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Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester looks absolutely fabulous on the cover of the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar (September 2009). The actress/singer, who was recently involved in a sex tape leak scandal, opened up for the first time about the incident, on her guilty pleasure and fame.

Here are some highlights…

On her alleged sex tape: “[The tape] is not real, so it makes me sort of sad. It’s unfortunate that it got carried as far as it did. I definitely understand the nature of people better now and that the mere allegation of something like that could be headline news. People think it’s real because somebody says it is. By the way, [as for] me being 18 in those pictures, I don’t believe I was.”

On fame: “I don’t want most of what comes along with all of this. I’m doing everything I can to keep things separate. I feel like my friends are in a cult because we’re like, ‘No outsiders!’ I’ve never been crazy. I’m a very good girl, to be honest. I don’t do anything to hurt anybody. Honestly, all I ever do is work.”

On her guilty pleasures: “You know, I’m trying to think of what I’m ashamed of. But, damn, I don’t really have any shame.”

Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, who is currently working on her debut album and new movie “The Roommate,” covers the latest issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine (June 2009). Leighton reveals she loves to play bad girl Blair in the hit TV show, contrary to belief she doesn’t like bad boys and she is afraid to say “I love You” too soon.

Here are some highlights from Leighton Meester’s Cosmopolitan interview:

Leighton On Playing Baddie Blair Waldorf: “The evil side of Blair is somewhere in me. Acting her out is like therapy. I get to do things nobody would ever say or do in real life.”

Do You Nice Guys Really Finish Last? “I’m not into bad boys. I think the term is stupid. A guy who cheats on you or is not nice to you? What is that? Nowadays, I’m much more mature in relationships. I’ve let go of the bullshit. I think more about the deal makers than the deal breakers. I want a guy I can look up to.”

Leighton on Real-Life BF Sebastian Stan, who also plays Carter Baizen on Gossip Girl: “I’ve never fallen in love right off the bat. I get scared to say, ‘I love you’ too soon because it means so much. It means you’re not seeing an end to things.”

Leighton on Blair’s Romance with Chuck Bass (Played by Ed Westwick):“They’re so perfect because they get each other. Chuck knows about her deep, dark side and he finds it hot. But the best part of their relationship is that it’s realistic. People don’t always date for a while and then slowly fall in love. They start by hooking up one night. It takes time to get to know someone, and then you realize that you’re in love later on.”