Zac Efron has invited the ire of fans after he shared his photograph in which he could be seen sporting a new hairstyle with dreadlocks with many accusing the actor of cultural appropriation.
The 30-year-old actor took to Instagram where he posted his grayscale picture sporting the braids, wearing shades.
Efron captioned the photo: "Just for fun".
The caption seems to have irked some people online who pointed out that the dreadlocks are mostly worn by people of colour.
"It's not about how his dreads look it's about cultural appropriation which doesn't fly even if it was 'just for fun'... whatever that means. Zac Efron has had a special place in my... heart for years but that doesn't mean he gets a free pass," one user wrote.
Another said, "What in the cultural appropriation is going on?"
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