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[post_page_title]Leighton Meester grew up in a halfway house[/post_page_title]

The former Gossip Girl star’s upbringing is much different than the lavish life she portrayed on-screen as Blair Waldorf. When Leighton Meester was born, both of her parents were serving time in prison for their involvement in transporting illegal substances.

Leighton Meester grew up in a halfway house

Meester spent the first three months of her life in a halfway house with her mom, before her mother had to return to prison to finish her sentence and Meester went to live with her grandparents.

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