to deal with the relentless pressure of media scrutiny. Eventually, Efron admitted to The Hollywood Reporter that he had abused drugs, saying,

“It’s never one specific thing. I mean, you’re in your 20s, single, going through life in Hollywood, you know? Everything is thrown at you. I wouldn’t take anything back; I needed to learn everything I did. But it was an interesting journey, to say the least.”