He didn’t slip on a puddle of water, he fell over the coffee table after night of partying

Nov 27, 2013 12:50 GMT  ·  By
Zac Efron broke his jaw just recently but he allegedly lied about the circumstances around the incident
   Zac Efron broke his jaw just recently but he allegedly lied about the circumstances around the incident

Zac Efron, once a squeaky clean Disney star, has been having a very rough year, including a stint in rehab for an alleged severe cocaine addiction. A new report suggests that he may have relapsed, which is why he lied about how he sustained the injury that’s now keeping him home-bound.

In November this year, word got out that Efron had broken his jaw, which had to be “wired shut” to allow him to recover, after slipping on a puddle of water and falling on his face on the stairs of his home. As it turns out, he lied about the circumstances around the incident.

Radar Online cites sources close to Zac saying that he actually fell over a coffee table after a night of heavy partying, which could suggest that alcohol and / or drugs were a factor.

“Zac was alone at home, and he leaned forward and fell into his coffee table. He broke his jaw on the table and was afraid to call an ambulance, so his friend took him to the ER,” says the spy.

If this is true, an explanation for the lie could be that he and his people didn’t want the fans to know that he had relapsed, especially not after the very troubling report that, right before he went to rehab, he and his drugged out friends trashed an entire hotel room, causing extensive damage that he paid for out of his own pocket to keep hotel staff from speaking to the press.

Despite the relapse, Zac is committed to staying sober and clean, adds another source. “He’s hired a sober coach to help him stay clean and keep his painkiller intake under control. [He is] is tired of his addiction hindering his career!” the tipster explains.

Efron’s new movie, “That Awkward Moment,” an R-rated comedy, opens in theaters on January 31. Hopefully, he will have made a full recovery by then, and he will show up for the premiere, at the very least.

Because of his injury, he had to cancel all other promotional appearances for a while.