Spotted: Blair Waldorf (and an adorable little dog) in the penthouse suite of Midtown’s Night Hotel, pawing through racks of gorgeous garments—Temperley, Etro, Dior—while being fussed over by her glam squad. Is the Queen B prepping for another romp with Chuck Bass? A reconciliation with Nate Archibald? Or is she gussying up to greet a mystery guest? I’ll never tell…

Lynne Spears isn’t the only celebrity mom coming out with a memoir.

E! News has learned exclusively that Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester’s mother Connie Meester, who gave birth to her daughter while doing time in a Texas prison for a drug-related crime, may soon be coming to a bookshelf near you.

Connie’s manager Loch Powell confirms that Mama Meester has penned “a memoir,” about her family life, which began as a screenplay “3 or 4 years ago,” but that she has yet to find a publisher.

The book will reportedly tell Connie’s life journey from drug ring co-conspirator to suburban real estate agent to author and, of course, to the rearing of her TV star child.

As for Leighton’s reaction to it, Powell says the star is supportive. “Leighton and her mom are very close,” he says. “Connie has had a spectacular life.”

On the heels of Gossip Girl’s successful season two premiere, Star magazine reported Tuesday that Connie was jailed in 1985 for marijuana trafficking. The report asserts that she (along with ex-husband and Leighton’s father Doug) were part of a family-run drug ring importing Jamaican weed to the U.S.

After an FBI bust in 1985, Connie began serving over a one year sentence at a Federal Prison in Fort Worth, Texas. Her stint was briefly interrupted in April of 1986 when she was released to give birth and nurse Leighton for 12 weeks. Mama Meester ultimately returned to the clink where she served until November of ‘86.

week after watching Blair Waldorf eat tuna truffle sandwiches at Geisha on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Sara Karp went to the restaurant to find her favorite “Gossip Girl” character’s seat.

“I’m obsessed,” said Karp, a 26-year-old interior designer who lives in the neighborhood. “I’ve been to most places the show has been filmed at.”

“Gossip Girl,” the CW network teen drama that began its second season this week, is the current buzz of television, luring fans to the New York venues frequented by its wealthy high school characters. Restaurants are offering menu items featured in the show, and blogs report cast sightings. BlackBook, an urban lifestyle magazine, posted a “Gossip Girl” tour of the city on its Web site last month. “It’s such a strong advertising vehicle for us because people are so into that show, so engaged,” said Andy Donchin, director of national broadcast for New York media buyer Carat USA. Donchin’s clients, including Papa John’s International Inc. and Alberto-Culver Co., have bought time on the show to market pizza and Tresemme shampoo.

The $25 tuna truffle sandwich ordered at Geisha by character Waldorf and her ex-boyfriend Nate Archibald has become one of the restaurant’s most popular dishes, said spokeswoman Katie Roose.

“Everyone asked, `Where did they sit?”’ Roose said. “Geisha brings in a very socialite, Upper East Side, New York crowd. It’s perfect for the show.”
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HOLLYWOOD - Chace Crawford has hinted his co-stars on the TV hit series Gossip Girl do not get along.

The actor admits there is particular tension between co-stars Blake Lively and Leighton Meester–but only during filming.

He says, “There are obviously always little dramas. You are on set for 16 hours, so people get irritable. In any workplace there are always little things and frustrations.”

“Leighton and Blake could not be more different from each other but as far as I know there has never been any real difficulty. We are all good friends and we go out socially together.

Critics and parents may be seeing red over the latest round of racy Gossip Girl ads, but the show’s stars don’t mind at all.

“We just end up seeing it on a billboard somewhere,” Leighton Meester told Access Hollywood at the Teen Choice Awards Sunday. “But I think that it’s smart and it’s fine and it’s cool.”

The ad campaign, which launched last April when the show came back from hiatus, has continued into the summer with irreverent print ads featuring racy scenes from the coming season and negative critic reviews of the CW show — used to promote its drama.

“They’re very smart,” said Chace Crawford, who plays Nate Archibald on the show. “Everybody keeps saying they’re so racy, of course they’re racy, but you say they’re smart.”

Smart, maybe. Controversial, definitely. And the show has no plans to stop with its headline-grabbing antics, including some new rhetoric being introduced on the show.

“There’s a lot more [language],” Meester said. “I say Bass-hole, I say something else, but it’s all Chuck Bass-related.”

For his part, Ed Westwick, who won Favorite TV Villain at the awards for his naughty portrayal of Bass on the show, is a huge fan of the ad campaign.

“I love [the attention],” he said. I can’t get enough of it.”

Gossip Girl hottie Leighton Meester and her boyfriend Sebastian Stan leave the bowling alley at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Tuesday.

Sebastian, 24, is best known for playing “Chase Collins” in the 2006 film The Covenant. He also appeared on Broadway in the play Talk Radio, as the character “Kent”.

Mr. Stan has been on two episodes of Gossip Girl and has ties to Chace Crawford, who also appeared in The Covenant.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of the real-life Gossip Girl pairing of Blair and Carter — YAY or NAY?

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Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester signs autographs as she leaves Late Night with Conan O’Brien at NBC Studios in New York on Wednesday.

In Leighton’s interview with Conan, she said one of her nicknames was “Happy Feet” because of her love for dancing.

Check out the video of Leighton showing Conan her signature dance move!

Leighton came in at #48 on Maxim’s Hot 100 List.