Taylor Momsen Left Gossip Girl For This Reason

It depends on who you ask as to why Taylor Momsen left Season 4 of "Gossip Girl." 

In September 2010, Project Runway star Tim Gunn spoke about Momsen after his guest appearance on the show. "She couldn't remember her lines, and she didn't even have that many," he revealed. "I thought to myself 'Why are we all being held hostage by this brat?" He continued, "I'd say, 'You know young lady, there are hundreds of thousands of girls who are just as attractive and even smarter than you. Why are you acting like this show is a huge burden on you?'" After that, she was soon written off, with the show claiming "creative differences" (via Today).

However, Momsen has a different side to the story, claiming she fell out of love with acting. She told Daily Beast, "I started modeling at two, and then acting at three, and then 'Gossip Girl' when I was 12, so I wasn't really making my own decisions." She added, "When I got to a place where I realized I was in control of my own life, and had found the right band, and everything was coming to fruition, it wasn't even a question: I was going to quit my day job. I came to set every day with a f**kin' guitar."