Taylor Momsen on The Huffington Posttag:huffingtonpost.com,2011:/tag/taylor-momsenThe Huffington Post Taylor Momsen Talks Parents, Being A Child Starhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/13/taylor-momsen-talks-parents-being-a-child-star_n_808722.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Taylor Momsen admits that maybe her parents didn't entirely ruin her childhood.<br />
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The 'Gossip Girl' star, Pretty Reckless lead singer and all around shock seeker <a href="http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/01/taylor_momsen_dont_believe_wha.html" target="_hplink">spoke to Kerang Magazine</a> about comments she had made in November to Revolver Magazine about her parents and the lost childhood she suffered as a result of being a child star.<br />
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"I love my mom and dad. Maybe I didn't have the childhood people think you should have, but I still went through the ages," she told the publication (via <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/taylor-momsen-apologizes-for-implying-her-parents-ruined-her-childhood-2011131" target="_hplink">Us Weekly</a>). "I was still a child. Maybe it wasn't a conventional one, but you know... I like where I am now, so it's OK. I think my parents have learned by this point that none of [what they read] is probably true, and words can be put in your mouth."<br />
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She had <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/12/taylor-momsen-blames-pare_n_782598.html" target="_hplink">complained to Revolve</a>r that her parents were the reason that she was "miserable."<br />
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"My parents signed me up with Ford [Modeling] at the age of 2. No 2-year-old wants to be working, but I had no choice," Momsen said. "My whole life, I was in and out of school," Momsen continues. "I didn't have friends. I was working constantly and I didn't have a real life."<br />
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Momsen has displayed frenetic, shocking behavior over the last year. She <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/11/taylor-momsen-goes-pantsl_n_571895.html" target="_hplink">declined to wear pants and then cursed</a> on a British morning show; <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/23/taylor-momsen-16-performs_n_622172.html" target="_hplink">wore only thigh highs</a> at a July concert; and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/20/taylor-momsen-strips-to-h_n_731252.html" target="_hplink">stripped to her underwear in her video</a> for 'Make Me Wanna Die.'
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Dakota Fanning In, Taylor Momsen Out At IMG Modelshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/20/dakota-fanning-taylor-momsen_n_799309.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Two recent shake-ups at IMG Models: Dakota Fanning has appeared <a href="http://imgmodels.com/details.aspx?navbtn=1&cityID=1&modelid=472860&pic=032.jpg&subid=5570&mainsubid=5570&catID=3&indx=1" target="_hplink">on IMG's Model Board</a>, <a href="http://nylonmag.com/nylonblogs/blog/2010/12/20/dakota-fanning-scores-modeling-contract/" target="_hplink">Nylon writes</a>, while Taylor Momsen has split from the agency, <a href="http://fashionista.com/2010/12/taylor-momsen-leaves-img-was-she-booted/" target="_hplink">Fashionista reports</a> and a rep confirmed to HuffPost on Monday. <br />
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Dakota is the latest celeb to team up with the powerhouse, which also represents Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Alexis Bledel and Lauren Hutton.<br />
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Momsen first signed with the modeling agency two years ago, when she was 14. Among her gigs was scoring the cover of<a href="http://imgmodelsblog.wordpress.com/?s=taylor+momsen" target="_hplink"> <em>Teen Vogue</em>'s September 2009 issue</a>.<br />
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Taylor Momsen Talks Going Fully Nude, Self Lovehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/10/taylor-momsen-talks-going_n_794908.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Plenty of performers strive to expose themselves through their art. Taylor Momsen takes that concept to a quite literal level.<br />
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The Gossip Girl problem child and Pretty Reckless rocker tells British newspaper The Guardian that the video for her band's song, "Make Me Wanna Die," was held in prolonged limbo because the singer, who's currently 17, originally opted to go fully nude for the video shoot:
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Annie Stamell: All I Want for Christmas Is for Justin Bieber to Try a New Haircut (Among Other Things)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/annie-stamell/all-i-want-for-christmas-_5_b_791206.htmlAnnie Stamellhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/annie-stamell/
We might be just a few days into December but I've been thinking about this year's Pop Culture Christmas List since, well, since <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/annie-stamell/some-of-the-pop-culture-t_b_384547.html" target="_hplink">last year's</a>. Pop Culture Santa Claus gave me a few things on my last list, (Emmy noms for <em>FNL</em> stars! <em>Avatar</em> didn't totally suck! Thanks to a new roommate, I got a Nintendo Wii! I went to Disneyland!), but I must say, looking back on my requests, quite a few of my wishes remain unfulfilled. Which brings us to -- my Pop Culture Christmas List for 2010</strong>.<br />
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I want...<br />
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<ul><li><em>Tron: Legacy</em> to not suck</li><br />
<li>Justin Bieber to try a new haircut</li><br />
<li>Tom Brady to try a new haircut</li><br />
<li>"cosmic" to replace "epic" in the daily pop culture vernacular</li><br />
<li>Angry Birds to give me back my soul/ability to focus</li><br />
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/annie-stamell/silly-bandz-all-the-rage_b_667523.html" target="_hplink">Silly Bandz</a> to never go out of style</li><br />
<li>a totally badass unknown actress cast as Katniss in <em>The Hunger Games</em> movie</li><br />
<li>no more scandalous pictures to leak of young Disney starlets</li><br />
<li>Taylor Momsen to wash her face</li><br />
<li>some consistent story lines on <em>Glee</em></li><br />
<li>all the Ke$ha-haters to just shut-up and embrace the glitter </li><br />
<li>no more TV shows about vampires</li><br />
<li>no more TV shows that are musicals</li><br />
<li>no more TV shows that are spin-offs of <em>NCIS</em> or <em>CSI</em> or other similar-sounding acronyms</li><br />
<li>Booth's weird girlfriend to make a swift exit from <em>Bones</em> so he and Brennan can totally do it already</li><br />
<li>a third <em>X-Files</em> movie to be announced</li><br />
<li>a Celtics-Lakers rematch in the 2011 NBA Finals, but this time the Celtics win</li><br />
<li>someone to make a TV show and/or movie that features a unicorn</li><br />
<li>a whole lot of people start watching <em>Fringe</em>, <em>Community</em> and <em>Cougar Town</em> so ratings skyrocket and these three TV shows are universally recognized for being very, very good</li><br />
<li>the incredible drama <em>Terriers</em> gets picked-up for a second season</li><br />
<li>Sarah Palin and Bristol Palin (and all other Palins) to go away</li><br />
<li>whoever Amber the "Teen Mom" is to go away</li><br />
<li>John Mayer to go away</li><br />
<li>Kanye West to keep being his crazy self</li><br />
<li>Lady Gaga to keep being her crazy self</li><br />
<li>Courtney Love to stop being her crazy self</li><br />
<li>Willow Smith to keep whipping that hair of hers</li><br />
<li>John Stamos to headline his own TV show* (*preferably this show will be the reality competition show <a href="http://jawwiredshut.blogspot.com/search/label/stamos%20vs.%20stamos" target="_hplink">Stamos vs. Stamos</a>, but I'd settle for a half hour comedy)</li><br />
<li><em>Scream 4</em> to be just as horribly amazing as we're all hoping</li><br />
<li>Four Loko to remain legal and readily available in California. Forever.</li></ul><br />
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And if I could get someone to buy my screenplay, pilot, life rights, whatever -- that'd be just peachy.<br />
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Happy Holidays to all the Pop Culture Junkies out there -- please comment with your own requests and may all your Pop Culture Christmas wishes come true!
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Taylor Momsen On Hiatus From 'Gossip Girl'?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/23/taylor-momsen-suspended-f_n_787329.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
<a href="http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/gossip-girl-sidelines-taylor-momsen/" target="_hplink">Deadline Hollywood </a>reported Monday that Taylor Momsen has been suspended from 'Gossip Girl,' but a source from the show tells People that Momsen is still a regular whose screen time has been reduced this season for "creative reasons." <br />
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"They graduated high school ... [and] they found that it was hard to put all of them in the same environment in a natural way," said the source. "When you see Jenny they want her to be driving the story, not just hanging out with the mean girls back in high school." <br />
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Momsen was <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/15/tim-gunn-taylor-momsen-is_n_717534.html" target="_hplink">branded a "brat" and "diva" by Tim Gunn</a>, who guested on 'Gossip Girl' and claimed she could not remember any of her lines because of her Blackberry addiction. She has also <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/22/taylor-momsen-flashes-her_n_772475.html" target="_hplink">exposed her breasts</a> while performing with her band and otherwise <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/14/taylor-momsen-wears-linge_n_762393.html" target="_hplink">cultivated a controversial image</a>, but these incidents reportedly have not impacted her 'Gossip Girl' contract. <br />
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"This has nothing to do with her bad behavior or her music career," the source told People. "She's still under contract and she's still a part of the show. She's just in fewer episodes." <br />
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Deadline's report</a> does not specify why Momsen's role has been reduced, but suggests it had something to do with her offscreen antics, "including her barely-there wardrobe and expletive-laced tirades against peers such as Miley Cyrus": <br />
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<blockquote>Sources confirm that the increasingly volatile actress - who has appeared in a grand total of three episodes this fall despite being listed as a series regular - will begin an indefinite hiatus following next Monday's episode. Although reps for The CW and producer Warner Bros. declined to comment, sources confirm that Momsen's Jenny will be MIA for at least four episodes beginning with the show's midseason finale on Dec. 6.</blockquote>
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Jessica Massa: Teenage Trainwrecks: The New Prom Queens?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-massa/teenage-trainwrecks-the-n_b_784041.htmlJessica Massahttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-massa/
Let's be honest: female teen idols have never been the most well-behaved bunch. <br />
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So why do I find this latest crop so worrisome? What has me shaking my head in dismay and concern every time I read an article about the famous under-21 set of ladies? How is it that I end up feeling like a disapproving grandmother, instead of the 27-year-old pop culture connoisseur that I actually am? <br />
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Few would blame me for my jaded reaction, given the headlines of late. Disney star <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/02/demi-lovato-enters-rehab_n_777483.html" target="_hplink">Demi in rehab</a> for <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/02/why-demi-lovato-went-to-r_n_777751.html" target="_hplink">eating disorders and cutting,</a> or maybe <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/10/demi-lovatos-heavy-drinki_n_781429.html" target="_hplink">alcohol and drug issues!</a> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/12/taylor-momsen-blames-pare_n_782598.html" target="_hplink">Taylor blames her parents</a> for creating a miserable mess of a teenager who <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/14/taylor-momsen-wears-linge_n_762393.html" target="_hplink">likes to pose for magazine covers in lingerie and accessorize with guns!</a> Miley <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/12/miley-cyrus-dirty-dances_n_572755.html" target="_hplink">lap dances!</a> Miley <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/05/miley-cyrus-drinks-beer-i_n_779497.html" target="_hplink">drinks!</a> Miley <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/10/miley-cyrus-teen-choice-p_n_255338.html" target="_hplink">grinds up against a pole!</a> <br />
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But you can't really blame these girls, either. I shudder to think how I would have behaved - and what I would have worn, and who I would have offended - if I'd been rich and successful and attractive as a teenager. I distinctly remember being in 10th grade and thinking to myself, I would <em>totally</em> wear Britney's outfits, if I had her abs. The fact that these girls are acting out doesn't make them particularly hateful or weak.<br />
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Then why do I find them so perplexing? And sort of terrifying, when I think about the next generation of women?<br />
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As a writer who focuses on <a href="http://www.wtfisupwithmylovelife.com/" target="_hplink">modern dating and relationships,</a> I spend a lot of time talking to Millennials like myself. Women, especially. And I find our generation to be typically in line with the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natalia-lopatniuk-brzezinski/interview-2010-us-olympic_b_780550.html?ir=Entertainment" target="_hplink">terms that people use to describe us:</a> ambitious, creative, open-minded, innovative, empowered, educated, curious, focused on our own personal development. Yet looking down at the next micro-generation - the Demis and the Taylors and the Mileys - I can't help but feel like there's a break in that mentality. Whereas the 20- and 30-something women I've met are breaking boundaries and exceeding expectations, these younger girls are relying heavily on traditional cartoonish perceptions of sexuality and rebellion and success. And, perhaps most importantly, they're doing it at the height of their popularity with other young women.<br />
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I know. Who am I to judge? I am presumably of the generation of Britney and Lindsay - the classic trainwrecks after whom these girls seem to be modeling themselves. And like many of my peers, my formative years were spent idolizing women who were arguably even <em>more</em> controversial and edgy than today's poptarts. In middle school, I fawned over every song, music video and interview that featured tortured women like Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple and Shirley Manson. <em>Nobody</em> was cooler than Winona Ryder (okay - nobody was cooler than her <em>Reality Bites</em> persona, with all the self-destructive behaviors that hovered around that). I was <em>convinced</em> that all these angry, complex women were speaking directly to little ol' me, stuck in my safe and boring middle-class suburban life. <br />
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So...where do I get off, acting like I grew up during some golden age of pop cultural influence? Wasn't my slice of a generation privy to a whole slew of negative messages about the female experience as well?<br />
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Yes. But here's the key difference that I see.<br />
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I looked up to these women<em> because they were reflecting my teen angst back at me.</em> They were sold to me as rockstars and movie stars - not as girls who I was supposed to emulate or aspire to be. These women were not touted as the girls next door, or the popular crowd, or the prom queens. They were never on lunchboxes, and they <em>certainly</em> weren't still on Disney's payroll. I knew that, as a 7th grader, I wasn't supposed to strip down to my underwear like Fiona in her <em>Criminal</em> video - as <em>cool</em> and <em>badass</em> as that made her. <br />
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Can the same be said of Miley's fans?<br />
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Sure, the mid-90's eventually gave way to the late-90's, and suddenly we were all secretly admiring the 'innocent' sexuality and enviable dance moves of Britney, Christina, Beyonce and Jessica - all of whom went on to shake up their bubblegum images, to varying degrees of sanity and grace. But when they were at the height of their popularity and influence with teens, even <em>they</em> were pretty wholesome. Not necessarily Red State, Sarah Palin-style wholesome, but staying-away-from-poles-and-drugs-and-guns wholesome. <br />
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Of course, much of this is probably due to the changed nature of our relationship with celebrities. I had no idea what Alanis was doing in her free time, and Beyonce wasn't expected to tweet at me about her every move. Reality television was restricted to MTV's <em>The Real World</em>, never featuring people who were already famous, and there wasn't as high a premium placed on celebrities being "just like us." Watching celebrities struggle has always been a voyeuristic pleasure for the rest of us, but most of the self-destruction used to happen in private - something that's nearly impossible to sustain in today's paparazzified world. Maybe it's now <em>unreasonable</em> to expect that a teenager can rise to fame without eventually <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/07/miley-cyrus-in-madrid-a-o_n_602973.html" target="_hplink">showing up in a provocative onesie</a> or <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/03/details-of-the-fight-that_n_778617.html" target="_hplink">punching someone in the face</a> (although Taylor Swift has managed to avoid that fate thus far, so here's hoping?).<br />
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I'd like to have faith that the new generation of teens and pre-teens are smart enough to filter out the troubled, spoiled Hollywood stuff from the supposed role model images that are being thrown at them. If anything, these confused starlets need all the support that we as a public can give them, as they navigate fame and try to figure out who they are underneath the push-up bras and fake eyelashes. <br />
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But in the meantime, in anticipation of some bumps along the way, maybe we should begin drawing earlier and clearer lines between "normal girl" and "famous girl." No, Miley is <em>not</em> just like you, young lady! She's an actress and a singer, and a rich and famous one at that. Go ahead and look up to her as a celebrity, but please don't look up to her as your very own personal prom queen.<br />
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<strong>For more on the post-dating world, check out <a href="http://www.wtfisupwithmylovelife.com/" target="_hplink">www.WTFIsUpWithMyLoveLife.com.</a><br />
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Taylor Momsen, Age 3, In Shake 'N Bake Commercial (VIDEO)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/15/taylor-momsen-age-3-in-sh_n_783490.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Taylor Momsen's career began at a very young age - here she is as a 3-year-old in a 1997 Shake 'N Bake commercial (via <a href="http://www.popeater.com/2010/11/15/taylor-momsen-shake-n-bake-commercial-video/" target="_hplink">Popeater</a>). <br />
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Taylor, now 17, recently <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/12/taylor-momsen-blames-pare_n_782598.html" target="_hplink">spoke out against her parents</a> for robbing her of her childhood. <br />
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"Everyone's like, 'Wow, why is she upset and why is she so miserable about things?' My parents signed me up with Ford [modeling agency] at the age of two. No 2-year-old wants to be working, but I had no choice," she said. "My whole life, I was in and out of school. I didn't have friends. I was working constantly and I didn't have a real life."<br />
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<strong>WATCH: </strong><br />
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April Daniels Hussar: Taylor Momsen Blames Her Parents? Time To Grow Up, Girlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/april-daniels-hussar/taylor-momsen-blames-her-_b_782800.htmlApril Daniels Hussarhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/april-daniels-hussar/
Taylor Momsen is a troubling creature. She is very young (17), but acts much older, like a 35-year-old woman who's been to one too many all-night parties. It's disturbing but fascinating, obviously -- she's not a pop culture phenomenon for nothing. Now in her latest soundbite spread across the Internet, the little mistress of raccoon eyeliner, cigarettes, and thigh-highs is blaming her parents for "stealing my childhood." They, she says, are they reason she's so "dark and miserable."<br />
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<blockquote>The <em>Gossip Girl </em>actress and lead singer of 'The Pretty Reckless' said, "Everyone's like, 'Wow, why is she upset and why is she so miserable about things?' My parents signed me up with Ford [modeling agency] at the age of two. No 2-year-old wants to be working, but I had no choice."<br />
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Momsen, now 17, continued, "My whole life, I was in and out of school. I didn't have friends. I was working constantly and I didn't have a real life."</blockquote><br />
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Hmm. Is there something to what she says?<br />
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When my own daughter Isabella was a toddler, on the advice of a friend, we sent her photo out to a bunch of modeling and talent agencies. Of course, we thought she was adorable (still do) -- and we had vague notion that maybe she could earn some college money. And yes, we thought it would be cool, too. Isabella ended up being signed with an agency, and she even shot a cover for <em>Parents</em> magazine (or <em>Parenting</em> -- I can't remember). In the end, her photo didn't make it onto the cover; I didn't realize until I got to the shoot that they actually take photos of several children, and then from that batch they choose the cover image. I was disappointed, but also relieved; how strange it would have been to see her sweet, beautiful face plastered across the cover of all those magazines, on all those newsstands, in all those homes. But I won't lie; I was disappointed. How exciting it would have been to see her on all those magazines.<br />
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I took her on a couple of other "go-sees" and then dropped the whole thing, because it just seemed so weird. Here I was, taking my child, whom I love more than anything in the world, and whom I think of as the single most lovely, precious creature on the planet, to be looked at by strangers, who would then decide if she was cute enough for them! Um, what? No thanks.<br />
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What really turned me off, though, were the older children that I saw at these go-sees. Isabella was a mere toddler, completely oblivious to what was really going on. These kids were 5, 6 and older -- and they knew when they were being rejected.<br />
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So, Taylor, I think you have a point.<br />
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I don't know anything about your parents, or what your life has really been like, but from what I can see, growing up as a child star is a pretty tricky business. Sure, people like Dakota Fanning, Emma Watson, and Natalie Portman seem to be navigating it ok, but it's a lot easier to think of bad examples (LiLo, Miley, Britney, now Demi Lovato) -the ones that make me relieved I didn't pursue this path for my own daughter.<br />
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But the question for Taylor is, <em>Now what, kid</em>? You're seventeen. You're famous, rich, and talented. So you had a weird childhood. Lots of people have weird, even horrible upbringings. But now you have a choice. You're old enough take responsibility for yourself, to take everything that is at your fingertips -- the whole world your proverbial oyster -- and really make something of it.<br />
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Get some therapy if you need it. Go to college if you want to. It's up to you now to define yourself, to carve your own future, to think about what kind of mark you want to make in the world, who YOU want to be. It's not easy for anyone to do. But no one's going to do it for you, Taylor. You're a smart girl. Use that.<br />
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Seventeen? You're just a baby.<br />
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But you're old enough.<br />
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<em>This is reposted from <a href="http://www.bettyconfidential.com/ar/ld/a/taylor-momsen-blames-her-parents-time-to-grow-up-girl.html" target="_hplink">BettyConfidential.com</a></em><br />
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<em><a href="http://www.bettyconfidential.com/ar/ld/a/7-toxic-celeb-moms.html" target="_hplink">7 Toxic Celeb Moms</a></em>
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Taylor Momsen Blames Parents For Stealing Childhoodhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/12/taylor-momsen-blames-pare_n_782598.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Taylor Momsen blames her parents for robbing her of a healthy childhood, insisting they are the reason she's so dark and miserable.<br />
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According to Starpulse, the 'Gossip Girl' actress and lead singer of The Pretty Reckless said, "Everyone's like, 'Wow, why is she upset and why is she so miserable about things?' My parents signed me up with Ford [modeling agency] at the age of two. No 2-year-old wants to be working, but I had no choice."
<p>Read more: <a href="/tag/taylor-momsen-model">Taylor Momsen Model</a>, <a href="/tag/taylor-momsen-childhood">Taylor Momsen Childhood</a>, <a href="/tag/taylor-momsen">Taylor Momsen</a>, <a href="/tag/gossip-girl">Gossip Girl</a>, <a href="/entertainment">Entertainment News</a></p>
Bonnie Fuller: Taylor Momsen, Flashing Your Breasts at 17, Means You Need to Be Saved From Yourselfhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/taylor-momsen-flashing-yo_b_773501.htmlBonnie Fullerhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/
Yes cuckoo! You're 17! Either you're a serious exhibitionist, in which case, you require <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/07/taylor-momsen-burns-dog-balls-no-longer-a-gossip-good-girl/" target="_hplink">very specific psychotherapy</a> or you are pathetically desperate for attention.<br />
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If you and your band, Pretty Reckless, can't get attention for your talent and your tunes, then "selling" your body to get fans, isn't going to work either.<br />
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Since you've already exposed your breasts, worn bordello-style corsets in public and <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/10/14/taylor-momsen-revolver-cover-gossip-girl/" target="_hplink">posed wearing garters and guns on the cover of <em>Revolver</em> magazine</a>, there's not a lot more you can do for shock value. What will you have left to catch people's attention when you're 18?<br />
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Not only that -- you could also be charged with lewd conduct since you exposed yourself in public, says NY family law attorney, <a href="http://vikkiziegler.com/" target="_hplink">Vicki Ziegler</a>.<br />
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Now Taylor you've said "I don't want to be a f**king role model" and "in fact, I would advise kids not to look up to me. I'm totally out of my mind." But whether you like it or not -- you are <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/10/06/blake-lively-taylor-momsen-serena-jenny-masquerade-ball-same-gown-nyc/" target="_hplink">a celebrity on the hit show, Gossip Girl </a>and young women WILL look up to you. And what's the message you're giving them -- <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/10/06/taylor-momsen-buckled-boots-gossip-girl-set-nyc-style/" target="_hplink">dress like a stripper</a>, use your sexuality to get attention and entice men, by appealing to their sexual fantasies.You fueled male sexual S&M fantasies during your provocative stage appearance by wearing a necklace that said, "Slave," around your neck and by rubbing your breasts on stage after you exposed them.<br />
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"I think it's totally inappropriate that she flashed her boobs on stage. And it will hurt her career when she goes <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/27/gossip-girl-beauty-evolution-taylor-momsen-jenny-humphrey/" target="_hplink">from the sublime to the ridiculous</a>. We might no longer be laughing with her but at her," says child and family psychologist, Dr. Jeff Gardere.He also points out that it's ridiculous that no one from her family -- hello Taylor's parents -- has told her to stop.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/10/22/bonnie-says-taylor-momsen-flashing-your-breasts-at-17-means-you-need-to-be-saved-from-yourself/" target="_hplink">Click here to continue to read why Taylor Momsen's family needs to intervene!</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/07/taylor-momsen-burns-dog-balls-no-longer-a-gossip-good-girl/" target="_hplink">Pyro Taylor Momsen burns her dogs nuts! </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/04/17/gossip-girl-cast-not-friends-taylor-momsen-leighton-meester-blake-lively/" target="_hplink">Taylor Momsen admits she's not friends with her co-workers from Gossip Girl!</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/10/14/taylor-momsen-revolver-cover-gossip-girl/#" target="_hplink">Taylor Momsen Poses With Guns On 'Revolver' Magazine Cover! Too Much?</a>
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Taylor Momsen Flashes Her Chest (VIDEO)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/22/taylor-momsen-flashes-her_n_772475.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Taylor Momsen<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/14/taylor-momsen-wears-linge_n_762393.html" target="_hplink"> loves to shock</a>, but she has outdone herself this time by flashing her chest onstage. <br />
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<a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/10/22/taylor-momsen-pics-pasties-boobs-shocking-pretty-reckless-skanky-concert/" target="_hplink">Hollywood Life</a> has the photos and video of Momsen opening her shirt while performing to expose her breasts, reportedly covered in pasties. Scroll down for censored video. <br />
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Photos of the incident <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/10/22/taylor-momsen-pics-pasties-boobs-shocking-pretty-reckless-skanky-concert/" target="_hplink">here</a>. <br />
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Taylor Momsen Flashes Audience At Rock Showhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/22/taylor-momsen-flashes_n_772609.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Taylor Momsen and her band The Pretty Reckless played a show at Don Hill's last night for <em>Paper</em> magazine. The precocious 17-year-old, known to be a fan of rock's crass heroine Courtney Love, has, since her debut on Gossip Girl, tried to craft a more rock-friendly hardcore image. Last night's raucous show was no exception. <br />
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In this exclusive video by <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/10/22/taylor-momsen-pics-pasties-boobs-shocking-pretty-reckless-skanky-concert/" target="_hplink">Hollywood Life</a>, Momsen, pushing the Love emulation a step further, flases the crowd during her "Make Me Wanna Die." While the tasteful application of pasties were employed, one can only imagine, given <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/20/parents-group-calls-glee-_n_770295.html" target="_hplink">the recent Glee controversy</a>, that the Parent's Television Council will swoop in on helicopters at any moment.<br />
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Bonnie Fuller: Taylor Momsen, 17, In Guns & Garters -- Is It Even More Disturbing Than Miley?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/taylor-momsen-17-in-guns-_b_763157.htmlBonnie Fullerhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/
So is this ANY way for an underage girl to dress? Is Taylor arty or just plain tarty?<br />
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Taylor Momsen doesn't leave much to the imagination on the November issue of <a href="http://www.revolvermag.com/" target="_hplink">Revolver</a> magazine. The 17-year-old <em>Gossip Girl</em> star pushes to be as provocative as possible in black lacy thigh-highs, a <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/10/02/miley-cyrus-photos-voyeur-nightclub-los-angeles-underage/" target="_hplink">skimpy black top</a>, stretches of bare skin, a rifle in hand AND a gun holster around her hips! Is she auditioning to be poster princess for the National Rifle Association?<br />
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Taylor, who started the rock band Pretty Reckless in 2008, is actually making a pretty reckless statement here. With the horrendous incidents of Columbine-style gun massacres that have tragically taken lives at high schools and Virginia Tech university (in 2007), isn't she being incredibly irresponsible linking her teen sexuality to bare skin and<a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/21/bryan-masche-raising-sextuplets-dad-guns-car/" target="_hplink"> gun barrels</a>?<br />
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Saying gunslinging is so-so-sexy to other young, still-in-school children just shows that she may have a woman's body but not a shred of intelligence. Inside the mag she poses in <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/10/08/watch-miley-cyrus-new-music-video-who-owns-my-heart-sexy-skanky-naked/" target="_hplink">various states of undress</a> with numerous weapons, including chainsaws, shotguns and swords, according to Popeater.com.<br />
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She also makes it clear that when it comes to sex, she's not just posing. She's thinking about sex and talking about sex and <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/29/kendra-wilkinson-hank-baskett-philadelphia-eagles-minnesota-vikings-nfl-kendra-e-living-apart/" target="_hplink">watching ... sex tapes</a>. "I like some adult stars", she told Revolver. "But I will say this: That Tommy-Lee / <a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/20/pamela-anderson-reduced-breast-size-breast-reduction-implants/" target="_hplink">Pamela Anderson</a> video wasn't very good. I wouldn't f**k Tommy Lee." Nice. Nice to hear from your 17-year-old lips, Taylor. <br />
--Bonnie Fuller<br />
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To read more on why this 17-year-old is truly lost & alone click here!</a><br />
<a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/04/17/gossip-girl-cast-not-friends-taylor-momsen-leighton-meester-blake-lively/" target="_hplink"><br />
Taylor Momsen admits she's not friends with her co-workers from Gossip Girl!</a><br />
T<a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/21/kristen-stewart-scout-taylor-compton-best-friends-the-runaways/" target="_hplink">he Runaways: Kristen Stewart's BFF dishes on being Kristens biggest competition!</a><br />
<a href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/07/taylor-momsen-burns-dog-balls-no-longer-a-gossip-good-girl/" target="_hplink">Pyro Taylor Momsen burns her dogs nuts! </a><br />
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Taylor Momsen Wears Lingerie, Guns (PHOTO)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/14/taylor-momsen-wears-linge_n_762393.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Taylor Momsen totes guns in a garter belt on the cover of 'Revolver.' <br />
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The 'Gossip Girl' star, 17, recently <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/20/taylor-momsen-strips-to-h_n_731252.html" target="_hplink">wore even less</a> in her video for 'Make Me Wanna Die.' <br />
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Last Look: Style News You Might Have Missed (PHOTOS, POLL)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/02/last-look-style-news-you-_5_n_747209.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Welcome to the Last Look, where we round up the Style scraps that didn't make it to our news page this week. Click through and catch up on what else happened since Monday!<br />
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Madonna, Lola & Taylor Momsen Launch Material Girl (PHOTOS)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/23/madonna-lola-taylor-momsen_n_736180.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
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"I've always been really interested in fashion," 13-year-old Lourdes Leon, the daughter of pop icon Madonna, told The Huffington Post on Wednesday evening. "My outfits when I was little and started dressing myself were awful. But I think the '80s are really back right now."<br />
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Lourdes a.k.a. Lola, Madonna and their muse Taylor Momsen were on-hand for the official launch of the Material Girl collection at Macy's Herald Square in Manhattan. And Lola couldn't wait to talk teen fashion. <br />
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"I think it's really changing, a whole new scene is coming in. The geek chic is totally where we're going." She cited Momsen, Lady Gaga, Alexander McQueen and Alexander Wang as her design influences, and of course, her mom's iconic fashion, found in "the tulle skirt, because that's her thing, the necklaces, the gloves, the lace tights, the combat boots with the skirts...all of the tough girly kinds of things." <br />
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But what was Madonna wearing when she was Lola's age? The original Material Girl took a moment to think and responded, "Brown corduroy bell-bottoms," trailing off with, "Michigan...I don't know."<br />
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The pair claims to have had few creative differences, but when they did, all arguments were resolved with "an arm wrestle and whoever won, won," Madonna said. She describes herself as one of those moms who says, "You can't wear this," "You can't wear that." Which makes it more interesting that she chose the sartorially-daring Momsen as the face of her collection.<br />
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Momsen -- decked out in a tiny Material Girl dress and over-the-knee, stiletto Material Girl boots -- told The Huffington Post that Madonna is "such a down-to-earth, sweet person and that was really cool to see." She added, "I think the cool thing about style is that it's so unique to every person....It's about making it your own and owning it, no matter what anyone says." Does Momsen ever go casual? "I do, around the house...sweatpants, absolutely."<br />
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Taylor Momsen Strips To Her Underwear In 'Make Me Wanna Die' Videohttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/20/taylor-momsen-strips-to-h_n_731252.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Taylor Momsen and her band, The Pretty Reckless, have just released the music video for their single 'Make Me Wanna Die,' and she strips down to her underwear and signature thigh-high stockings. Taylor, 17, removes her clothes as she walks down the street and catches fire. <br />
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Tim Gunn, who filmed a guest spot on 'Gossip Girl,'<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/15/tim-gunn-taylor-momsen-is_n_717534.html" target="_hplink"> recently said</a> that Momsen is "pathetic" and a "brat" on set. <br />
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Tim Gunn: Taylor Momsen Is 'Pathetic,' A 'Brat'http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/15/tim-gunn-taylor-momsen-is_n_717534.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Tim Gunn shot a guest spot on 'Gossip Girl' a few weeks ago (for an upcoming episode) and he had nothing nice to say about costar Taylor Momsen. <br />
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"What a diva!" he told<a href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b200341_tim_gunn_unloads_calls_taylor_momsen.html?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories" target="_hplink"> E! News</a>. "She was pathetic, she couldn't remember her lines, and she didn't even have that many. I thought to myself 'why are we all being held hostage by this brat?'"<br />
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Gunn said that Momsen's constant Blackberry use was the main problem and the director told him it happened "day in, day out, my life." He said that if he was a regular on the show he would give her some advice. <br />
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"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?'" he told E! "She was on her phone during every break, I wanted to tell her, 'If you weren't on your BlackBerry, you can retain this stuff.'"<br />
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Momsen has <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/22/taylor-momsen-explains-he_n_548574.html" target="_hplink">previously said</a> she has no friends on the 'Gossip Girl' set.
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Taylor Momsen Set Her Neutered Dog's Testicles On Firehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/08/taylor-momsen-set-her-neu_n_709724.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Racoon-eyed "Gossip Girl" star Taylor Momsen, who also fronts the post-grunge band "The Pretty Reckless," set her dog's neutered balls ablaze in a fire pit in her band's studio. Think about that for a second.<br />
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OK. Now, being a teenager is often tough. Teenage angst can make young people do pretty reckless things. But when an adolescent's pyromaniac stage--a virtual rite of passage--meets a dog's neutered testicles, well that's bush league. It's a violent display against the very core of the masculine identity.
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Taylor Momsen Talks 'F**king Messed Up' Inspiration Behind Her Songshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/23/taylor-momsen-talks-fking_n_691727.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Taylor Momsen is featured in <a href="http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/music/2010-08-23/pretty-reckless-taylor-momsen/" target="_hplink">'Interview'</a> magazine talking about her band 'The Pretty Reckless' and transitioning from 'Gossip Girl' actress to musician. Taylor, 17, has <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/22/taylor-momsen-explains-he_n_548574.html" target="_hplink">previously said</a> she would rather be compared to Kurt Cobain than Courtney Love, but here she says she won't complain about the comparisons because Love is "awesome." <br />
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Here are some excerpts, see photos and read the whole thing <a href="http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/music/2010-08-23/pretty-reckless-taylor-momsen/" target="_hplink">here</a>. <br />
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<strong>On whether she is tired of Courtney Love comparisons:</strong><br />
"No, because she's awesome. She just isn't one of my idols or direct influences, despite what people think. The public decided that for themselves, but I'm not going to complain, because she is great."<br />
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<strong>On her controversial song 'Going Down':</strong><br />
"It really is just a story and people have made a big deal of it. I grew up Catholic and there were elements in that which meant something to me, but when we wrote this song, it was during the time that all the molestation in the church was going on. The song is a direct reaction to that and I think it's fitting... I try to write in a way where the lyrics have many meanings and you won't really know what's behind it. With that song, for example, it's not meant to be what I actually wrote it about--you'd never figure out what I'm talking about, because the actual inspiration is so fucking messed up. A lot of my songs work on multiple levels."<br />
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<strong>On her famous eyeliner:</strong><br />
"I have a bounty of products. Bedhead's black eyeliner is really good--it lasts a long time--but the only thing is you can't smear it, so I have smudge black eyeshadow around it. Also, lately I have been using red eye makeup!"
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Taylor Momsen: I Dress Like A 'High-Class Hooker'http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/17/taylor-momsen-i-dress-lik_n_685348.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Actress, singer and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/04/taylor-momsens-material-g_n_670118.html" target="_hplink">Madonna muse</a> <a href="http://www.spin.com/gallery/taylor-momsen-behind-scenes-spin#main" target="_hplink">Taylor Momsen recently talked to <em>Spin</a></em> about her style, calling her look that of a "high-class hooker." Momsen said, "I dress for myself. Clearly, it's provocative, but it makes me feel good. And if the only reason it makes someone uncomfortable is because I'm 17, then that person's a scumbag because it shouldn't matter." That's right, 17. She also sounded off on the rock-and-roll look, remarking, "People think pop is rock, and the lines are getting blurred. Now Rihanna's wearing fuckin' leather jackets, and it's really annoying." <br />
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Momsen is known to wax poetic about her ensembles. Last month, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/21/taylor-momsen-i-still-wea_n_654746.html" target="_hplink">she told MTV</a>, "I still wear pieces from when I was in fucking middle school," and talked about firing her stylist.<br />
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Taylor Momsen's Material Girl Launch Look: Chic Or Shriek? (PHOTOS, POLL)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/04/taylor-momsens-material-g_n_670118.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Actress, singer and Madonna's muse Taylor Momsen turned up at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/30/madonnas-fashion-line-fir_n_630384.html" target="_hplink">Material Girl clothing launch</a> in NYC on Tuesday. The 17-year-old wore a crop top, black pants, leather jacket, leather boots and sunglasses--all black--to kick off sales of the collection aimed at teens. Take a look at her ensemble and scroll down to tell us what you think.<br />
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Taylor Momsen Named Face Of John Galliano's New Perfumehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/23/taylor-momsen-john-gallia_n_657384.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
"Gossip Girl" actress Taylor Momsen will be the face of John Galliano's new perfume, <a href="http://www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/snippets-mizu-new-yorks-app-taylor-momsen-in-galliano-scent-ad-3192560?browsets=1279905353764" target="_hplink">WWD reports</a>. The scent is sent to launch this fall. Momsen, who signed with IMG at the beginning of the year, hosted the launch of Victoria's Secret Love Rocks fragrance collection in January. Momsen, a fan of strong language, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/21/taylor-momsen-i-still-wea_n_654746.html" target="_hplink">was interviewed earlier this week</a> by MTV and said, "I still wear pieces from when I was in f**king middle school."<br />
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Taylor Momsen: 'I Still Wear Pieces From When I Was In F**king Middle School' (VIDEO)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/21/taylor-momsen-i-still-wea_n_654746.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
"Gossip Girl" Actress Taylor Momsen recently talked to MTV Style about her personal style. She explained, "I do myself up kind of like a doll. I have a doll collection and I look at their outfits and kind of imitate them." She also eloquently noted, "I still wear pieces from when I was in f**king middle school." She was born in 1993, so you can do the math.<br />
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Taylor Momsen Recreates The Last Supper In 'Miss Nothing' (VIDEO)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/21/taylor-momsen-recreates-t_n_654749.htmlThe Huffington Post News Teamhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/
Taylor Momsen references the Last Supper in a new video for 'Miss Nothing' with her band The Pretty Reckless. The apostles are her bandmates, who sit quietly as she crawls across the table pantsless and on all fours and smashes glasses over their heads. <br />
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