The latest on the "HSM" Scandal...

So here’s the latest on the Vanessa Hudgens Internet photo scandal…

“People” magazine reported this week that the photos were sent to Drake Bell of “Drake and Josh” a couple of years ago, before she was a star. Bell’s rep told “People” that he never received them.

Disney, which told the “Chicago Tribune” it is continuing negotiations with Hudgens for “High School Musical 3,” issued this statement: “Vanessa has apologized for what was obviously a lapse in judgment. We hope she’s learned a valuable lesson.”

Vanessa and her people did the right thing in telling the truth so quickly and I hope Disney recognizes that and sticks by her…