In a follow up to the ‘unfortunate’ picture exposed yesterday, High School Musical‘s Vanessa Hudgens has released a lengthier statement through her publicist (or rather, her publicist released a statement written on Vanessa’s behalf):

“I want to apologize to my fans, whose support and trust means the world to me. I am embarrassed over this situation and regret having ever taken these photos. I am thankful for the support of my family and friends.”

Step One of ‘Reputation Repair’ is now officially complete.  I expect an exclusive one-on-one interview with an ABC (Disney) affiliated reporter to follow shortly.

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