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Blake Lively Steps Out with Penn Badgley's Family | Blake Lively, Penn Badgley

Blake Lively Steps Out with Penn Badgley's Family

Originally posted 07/17/2008 05:00PM

Gossip Girl stars and real–life couple Penn Badgley and Blake Lively stepped out Wednesday night with his mother and godmother in support of the women's newly-launched jewelry line, Badgley/Sneed Designs.

"[The jewelry line] is something that she's passionate about," Badgley told PEOPLE of his mother, Lynne Badgley, who started the line with his godmother, Jan Sneed. "Anything that I can support her in, I will."

At his side for the evening was Lively, who also showed support for the Badgley family. New public relations agency Jack + Bill hosted an open casting call July 16 in New York City for emerging fashion talent to win free publicity. And Badgley/Sneed Designs was a contender.

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Couples Watch: Penn & Blake, Reese & Jake ... | Blake Lively, Penn Badgley

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Couples Watch: Penn & Blake, Reese & Jake ...

Originally posted 07/14/2008 06:00AM

Blake Lively, picking up the $78 bill for her romantic dinner with Penn Badgley, at New York's ONE Little West 12th. "They were cute, sitting next to each other, arm-in-arm, the entire time, instead of across the table from one another," an eyewitness tells us. The Gossip Girl stars supped on steak and salad.

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Couples Watch: Penn & Blake, Reese & Jake ... | Blake Lively, Penn Badgley

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Couples Watch: Penn & Blake, Reese & Jake ...

Originally posted 07/14/2008 06:00AM

• Blake Lively, picking up the $78 bill for her romantic dinner with Penn Badgley, at New York's ONE Little West 12th. "They were cute, sitting next to each other, arm-in-arm, the entire time, instead of across the table from one another," an eyewitness tells us. The Gossip Girl stars supped on steak and salad.

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Gossip Girl Mom: Blake and Penn a 'Darling' Couple | Blake Lively, Kelly Rutherford

Gossip Girl Mom: Blake and Penn a 'Darling' Couple

Originally posted 05/16/2008 01:10PM

The off-screen romance of Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively and Penn Badgley has met with parental approval of a sort: actress Kelly Rutherford, who plays Lively's mom on the show, gives the couple a thumbs up.

"I think they're so lovely," Rutherford told PEOPLE on Thursday at the debut of designer Rogan Gregory's fashion line for Target at Barney's department store in Beverly Hills.

PHOTOS: See PEOPLE's exclusive pics of Blake & Penn's romantic getaway!

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Gossip Girl's TV Dad: Penn & Blake 'Good for Each Other' | Blake Lively, Matthew Settle, Penn Badgley

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Gossip Girl's TV Dad: Penn & Blake 'Good for Each Other'

Originally posted 05/14/2008 11:05AM

Before Penn Badgley and Blake Lively were outed as a couple (see PEOPLE's exclusive pics here), Matthew Settle, who plays Penn Badgley's TV dad on Gossip Girl helped to keep gossip about the relationship between the young lovers a secret.

But now that the cat is out of the bag, he says, "I think it's nice."

Settle offered fatherly insight about Badgley and Lively on his way into the Entertainment Weekly upfront party at The Bowery Hotel in New York on May 13. (The new couple also attended.)

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Blake Lively and Penn Badgley: Just Friends | Blake Lively, Penn Badgley

Blake Lively and Penn Badgley: Just Friends

Originally posted 01/17/2008 01:00PM

They may be hot-and-heavy on their hit show, but Blake Lively swears there's no off-screen romance with her Gossip Girl castmate Penn Badgley.

Now that the show's a hit, "Everybody always tries to dig into your personal life or create things that aren't there. . . . It's silly," Lively told PEOPLE at the Chanel Fine Jewelry event on Wednesday night. "Any male friend is obviously a 'romance alert' [for the media], but I've always been friends with boys my whole life. "

(Penn also attended the event, arriving just after Lively.)

So how does she deal with the tabloid reports?

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'Gossip Girls' Dish on Heartbreak—and Each Other

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'Gossip Girls' Dish on Heartbreak—and Each Other

Originally posted 09/26/2007 06:00AM

They may backstab on TV, but in real life, the cast of The CW's new teen drama Gossip Girl actually all get along. Really! They swear! We caught up recently with the show's stars—including Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Chace Crawford—and picked their brains about what makes their show so delicious to watch.

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Katie Couric's Daughters Choose Gossip Girl Over News | Katie Couric

Katie Couric's Daughters Would Rather Be Watching Gossip Girl

Originally posted 09/26/2007 03:00PM

Among the viewers that the third-place CBS Evening News with Katie Couric can't necessarily count on are the anchor's own two daughters, Ellie and Carrie – who've set their sights elsewhere.

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