Leighton Meester Addresses Sex Tape Rumors

Gossip Girl Leighton Meester is on the September 2009 issue Harper’s Bazaar magazine due to hit stands August 18th. Leighton has learned the hard way that there is a price for fame. In this new issue, Leighton talks about her sex tape, fame, her inner circle, and why she’s actually a good girl.

Leighton on the alleged sex tape:
“[The tape] is not real, so it makes me sort of sad. It’s unfortunate that it got carried as far as it did… 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.”

Leighton on fame: “I don’t want most of what comes along with all of this. I’m doing everything I can to keep things separate.”

Leighton on her circle of trust: “I feel like my friends are in a cult because we’re like, ‘No outsiders!’ I’ve never been crazy. I’m a very good girl, to be honest. I don’t do anything to hurt anybody. Honestly, all I ever do is work.”

Leighton on Botox: “Any fear of aging, I think, is simply vanity because what comes with age is so many wonderful things: wisdom, understanding. Every year, I’m always happy to be done with the previous age. If people want [to get Botox], do it.”

Co-star Ed Westwick on meeting Leighton for the first time: “The first thing I thought when I met Leighton was, F—ing hell, this girl’s gorgeous. And she was incredibly sweet. Now we tell each other to f— off whenever we want to.”