Vanessa Hudgenswas spotted with Los Angeles Lakers playerKyle Kuzmain New York City on Tuesday, a week after news broke ofher splitfrom longtime boyfriendAustin Butler.
PEOPLE has reached out to their reps for comment.
Vanessa Hudgens, Kyle Kuzma.
Last week, Hudgens, 31, cheered on Kuzma, 24, at the Lakers’ game against the Cleveland Cavaliers — and gave the power forward a shout-out in her caption onInstagram.
“Ugh @lakers @kingjames @kuz @dwighthoward my heros,” she wrote.
She also commented on arecent photoKuzma posted of himself that he captioned, “Yeaaaa we like thattttt,” to which Hudgens responded, “Ya we doooo.”
PEOPLE confirmed on Jan. 14 that Hudgens and Butler, who had beentogether since 2011, had called it quits. Their reps could not be reached for comment and neither has publicly addressed the news.
Hudgens and Butler, whowill play Elvis Presleyin an untitled biopic that’s currently in pre-production, had been long distance as they filmed projects in different countries. Fans speculated about a breakup when neither posted photos celebrating Christmas or New Year’s Eve together.
Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Butler, 28, most recently appeared in awards darlingOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood. Hudgens stars in the newly releasedBad Boys for LifeoppositeWill SmithandMartin Lawrence. Hours after the breakup made headlines last week, shestunned on the red carpetat the Los Angeles premiere of the movie, skipping interviews.
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One source told PEOPLE that throughout their nearly nine-year relationship, the couplediscussed taking the next big step together.
“They had talked about an engagement before they split up,” the source said.
Unfortunately, “busy work schedules and travel definitely put a strain on the relationship,” the source added. “They were a wonderful couple and it’s really sad that it didn’t work out.”
source: people.com
