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Gossip Girl: Leighton Meester swears off drugs

December 20th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry. 1 Comment Leighton Meester will never turn to drugs because she has love in her life. The 24-year-old actress – who plays a beauty queen-turned-musician alongside a recovering addict singer portrayed by Gwyneth Paltrow in ‘Country Strong’ – believes the support of her family and her strong commitment to her career will help her stay on the right path. She explained: “I think the main problem with somebody who would have so many issues is that they don’t have love in their life, and I feel like working to me is important. I want to make my family proud and I love my family. That’s what gives me the strength to do it. “I think that part of not having love, you kind of fulfil that with drugs or alcohol or any kind of addictive or abusive substance or relationship, and it will ruin you. I guess that the lesson is just ‘Don’t do drugs, just say no.’ ” Leighton – who is best known for portraying Blair Waldorf in US TV drama series ‘Gossip Girl’ – would l...