Leighton Meester & Blake Lively: Were The ‘Gossip Girl’ Ever Friends In Real Life?

Even though Blake Lively and Leighton Meester were BFFs on 'Gossip Girl,'

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Blake Lively and Leighton Meester’s characters on Gossip Girl were best friends

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Jealousy was a big problem for the ladies’ fictional characters, Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf.

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Pair that with endless supplies of money and a fabulous life on the Upper East Side

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but they had a complicated relationship, and things often got heated between the two on the show.

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the Gossip Girl cast faced rumors that Blake and Leighton were feuding behind-the-scenes.

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“They avoid each other like the plague,” it was reported, and picked up by New York Magazine, in 2008.

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A blind item at the time also hinted at rumors of trouble between Blake and Leighton.

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“Which rival young actresses on the same hit show are forced to pose together at PR events

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