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Taylor Momsen, 16, Slammed for Smoking  

Jump to full article: US Weekly Magazine, 2010-01-29

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Taylor Momsen, 16, was spotted huffing away on a cigarette on the New York City set of Gossip Girl Wednesday -- much to the chagrin of an anti-smoking activist.

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"She really has an extra responsibility to bear as an actress idolized by little girls out there," Patrick Reynolds, the director of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free America, tells UsMagazine.com. "For her to be smoking sends the wrong message to kids. Evidence shows that stars do influence kids to smoke."

Not that Momsen cares too much about what her young fans may think of her.

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