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Leighton Meester breaks silence on Michelle Trachtenberg’s ‘devastating’ death in emotional statement

May 7, 2025
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Leighton Meester broke her silence on Michelle Trachtenberg’s February passing. ©CW Network/Courtesy Everett Collection

Leighton Meester is addressing Michelle Trachtenberg’s “devastating” death for the first time.

“She was a wonderful, talented person, and everyone loved her,” the actress said in a new interview, two months after her “Gossip Girl” co-star’s passing.

“It’s very, very sad for everyone who knew her,” the 39-year-old told Flaunt magazine Tuesday.

Leighton Meester and Michelle Trachtenberg in November 2009 in NYC
She called her “Gossip Girl” co-star’s death “devastating.” Getty Images
Meester called the late actress “a wonderful, talented person.” ©CW Network/Courtesy Everett Collection

Meester went on to speak fondly of the show’s legacy, gushing, “Now, I can see that it continues — in some ways, even more so than back then — to live on, which is incredible.”

The “Single Parents” alum and Trachtenberg played Blair Waldorf and Georgina Sparks, respectively, on the hit show from 2007 to 2012.

In addition to the series’ initial six seasons, Trachtenberg reprised her role for the “Gossip Girl” reboot that aired in 2021.

Leighton Meester and Michelle Trachtenberg in May 2008
“Everyone loved her,” she told Flaunt. Frazer Harrison
Leighton Meester and Michelle Trachtenberg in NYC in November 2008
“It’s very, very sad for everyone who knew her,” Meester concluded. GC Images

News broke in February that the “Harriet the Spy” star had been found dead by her mother in her New York City apartment.

Trachtenberg was 39.

Last month, the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” alum’s cause of death was revealed to be complications caused by diabetes.

Leighton Meester and Michelle Trachtenberg in January 2010
Meester and Meester played Blair Waldorf and Georgina Sparks, respectively, for six seasons. Getty Images
Michelle Trachtenberg via Instagram in November 2023
Trachtenberg died in February due to complications caused by daibetes. michelletrachtenberg/Instagram

Many members of the “Gossip Girl” cast took to social media at the time of Trachtenberg’s passing to share touching tributes.

Ed Westwick, who played Chuck Bass, was the first to post, writing, “So sad to hear of the passing of @michelletrachtenberg sending prayers.”

As for Blake Lively, she reflected on loving “fiercely loyal” Trachtenberg‘s “electricity” and “yummy caramel smelling lip gloss” while acting alongside her as Serena van der Woodsen.

Leighton Meester, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jessica Szohr and Penn Badgley in May 2008
Her co-stars subsequently shared social media tributes. WireImage
Blake Lively called the “Harriet the Spy” star “fiercely loyal” in her Instagram upload. ©CW Network/Courtesy Everett Col

Jenny Humphrey actress Taylor Momsen, for her part, wrote, “I will miss you everyday my love. I think we truly understood each other and I am so grateful to have had a friend like you in my life for so long.”

Meester, notably, did not publicly mourn Trachtenberg until speaking to Flaunt.

Elsewhere in Tuesday’s interview, the “Good Girls Go Bad” gave a rare comment about her and husband Adam Brody losing their Los Angeles home in January’s record-breaking wildfires.

Leighton Meester in Paris
Meester did not release a statement at the time. / SplashNews.com
Leighton Meester and Adam Brody at Screen Actors Guild Awards in February 2025
In her new interview, she also addressed her and Adam Brody’s home burning down. John Salangsang/Shutterstock for SAG

“It’s not a one-day event that ended,” she explained. “It’s ongoing. It’s a roller coaster because sometimes it’s all right, and then, sometimes, there are moments that are harder.

“The best thing I can do is just take it one step at a time,” Meester continued. “There are so many people who are in this position. … I am not alone.”

She and the “O.C.” alum, 45, share two children, with Meester calling their family “all that matters to” her.

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