I always go back and forth on Zac Efron’s sexuality. On one side, I know that the gays want to claim him as one of their own, come hell or high water. I’ve heard the rumors, of course, and I think there’s an air of “Tom Cruise”-ishness about him, as in Team Efron is always trying too hard to convince everyone that Zac is super-straight, which makes me think the opposite. On the other side, I sometimes wonder if Zac isn’t just a really nice kid – he’s not out there being a cracked-out mess, you never hear about him acting like a douche to ladies, and by most accounts, everyone does think he’s a sweet, decent guy. He’s even spoken about how he’s more of a relationship kind of guy – gay or straight, I don’t think he’s into random hookups. He likes a commitment. I think – I hope – that if he was gay, he would simply come out and BE gay. But who knows?

Anyway, I had forgotten that Zac and Lily Collins were an item, but they were. When she was promoting Mirror Mirror (that poor girl), there were lots of reports about her and Zac. Alas, they’re now over. *sob*

Zac Efron and Lily Collins’ spring fling is over. After just three months together, The Lucky One actor, 24, and the Mirror Mirror actress, 23, have split, multiple insiders confirm to Us Weekly exclusively.

“They’re no longer together. They were never serious, though; it was just a casual thing and it fizzled,” one insider explains. “They were never in the same place at the same time.”

A second source adds: “Zac was never very serious about her. He didn’t talk about her to friends.”

The stars were first spotted holding hands during a friend’s birthday dinner at L.A. eatery STK February 8. After that, the low-key stars — who have been photographed together only once — only grew further apart.

“It’s true that their schedules are crazy right now, which isn’t conducive to a relationship being easy,” a pal tells Us.

Prior to his relationship with Collins, Efron was in a longterm relationship with his High School Musical costar Vanessa Hudgens, 23. Collins and her Abduction costar Taylor Lautner, 20, ended their courtship in September 2011.

[From Us Weekly]

See, the fact that Lily went from “dating” Taylor Lautner (another Tom Cruise-type – and I don’t mean that in a good way) to “dating” Zac Efron makes me wonder. I wonder if Lily is just like Taylor Swift used to be – up for any publicity-friendly setups by her managerial team. Lily has that forver-girlishness thing too, just like Swifty. Why aren’t Swifty and Lily friends? I would imagine they could out cutesy each other all day long. Where was I? Oh, right… Zac and Lily are over. Poor them. Oh well. They’ll find their soul mates somewhere…hopefully they won’t both fall for the same dude.

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