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Taylor Momsen leaves acting for music

The singer says she quit television to be able to focus her energies entirely on her band, The Pretty Reckless.
/ Source: Us Weekly

Taylor Momsen's acting days are over!

The 18-year-old The Pretty Reckless singer told Elle magazine that she's "quit acting" and wants to focus solely on her music career.

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"I quit 'Gossip Girl' and now tour and am in a band," she told the site. "That's pretty much all I want to do. Hopefully, I'll be able to only do that for the rest of my life."

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In November, Momsen began an "indefinite hiatus" from "Gossip Girl" amid numerous headlines about her shocking wardrobe and foul-mouthed interviews. In May, Us Weekly confirmed she would not be reprising her role as Jenny Humphrey on the CW hit.

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"(Music) is all I ever wanted to do with my life," she told Us in April. "I wanted to make records and tour, so it's very exciting that our first record is coming out and people can actually hear it."

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