High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens has apologised for suggesting the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic was overblown.
The actress had in a now-deleted social media video voiced her dissatisfaction at potentially being quarantined until July.
Following a backlash and accusations of insensitivity, Hudgens shared another video saying her comments had been “taken out of context”.
Hudgens, 31, earlier said: “I’m sorry, but like, it’s a virus, I get it, like, I respect it, but at the same time I’m like, even if everybody gets it, like yeah, people are going to die, which is terrible but like, inevitable?”
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October 9, 2018 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the 2018 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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December 16, 2005 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for a cast breakfast for High School Musical wearing a pink lace dropped waist frock in Beverly Hills, CA, USA.
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August 20, 2006 Vanessa poses on the red carpet wearing a hot pink satin dress for the 8th Annual Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, CA, USA.
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August 14, 2007 Hudgens arrives to world premiere of High School Musical 2 wearing a floor length red gown in Anaheim, CA, USA.
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October 21, 2008 Vanessa Hudgens visits MTV’s TRL wearing a grey mini dress under a blazer in New York, NY, USA.
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February 22, 2009 Vanessa Hudgens wears a fitted Marchesa mermaid gown for the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood, CA, USA.
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May 31, 2009 Hudgens arrives for the 18th Annual MTV Movie Awards wearing a long orange handkerchief dress in Universal City, CA, USA.
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August 9, 2009 Hudgens arrives attends the 2009 Teen Choice Awards wearing a navy blue mini dress with beaded belt and Brian Atwood heels in Universal City, CA, USA.
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March 7, 2010 Vanessa Hudgens poses on the red carpet for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party wearing a beaded black Jenny Packham gown in West Hollywood, CA, USA.
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March 26, 2011 Vanessa Hudgens celebrates the release of her new film, Sucker Punch at the Pure Nightclub wearing a silk snake skin frock in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
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April 11, 2011 Vanessa arrives at the Conde Nast Traveler Annual Hot List party wearing an iridescent pant suit and Casadei sandals in West Hollywood, CA, USA.
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September 8, 2011 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the Fatigues to Fabulous event at Mercedes-Benz fashion week wearing an oversized sweater with a pixie cut in New York, NY, USA.
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February 2, 2012 Vanessa Hudgens twirls in her flowing yellow Maria Lucia Hohan gown at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Journey 2: The Mysterious Island in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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September 5, 2012 Vanessa arrives for the Spring Breakers Premiere during the Venice Film Festival wearing a beaded Temperley London gown in Venice, Italy.
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September 7, 2012 Vanessa Hudgens poses during the Toronto Film Festival Spring Breakers photo call wearing a Alice by Temperley Kitty black lace jumpsuit in Toronto, Canada.
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February 24, 2013 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party wearing a floor length sequined gown by Moschino in Hollywood, CA, USA.
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November 3, 2013 Hudgens wears a Dolce & Gabbana print gown for the YouTube Music Awards 2013 in New York, NY, USA.
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November 11, 2013 Vanessa arrives for the CFDA and Vogue 2013 Fashion Fund Finalists Celebration wearing a Thakoon fit and flare frock in New York, NY, USA.
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May 19, 2015 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards wearing a white AQ/AQ jumpsuit in New York, NY, USA.
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February 27, 2014 Vanessa Hudgens attends the Hollywood Domino & Bovet 1822’s 7th Annual Pre-Oscar Hollywood Domino Gala wearing a floor length beaded red Jenny Packham gown with a Swarovski clutch.
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June 1, 2015 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the 2015 CFDA Fashion Awards wearing an elegant Sachin & Babi dress with illusion neckline in New York, NY, USA.
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June 7, 2015 Vanessa Hudgens poses on the Tony Awards red carpet wearing a floral halter gown by Naeem Khan in New York, NY, USA.
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August 30, 2015 Vanessa arrives for the MTV Video Music Awards wearing a pink Naeem Khan gown with appliquéd flowers in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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February 28, 2016 Vanessa arrives for the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party wearing vintage inspired H&M gown in Beverly Hills, CA, USA.
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May 16, 2016 Vanessa Hudgens attends the 2016 Entertainment Weekly and People New York Upfronts VIP Party wearing a sheer flowing Haney gown in New York, NY, USA.
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October 24, 2016 Vanessa arrives for the 23rd Annual ELLE Women In Hollywood Awards wearing a floor length white lace Zimmermann dress in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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January 8, 2017 Vanessa attends the Universal, NBC, Focus Features, E! Entertainment Golden Globes after party wearing a studded Naeem Khan gown with cut outs in Beverly Hills, CA, USA.
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August 13, 2017 Vanessa wears a Reem Acra sheer top and printed pant ensemble with Giuseppe Zanotti shoes and clutch in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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January 6, 2018 Vanessa arrives for The Art Of Elysium’s 11th Annual Celebration wearing a yellow Alberta Ferretti caped gown in Santa Monica, CA, USA.
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February 3, 2018 Vanessa Hudgens attends the 2018 DIRECTV NOW Super Saturday Night Concert wearing a vintage inspired ensemble with Calvin Klein overalls and a Giorgio Armani blazer in Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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August 5, 2018 Vanessa poses upon arrival for the premiere of Dog Day’s wearing lavender sheer Marchesa gown in Century City, CA, USA.
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September 17, 2018 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the Amazon Prime Video post Emmy Awards party wearing a one shouldered SemSem gown with a train in Hollywood, CA, USA.
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September 30, 2018 Hudgens arrives for the Jennifer Lopez: All I Have residency after party wearing an olive Spell & The Gypsy Collective slip dress in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
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October 15, 2018 Vanessa Hudgens attends the 25th Annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Celebration wearing a nude Alberta Ferretti maxi dress and denim jacket in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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October 09, 2018 Vanessa Hudgens wears a plunging pink gown by Cushnie for the 2018 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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December 09, 2018 Vanessa poses during the photo call for Second Act wearing a pink Giamba mini dress in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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October 9, 2018 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the 2018 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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December 16, 2005 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for a cast breakfast for High School Musical wearing a pink lace dropped waist frock in Beverly Hills, CA, USA.
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August 20, 2006 Vanessa poses on the red carpet wearing a hot pink satin dress for the 8th Annual Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, CA, USA.
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August 14, 2007 Hudgens arrives to world premiere of High School Musical 2 wearing a floor length red gown in Anaheim, CA, USA.
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October 21, 2008 Vanessa Hudgens visits MTV’s TRL wearing a grey mini dress under a blazer in New York, NY, USA.
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February 22, 2009 Vanessa Hudgens wears a fitted Marchesa mermaid gown for the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood, CA, USA.
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May 31, 2009 Hudgens arrives for the 18th Annual MTV Movie Awards wearing a long orange handkerchief dress in Universal City, CA, USA.
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August 9, 2009 Hudgens arrives attends the 2009 Teen Choice Awards wearing a navy blue mini dress with beaded belt and Brian Atwood heels in Universal City, CA, USA.
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March 7, 2010 Vanessa Hudgens poses on the red carpet for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party wearing a beaded black Jenny Packham gown in West Hollywood, CA, USA.
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March 26, 2011 Vanessa Hudgens celebrates the release of her new film, Sucker Punch at the Pure Nightclub wearing a silk snake skin frock in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
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April 11, 2011 Vanessa arrives at the Conde Nast Traveler Annual Hot List party wearing an iridescent pant suit and Casadei sandals in West Hollywood, CA, USA.
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September 8, 2011 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the Fatigues to Fabulous event at Mercedes-Benz fashion week wearing an oversized sweater with a pixie cut in New York, NY, USA.
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February 2, 2012 Vanessa Hudgens twirls in her flowing yellow Maria Lucia Hohan gown at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Journey 2: The Mysterious Island in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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September 5, 2012 Vanessa arrives for the Spring Breakers Premiere during the Venice Film Festival wearing a beaded Temperley London gown in Venice, Italy.
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September 7, 2012 Vanessa Hudgens poses during the Toronto Film Festival Spring Breakers photo call wearing a Alice by Temperley Kitty black lace jumpsuit in Toronto, Canada.
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February 24, 2013 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party wearing a floor length sequined gown by Moschino in Hollywood, CA, USA.
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November 3, 2013 Hudgens wears a Dolce & Gabbana print gown for the YouTube Music Awards 2013 in New York, NY, USA.
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November 11, 2013 Vanessa arrives for the CFDA and Vogue 2013 Fashion Fund Finalists Celebration wearing a Thakoon fit and flare frock in New York, NY, USA.
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May 19, 2015 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards wearing a white AQ/AQ jumpsuit in New York, NY, USA.
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February 27, 2014 Vanessa Hudgens attends the Hollywood Domino & Bovet 1822’s 7th Annual Pre-Oscar Hollywood Domino Gala wearing a floor length beaded red Jenny Packham gown with a Swarovski clutch.
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June 1, 2015 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the 2015 CFDA Fashion Awards wearing an elegant Sachin & Babi dress with illusion neckline in New York, NY, USA.
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June 7, 2015 Vanessa Hudgens poses on the Tony Awards red carpet wearing a floral halter gown by Naeem Khan in New York, NY, USA.
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August 30, 2015 Vanessa arrives for the MTV Video Music Awards wearing a pink Naeem Khan gown with appliquéd flowers in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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February 28, 2016 Vanessa arrives for the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party wearing vintage inspired H&M gown in Beverly Hills, CA, USA.
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May 16, 2016 Vanessa Hudgens attends the 2016 Entertainment Weekly and People New York Upfronts VIP Party wearing a sheer flowing Haney gown in New York, NY, USA.
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October 24, 2016 Vanessa arrives for the 23rd Annual ELLE Women In Hollywood Awards wearing a floor length white lace Zimmermann dress in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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January 8, 2017 Vanessa attends the Universal, NBC, Focus Features, E! Entertainment Golden Globes after party wearing a studded Naeem Khan gown with cut outs in Beverly Hills, CA, USA.
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August 13, 2017 Vanessa wears a Reem Acra sheer top and printed pant ensemble with Giuseppe Zanotti shoes and clutch in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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January 6, 2018 Vanessa arrives for The Art Of Elysium’s 11th Annual Celebration wearing a yellow Alberta Ferretti caped gown in Santa Monica, CA, USA.
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February 3, 2018 Vanessa Hudgens attends the 2018 DIRECTV NOW Super Saturday Night Concert wearing a vintage inspired ensemble with Calvin Klein overalls and a Giorgio Armani blazer in Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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August 5, 2018 Vanessa poses upon arrival for the premiere of Dog Day’s wearing lavender sheer Marchesa gown in Century City, CA, USA.
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September 17, 2018 Vanessa Hudgens arrives for the Amazon Prime Video post Emmy Awards party wearing a one shouldered SemSem gown with a train in Hollywood, CA, USA.
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September 30, 2018 Hudgens arrives for the Jennifer Lopez: All I Have residency after party wearing an olive Spell & The Gypsy Collective slip dress in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
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October 15, 2018 Vanessa Hudgens attends the 25th Annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Celebration wearing a nude Alberta Ferretti maxi dress and denim jacket in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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October 09, 2018 Vanessa Hudgens wears a plunging pink gown by Cushnie for the 2018 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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December 09, 2018 Vanessa poses during the photo call for Second Act wearing a pink Giamba mini dress in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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In a separate statement on Twitter, the California-born actress later issued an apology.
She said: “Hey guys. I’m so sorry for the way I have offended anyone and everyone who has seen the clip from my Instagram live yesterday.
“I realise my words were insensitive and not at all appropriate for the situation our country and the world are in right now.
“This has been a huge wake up call about the significance my words have, now more than ever.
“I’m sending safe wishes to everyone to stay safe and healthy during this crazy time.”
Before her comments, Hudgens responded to a viral TikTok made by her former High School Musical co-star Ashley Tisdale.
In a side-by-side video, Hudgens pours wine and sings along as Tisdale dances to High School Musical hit We’re All In This Together.
