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Events in 2010: March 6—Arrives at Haze

Leighton Meester’s Good Girls Go Bad Party, Saturday, March 6^th.
Start Time: Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 10:00pm
End Time: Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 4:00am
Location: HAZE Nightclub
Address: 3730 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV
source: l8n’s facebook

Hugh Laurie and Leighton Meester recently boarded the long-gestating indie pic, which finally secured financing and will begin shooting March 30 in New York. Julian Farino is directing, and Anthony Bregman, Glen Basner and Leslie Urdang are producing.

The script, by Ian Helfer and Jay Reiss, centers on a man (Laurie) who has a romantic relationship with the daughter (Meester) of a family friend. That turns their lives, and the lives of their families, upside down.

Brody will play Laurie’s son, who falls for Meester but is shocked to learn she’s having a torrid affair with his dad.

Shawkat is Brody’s sister, thinking of moving out, while Keener plays their mother. Janney is Meester’s mom.

UTA-repped Brody can be seen on screen with Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan in “Cop Out.” He was last seen “Jennifer’s Body.”

Since appearing in Drew Barrymore’s “Whip It!” Shawkat has landed roles in “The Runaways” and “Cedar Rapids” and co-created a comedy with Ellen Page for HBO titled “Stitch N’ Bitch.” She is repped by UTA and Kipperman Management.

Gersh-repped Keener is on screen with “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.” Janney, repped by Paradigm, has two indie movies in the can: “A Thousand Words” and “Life During Wartime.”

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Photoshoots in 2007: Christopher Kilkus [HQ]
Photoshoots in 2007: Miko Lim

School—lots of homework and big assignments!
Not enough pictures—I would really like to see some HQ, but they are just gone! :o
Ghost—Leighton is not very active.. Though! She has a song on the Valentines Day soundtrack (well, we all know that!), but also: Date Night is coming up soon :) (In Denmark)

The 23-year-old actress chatted up with her Gossip Girl co-star Kelly Rutherford and, president and artistic director of Sonia Rykiel, Nathalie Rykiel.

Leighton wore a Sonia Rykiel sweater, top and brooch. She finished off her look with PHI pants and shoes, as well as a Pucci bag.

Ms. Meester has recently been splitting her time between NYC and Nashville, shooting Gossip Girl and her new movie Love Don’t Let Me Down.

Here’s what Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl executive producer Bob Levy tells me:

“I love that idea!” Levy said of having Nina guest star on Gossip Girl and Leighton guest star on Vampire Diaries some time in the future. The idea came up while I was chatting with Nina and Levy at a recent press event, and Levy said: “We’re gonna work on that. You have my word.”

Leighton and Nina became friends while shooting the upcoming big-screen movie The Roommate, set to come out later this year. And Nina told me she would jump at the chance to make a guest appearance on the Upper East Side. “Oh my god, I would love to be on Gossip Girl,” Nina said. “I feel like it’s hard to do because we’re both so busy. But I would love to, and I would for her to be on our show. Leighton would make a great vampire, I think!”

The hitch, of course, is working out the logistics, given that Vampire Diaries shoots in Atlanta and Gossip Girl shoots in New York. “The trick is tearing Nina away from Atlanta,” Levy explained. “She’s in almost every scene of every episode. So it’s hard scheduling-wise to work that out. But I love that pitch! Good pitch. We’re gonna work to make it happen.”

Nina and Leighton, I usually charge 10 percent commission in such cases, but in this case you can pay us fans with some good crossover TV!

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Events in 2010: January 12—You Know You Want It Publication Celebration

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Debut Album—Promotional: Mark Liddell

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Events in 2009: Gossip Girl: Season 3—Filming: January 8, 2010

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Events in 2009: December 31—Arrivals—Dusk Night Club
Events in 2009: December 31—Inside—Dusk Night Club

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Candids in 2009: December 30—In Miami

On Friday Meester will perform her single, “Somebody to Love,” and other songs from her electro-pop debut album (currently without a name or release date) at Underground. It will be her first trip to Chicago, and her agenda is simple: “We don’t have a lot of time,” says Meester, 23, from Miami. “We’re going to have a nice meal, we’re going to party, we’re going to do the show and maybe get to run around a little bit and see what the city’s all about.”



How much of a stigma, if any, do you feel as an actor turned musician?
I feel none, unless I’m asked that question.

Which actor-turned-musician do you listen to more: Heidi Montag or Joey Lawrence?
I wasn’t aware of either.

Of either one existing as a person?
No, I mean, I know who those people are, but I didn’t know that they were musicians or actors. I know Joey Lawrence is an actor, but I didn’t know that Heidi Montag was an actress. I think that if I look up to any actor/musicians, and there are quite a few of them, I really like Dolly Parton, 2Pac, Cher. I really like Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Lopez. There’s a lot of ‘em.

What can people expect from your live show?
It’s a lot of fun. It’s just a good mood. It’s a really good vibe. It’s very sexy. So far we’re doing about five songs each set. I have a DJ, a live drummer, keyboardist, two dancers and, of course, myself.

Do you play anything or just sing?
Just sing and dance. And writhe around.

If someone wanted to get your attention after your Chicago show, what should they do?
Probably throw their socks up on stage.

What’s something they should not do?
Throw anything hard on stage. [Laughs] I’m just kidding. [Laughs] What’s something they should not do? I don’t know. I’d like to see what happens.

How would you describe your sound in five words or less?
I guess I’d say fun, new, sexy, cute, electric, um… how many words was that? [Laughs] Emotionally driven.

Someone said with your music you were attempting to be less Blair and more Britney. What do you think of that?
I think that person definitely doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

What’s the first CD you ever bought?
I think that the first CD I ever bought was “Tragic Kingdom” [by No Doubt] and what was that one Mariah Carey [CD]? I think it was, like, “Sweet Fantasy” or something. It’s, like, black and white with her on the cover with a belly chain. [Ed. Note: She’s likely talking about the black-and-white “Daydream” and its single “Fantasy.” “Butterfly” is the album cover boasting the belly chain.] I just loved that. Oh. My. God. I would, like, sing every word with my hairbrush as a microphone.

How often do you do that now?
All the time!

What do people say when they recognize you?
They’re very unsure. Because I don’t think people know what to expect and they definitely don’t expect what they see. They end up being like, “Are you Leighton Meester?” And then I’m like, “Maybe.” [Laughs] I wear glasses and I definitely don’t put off the diva vibe most of the time.

What’s the most outrageous thing Blair has done that you would never, ever do?
Damn. She’s done a lot. I think just outing people for being imperfect. Meanwhile she’s like the most flawed human on the planet. But she doesn’t tolerate that and she lets everybody know. I think just like publicly humiliating people.

You’re more of a private person.
Yes, I’m much more like, “Stab ‘em in the back, not in the front.”

How often are you kept up at night by how much you and “Gossip Girl” are corrupting the youth of America?
I’m sorry? All I heard was “corrupting the youth of America.” Are we responsible for bad things happening in real life? No.

I asked how often that keeps you up at night.
Oh. Well, clearly not at all. [Laughs] I think it’s funny. In my real life, I think I lead by the example of my parents and my friends and I keep good company. … I’m not gonna lie. Doing some of these things on TV is kind of a way to release. It’s pretty fun. But you could never do it in real life.

How much preparation did you need to act obsessed with Minka Kelly in the upcoming film “The Roommate”?
Well, it’s not hard. She’s really hot. … I’ve known Minka for years.

Does the plot remind you of any real-life experiences?
Yeah! I don’t know really any woman or guy to be honest with you that hasn’t dealt with a crazy roommate or just roommates that suck.

Do you have an anecdote?
Umm … [Laughs] Let’s just say we had a lot of fun times but some of them were … I think it’s too dramatic to talk about actually.

Was it mostly stuff like leaving the lid off the peanut butter jar?
Mostly, but then there’s a bunch of other stuff. … I remember one of the first movies I ever actually remember watching was “Single White Female.” Bitches can get crazy, I’m not gonna lie.

I don’t know why that isn’t the title of the movie, “Bitches Can Get Crazy.”
I think that should be the title of the movie! [Laughs] I’m going to call them and tell them.

And that’ll be Bitchez with a Z?
Yeah, probably.

You’re performing here Jan. 1. What are your New Year’s resolutions?
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions ’cause I don’t ever keep them past, like, the third of January.

For example?
Even when I was a little kid I would always, just to make my parents happy, say I was going to make my bed everyday. But I didn’t. And nowadays I don’t ever anyway because I just sleep in it. I guess my New Year’s resolution is to just keep doing what I’m doing and be happy. A good new year’s resolution for most people, including myself, is to remember people’s names. I know that that sounds really not nice, but I feel like you meet so many new people and it definitely counts if you can remember everybody’s name well.

What’s my name again?
[Laughs] I don’t think you introduced yourself.

I definitely did when I picked up the phone. OK, you’ll work on it next year.
It’s still 2009.

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Events in 2009: December 29—Performance at Klutch

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Events in 2009: December 29—Just Jared Hosts a Grand Opening Party at Klutch