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Fan fears for Zac Efron as costar reveals his bizarre call for help before vanishing months ago

Fan fears for Zac Efron as costar reveals his bizarre call for help before vanishing months ago

Zac Efron sparked fan concern after fellow actor Adam DeVine shared a bizarre story about him recently.

On Thursday’s podcast episode of In Depth With Graham Bensinger, DeVine said his former co-star once asked him for a place to crash but ended up ghosting him.

DeVine, 41, explained he received the concerning phone call from Efron, 37, about six months ago before adding that he has not heard from him since.

Efron and DeVine previously played on-screen brothers in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, a 2016 romantic comedy which also starred Aubrey Plaza and Anna Kendrick. 

On the podcast, DeVine recalled receiving a call from Efron ‘out of the blue’ after a ‘couple [of] years’ of not hearing from him.

It is unknown if DeVine’s recollection of the call occurred around the same time as Efron’s mysterious hospitalization after a swimming pool incident in Ibiza, which occurred just days after he was partying and kissing his friend in Mykonos.

Zac Efron sparked fan concern after fellow actor Adam DeVine shared a bizarre story about him recently; pictured June 2024 in Los Angeles

Zac Efron sparked fan concern after fellow actor Adam DeVine shared a bizarre story about him recently; pictured June 2024 in Los Angeles

On Thursday's podcast episode of In Depth With Graham Bensinger, DeVine said his former co-star once asked him for a place to crash but ended up ghosting him; pictured in 2016 movie Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

On Thursday’s podcast episode of In Depth With Graham Bensinger, DeVine said his former co-star once asked him for a place to crash but ended up ghosting him; pictured in 2016 movie Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

About seven months ago, back in August 2024, Efron was hospitalized in Ibiza after he dove deep into a pool and his chest made contact with the bottom of the pool, leading to him ingesting water in his lungs and having to be pulled out of the water.

The Iron Claw actor was last pictured late last year on the set of his upcoming thriller Famous, having recovered from the harrowing incident.

‘He’s on some private island somewhere, and he’s like, “Hey man, I just want to let you know that I miss you”,’ the Pitch Perfect star recalled.

‘And I’m like, “I miss you too, dude. You’re a good friend of mine, yada, yada.”‘ 

He continued: ‘He’s like, “You still have that place down by the beach?” And I’m like, “I do.” 

‘And he’s like, “Would it be cool if I came and crashed with you for two weeks?” And I’m like, “Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah, come stay with me.”

‘And he’s like, “All right, I’m going to call you tomorrow to get all the details, and then I’ll be there early next week, OK? And then you’ll send me the address and all that”,’ Devine added.

He said that after the call with Efron, he told his wife Chloe Bridges that they were expecting company. 

DeVine, 41, explained he received the concerning phone call from Efron, 37, about six months ago before adding that he has not heard from him since; pictured June 2023 in Los Angeles

DeVine, 41, explained he received the concerning phone call from Efron, 37, about six months ago before adding that he has not heard from him since; pictured June 2023 in Los Angeles

Efron and DeVine previously played on-screen brothers in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Efron and DeVine previously played on-screen brothers in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

The dynamic duo starred alongside each other in the 2016 romantic comedy, which also featured Aubrey Plaza and Anna Kendrick

The dynamic duo starred alongside each other in the 2016 romantic comedy, which also featured Aubrey Plaza and Anna Kendrick

Many fans reacted to DeVine's story ¿ some with confusion about the situation and others with concern for Efron; pictured April 2024 in Los Angeles

Many fans reacted to DeVine’s story — some with confusion about the situation and others with concern for Efron; pictured April 2024 in Los Angeles

‘I’m like, “Chloe, I think Zac’s going to come live here for a couple weeks. I don’t know.” And she’s like, “OK, yeah, I guess so.”‘ 

DeVine said that his pal and former co-star ended up ghosting him and they have not talked since then. 

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‘And then, he ghosted me, dude. Never called back. I even texted him like, “Are you gonna stay here?” And I haven’t talked with him since, so I have no idea, dude, no idea.’ 

Many fans reacted to DeVine’s story — some with confusion about the situation and others with concern for Efron.

Reddit users said it was a ‘weird a** thing to do’ while others speculated that Efron was either just ‘peculiar,’ struggling with loneliness or was ‘drunk.’ 

‘Weird a** thing to do by Zac. Obviously disrespectful but man. How do you go from asking to stay with someone to basically ignoring them with nothing in between lol.’ 

‘Zac seems like such a wild card,’ another person added. ‘I think the image we get publicly is nothing like how he actually is.’

Another social media user agreed with the general consensus that it’s ‘really weird.’

It is unknown if DeVine's recollection of the call occurred around the same time as Efron's mysterious hospitalization in Ibiza. About seven months ago, back in August 2024, the Iron Claw star dove deep into a pool and had to be pulled out of the water; pictured in 2023 sports drama The Iron Claw

It is unknown if DeVine’s recollection of the call occurred around the same time as Efron’s mysterious hospitalization in Ibiza. About seven months ago, back in August 2024, the Iron Claw star dove deep into a pool and had to be pulled out of the water; pictured in 2023 sports drama The Iron Claw

Devine, who welcomed a son named Beau with his wife Chloe Bridges in February 2024, said he has not heard from Efron for the past six months or so since he ghosted him

Devine, who welcomed a son named Beau with his wife Chloe Bridges in February 2024, said he has not heard from Efron for the past six months or so since he ghosted him

Reddit users said it was a 'weird a** thing to do' while others speculated that Efron was either just 'peculiar,' struggling with loneliness or was 'drunk'

Reddit users said it was a ‘weird a** thing to do’ while others speculated that Efron was either just ‘peculiar,’ struggling with loneliness or was ‘drunk’

One Reddit user said the actor 'seems like such a wild card'

One Reddit user said the actor ‘seems like such a wild card’

One person shared a personal story as proof to say: 'Some people are just weird and flaky.'

One person shared a personal story as proof to say: ‘Some people are just weird and flaky.’

Another social media user agreed with the general consensus that it's 'a really weird story'

Another social media user agreed with the general consensus that it’s ‘a really weird story’

One user said awkward ghosting situations occur with partiers and speculated that Efron was 'drunk one time'

One user said awkward ghosting situations occur with partiers and speculated that Efron was ‘drunk one time’

Another person wrote: 'People forget that people in the entertainment industry are peculiar characters and not all [of] them are all there'

Another person wrote: ‘People forget that people in the entertainment industry are peculiar characters and not all [of] them are all there’

One person theorized that Efron 'found someone better to crash with' so he ghosted DeVine

One person theorized that Efron ‘found someone better to crash with’ so he ghosted DeVine

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‘This is a really weird story. Surely there’s another side of it,’ one Reddit user commented. 

One person shared a personal story as proof to say: ‘Some people are just weird and flaky.’ 

One user said awkward ghosting situations occur with partiers and speculated that Efron was ‘drunk one time.’ 

‘This isn’t weird if you drink,’ they wrote. ‘He definitely got drunk one time and decided to stay with Adam and when he sobered up, he was too embarrᴀssed to deal with it and just avoided it.’ 

Another person wrote: ‘People forget that people in the entertainment industry are peculiar characters and not all [of] them are all there.’ 

One person theorized that Efron ‘found someone better to crash with’ so he ghosted DeVine. 

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