Leighton Meester may play a privileged teenager on Gossip Girl, in real life she is straight from the streets. Well sort of. Star magazine reports that actress’ mother was serving a federal prison sentence in Texas when baby Leighton was born.

She was actually born in a halfway house and her mother was returned to prison when Leighton was three months old. She was then shipped off to be raised by relatives while her mom served her time for her role in “an illegal enterprise”. Star also says that Meester’s grandfather, father and aunt were also jail for selling drugs. It’s a family enterprise.


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