Zac Efron terrified by fight

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Zac Efron terrified by fight

Zac Efron admits the fight he was involved in in March was the "most terrifying" time of his life.

The 26-year-old actor - who endured two stints in rehab last year - was recently involved in a mysterious altercation with a "homeless guy" in Los Angeles and admits he had never been more scared than when the man pulled out a knife.

Recalling the incident, he told The Hollywood Reporter: "I had a friend come pick me up late at night -- we were looking for a place downtown to get a bite and catch up.

"We were having trouble finding somewhere - a lot of places were closed - and the car ran out of gas off the 110. It was ridiculous. We had to pull over, and I called Uber.

"[While waiting] a homeless guy, or vagrant, tapped on the driver's-side window. Before I knew it, he [my friend] was out of the car, and they started fighting."

Zac claims he got out of the car to help his friend - who was previously reported as being a bodyguard - "disarm" his opponent, and he was relieved when police arrived to diffuse the situation.

He added: "I saw that [the homeless man] was carrying some sort of a knife, or shank, and I got out of the car to disarm him.

"At some point, he dropped the knife, and I got hit pretty hard in the face - and almost instantly the police were there to break up the fight...

"It was the most terrifying moment of my life."

Following the terrifying incident, friends of the 'Neighbors' actor - who broke his jaw in a fall at home last November - admitted they were worried about his sobriety and questioned the intentions of his pal, who they claimed was actually a drug dealer.