Austin Butler — yes, Elvis Austin Butler, cheekbones carved by angels and voice stolen from the 1950s — just admitted he was accidentally high during his now-iconic dancing moment at a Bad Bunny concert… and honestly? I’ve never related to a celebrity more in my life.
So here’s the tea: Austin was in Puerto Rico over the weekend because his Caught Stealing co-star invited him to Bad Bunny’s concert. Cute, right? Wrong. This is where the edible enters the chat.
They had lunch with Benito earlier that day (casual), and Austin thought they were just gonna be chilling in the crowd like normal peasants. But then someone handed him an edible, and obviously he thought, “Yup. This is the vibe.” Which is exactly the kind of chaotic thinking we love.
Except… surprise! He wasn’t in the crowd. He was on the second stage — a literal Barbie DreamHouse-style casita — with Bad Bunny. And as the THC started to hit, Austin realized he had two problems:
1. He doesn’t like attention.
2. He was currently in the middle of the most attention-grabbing spot in the arena.
On The Tonight Show, Austin said it felt like his brain was starring in two movies at once. In Movie One, he’s just proud of Benito for killing it on stage. In Movie Two, he’s telling himself, “Don’t dance, don’t steal the moment, hide your body like you’re in Scientology’s Celebrity Centre trying to dodge paparazzi.”
But then the beat dropped. And the music didn’t just play — it invaded his soul like a Prada sale. His hips started swaying. His arms crossed to keep him from getting too sexy. And every time he uncrossed his arms, he was like, “Oh no. Too hot. Too visible.” So he re-crossed them like some stoned Victorian debutante trying to stay modest.
He also confessed he didn’t want to end up like Ben Affleck at the Grammys, aka “Sad Dad in a Suit,” so he had to at least look like he was vibing. Which is how we ended up with that viral clip: Austin Butler, edible in full bloom, moving like a slow-motion lava lamp at a Bad Bunny show.
Honestly? Cinema.