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Ashley wanted her fans and Vanessa to know there wasn’t any sexual tension between her and Zac — is she just doing damage control?

Fans were shocked when they saw Ashley Tisdale and Zac Efron getting very cozy together on the beach at her July 2 Malibu birthday party. But maybe she realized what she was doing in front of paparazzi cameras would raise eyebrows, since she sent out several tweets after her party to try to cut off romance rumors before they started! Was Ashley trying to be considerate of her great friend — and Zac’s ex – Vanessa Hudgens?

Ashley, 26, took to Twitter several times after her party. On July 2, she wrote, “So happy zacary made it to my party!!! He’s my brother/best friend!!!”

The next day, she wrote, “Had such a great birthday party yesterday! I’m so lucky to have such amazing friends, family, and man in my life! #grateful.” She may have been referring to Zac as said man, but more likely it was a reference to her longtime boyfriend Scott Speer, who was also at the shindig.

And as if to put an end to the rumors, she wrote again on June 3, saying, “The perfect end to my birthday night :),” along with a pic of her getting a kiss from Scott.