A respected California magazine has come under fire after triggering false rumours that HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL star Zac Efron is recording a new album with and was caught smooching tattooed New Orleans-bred rapper Lil Wayne. O.C Weekly, a well-respected arts and entertainment publication, is defending its decision to poke fun at the stars, insisting it was only “as joke.”

A reporter for the O.C is alleged to have witnessed Zac saying:

“What’s up, my n**ga?” to the rapper, before giving him a hug and then a “full-on kiss” on the lips.

The mag will make an apology to both Zac and Weezy.