Zac Efron Attacked in Skid Row Area of LA, No Arrests Viewed as "Mutual Combat"

[Bluebonnet]

he really needs to get his shit together. i have a soft spot for him and would hate to see him OD or get killed in some drug deal gone wrong like here.

Me too. He's my cougar crush.

[mjw]

Zac Efron's friends are "worried sick" about the actor ... and none of them believe Zac drove to downtown L.A. in the middle of the night to get sushi -- they say there's no doubt he's fallen off the wagon again.

TMZ broke the story ... Zac ended up in an area of downtown L.A. that turns dangerous late at night, with transients and drug dealers out in force. Zac told cops his car ran out of gas, his "bodyguard" got attacked and when he went to help he got socked in the face.

Cops are skeptical, and it's echoed by Zac's friends. As one friend put it, "Zac's a loner. He goes out rarely and the idea of him driving for miles to go to some sushi restaurant in downtown L.A. after midnight is preposterous."

Several of Zac's friends tell us the so-called bodyguard is not a bodyguard at all. We've confirmed he's a convicted drug dealer who has been spending a lot of time with Zac recently ... despite warnings from friends.

There were a number of reports Zac went to rehab twice last year to kick his cocaine habit. But sources now tell us ... Zac NEVER went to rehab. Both times he went to a friend's house outside California and received private therapy --- but that's it.

Zac has lost friends in the last few months because they became frustrated that he was slipping off the rails again.

By the way ... on Thursday we reported what the "bodyguard" told us ... that he was viciously stabbed in the face, chest and stomach by transients. Law enforcement sources tell us ... when they arrived at the scene the only one bleeding was Zac. The "bodyguard" was just sitting there texting away.

Read more: Zac Efron -- Friends Believe He's Into Drugs, Not Sushi | TMZ.com

[CornFlakegrl]

Damn Zac, get it together before it's too late.

[BITTER]

I'm wondering if either the dealer tried to rip him off, or vice versa.

[Mel1973]

My thought is that Zac and the bodyguard/convicted drug dealer either tried to rip off the dealer OR the dealer recognized Zac, panic set in and they attacked the new dealer... either way, I'm getting the feeling that Zac and his little friend were the attackers/instigators of the violence.

[BITTER]

I'm wondering if he's running out of cash and can no longer afford to pay someone to get it for him. Don't celebs usually do that to avoid being seen in less savory areas?

[Sarzy]

Wasn't Cory Monteith also seen buying drugs on the street before he died?

[Mel1973]

and phillip seymore hoffman?
eta: get smart, zac. date an olsen!

[sluce]

Jesus. I'll have to make room for one more in my safe house for wayward former child stars.

[twitchy2.0]

Safe house/basement dungeon, whatever.

[KrisNine]

Wasn't Cory Monteith also seen buying drugs on the street before he died?

i'm almost positive that another actor was attacked on skid row a couple years ago. Not sure who it was, but I remember it.

[choozen1ne]

^ that sounds familiar was it Eddie Furlong ?
I just Google it was him "his wallet was stolen"
https://www.google.com/search?newwin...19.PGyFgpBix4U

[levitt]

So I hadn't even really heard the term transient until I came to LA and now it's everywhere! Those damn sketchy transients!

[Beantownfan]

It wasn't Edward furlong. There's another actor that was missing for a week and his wife made the media being worried about him. They have a young child together. Zac will start disappearing for weeks on skid row. What a waste!

eta googled "actor missing on skidrow" his name is Nick Stahl. Plenty of articles on this guy repeatedly going to skidrow for days.

[DeChayz]

^ I think there was something similar about one of the London twins, too - Jason?