Leighton Meester Addresses Rumors

A while back, a sex tape surfaced that was supposedly Gossip Girl star, Leighton Meester, and her boyfriend getting it on. But she talked to People recently and denied it:

"I don't want most of what comes along with all of this," says the Gossip Girl star in the September issue of Harper's Bazaar, on newsstands Aug. 18.

One particular downside of fame is a rumored sex tape of the star with an ex-boyfriend that has allegedly been shopped around. "[The tape] is not real, so it makes me sort of sad," says the actress. "It's unfortunate that it got carried as far as it did."

Meester says the rumor has taught her some lessons about life. "I definitely understand the nature of people better now and that the mere allegation of something like that could be headline news. People think it's real because somebody says it is."

No, people think it's real because it looks IDENTICAL to you. Probably because it is you. But maybe not, I'm not some kind of facial recognition expert. In fact, I basically just say whatever sounds stupidest at the moment, so ignore everything above. It's probably not her. But it might be.

8.05.09 at 12:09:15 PM