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Taylor Momsen and Jessica Szohr to Leave Gossip Girl
Originally posted 05/10/2011 12:15PM
There's going to be a shakeup on the Upper East Side!
Although Gossip Girl has been renewed for a fifth season, not all its fashionable characters will be back: Taylor Momsen, who plays Jenny Humphrey, and Jessica Szohr, who plays Vanessa Abrams, will not return as series regulars, PEOPLE can confirm.
The news may not come as a total shocker – Momsen, 17, hasn't appeared on many recent episodes, and in season 4 the character played by Szohr, 26, left town.
Still, both stars may make guest appearances in season 5 – and Momsen fans can check her out when she performs with her rock band, The Pretty Reckless.
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Taylor Momsen Gets Booed in Scotland
Originally posted 12/20/2010 12:15PM
Taylor Momsen suffered another onstage setback last week – only, this time, it was not of the nipple variety.
While performing in Glasgow with her band, The Pretty Reckless, the provocative performer, 17, excitedly told the audience they were "the craziest crowd in the whole of England." Only one problem: Glasgow is in Scotland.
Local student Paul Krane, 26, says the mistake was ill received, telling the Daily Record newspaper, "People began to cheer as they presumed she was going to say Scotland, but when the penny dropped all you could hear was boos."
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Taylor Momsen Still on Gossip Girl – Just Less Often
Originally posted 11/23/2010 04:30PM
Don't count Taylor Momsen out yet.
Despite reports that the 17-year-old actress was placed on an indefinite hiatus from the CW hit Gossip Girl after acting increasingly erratic, a source tells PEOPLE she'll still be playing Jenny Humphry.
"She is still a series regular. She's still totally a part of the show," says the source. "Yes, you have seen less of her this season, but it's dictated by creative [executives]."
The source says as Blake Lively and Leighton Meester's characters went off to college, storylines – including the younger Momsen's Jenny – have just been harder to set up.
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Taylor Momsen's Rock 'n' Roll Shopping Trip
Originally posted 11/04/2010 06:00AM
• Taylor Momsen sported her go-to Goth look – shredded tights and thigh-high leather books – for an afternoon shopping trip on L.A.'s Melrose Avenue. The Gossip Girl star was joined by her dogs and her Pretty Reckless bandmates, and appeared to be in "good spirits" as she stopped into Madison, according to a source.
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Caught in the Act!
Originally posted 11/04/2010 06:00AM
• Taylor Momsen sported her go-to Goth look – shredded tights and thigh-high leather books – for an afternoon shopping trip on L.A.'s Melrose Avenue. The Gossip Girl star was joined by her dogs and her Pretty Reckless bandmates, and appeared to be in "good spirits" as she stopped into Madison, according to a source.
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Taylor Momsen Flashes Crowd at New York Concert
Originally posted 10/23/2010 12:00PM
Taylor Momsen is turning into quite a shock rocker.
First, the Gossip Girl star posed on the November/December cover of Revolver in a barely-there outfit – and with some serious firepower, including a rifle, a handgun and a packed holster on her thigh.
Now the Pretty Reckless rocker is upping the shock factor: On Thursday in New York, Momsen, 17, flashed her breasts during a concert with her band.
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Anna Chapman Vs. Taylor Momsen: Whose 'Naked Gun' Cover Is Hottest?
Originally posted 10/21/2010 08:30AM
They're bringing out the big guns – literally – at the newsstand this month.
Gossip Girl actress-turned-Pretty Reckless rocker, Taylor Momsen, poses on the November/December cover of Revolver for the magazine's Hottest Chicks issue, complete with platform heels, a barely-there wardrobe and some serious firepower for a 17-year-old: a rifle, a handgun and a packed holster on her thigh.
But Momsen's not the only one pulling the trigger on a sexy cover.
Suspected Russian spy Anna Chapman strips down to her skivvies for the Russian edition of Maxim, brandishing a handgun in a 007-style pose on the magazine's November issue.
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Taylor Momsen's Band Shoots a Video for Kick-Ass
Originally posted 04/16/2010 10:55AM
It was a dark and stormy night for Taylor Momsen and her band, The Pretty Reckless, whose video shoot for their debut single "Make Me Wanna Die" took them from the comfy indoors to a soaking Brooklyn cemetery last month.
"Our shoot day was plagued by a horrible rain storm, but we still managed to venture out into the cold, wet night to film," the 16-year-old Gossip Girl star – and the band's lead singer – tells PEOPLE of the Meier Avis-directed video for the song, which appears on the Kick-Ass movie soundtrack.
The Pretty Reckless will take the stage at the Bamboozle Music Festival on May 1 before joining the Vans Warped Tour this summer.
– Marisa Laudadio
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POLL: Who Should Taylor & Taylor Date Next
Originally posted 12/30/2009 09:40AM
Taylor Swift's hit song "You Belong With Me" doesn't apply to Taylor Lautner anymore: The singer-songwriter, 20, and Twilight heartthrob, 17, ended their low-key relationship after a few months of sharing dinners out and frozen yogurt.
But with the upcoming promotion for Valentine's Day, the romantic comedy in which the duo costar – not to mention eight nominations at next month's Grammy Awards for her and the debut of Twilight: Eclipse next summer for him – both Taylors will have many red carpets to attend in the coming year. So who will they find to bring as dates for their next round of high-profile events?
Here are a few possibilities for both Swift and Lautner's next romance.
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Taylor Momsen: 'I Would Eat a Boy My Age Alive'
Originally posted 07/28/2009 01:35PM
Every week, teenagers around the country tune in to Gossip Girl to see Taylor Momsen play Jenny Humphrey – a high school rebel with requisite teen angst. But just to be clear: Momsen says she's hardly a typical 16-year-old in real life.
"I live a very adult life," the high school graduate (she got her diploma two years early!) tells Teen Vogue in the September issue, hitting stands August 4. "What am I going to do, hang out with high school kids? I just can't relate to what they talk about – it seems so petty."
And that includes high school boys. Momsen, who claims to have been in "lots of relationships," admits that she could never date someone her own age. "Boys are so much less mature than girls as it is," she explains. "I would eat a boy my age alive."
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