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Penn Badgley Recalled Dating Blake Lively While They Were On "Gossip Girl" And Said There Was "Not Enough Separation" Between Himself And His On-Screen Character


It comes years after Penn credited his ex Blake with saving him from future issues with alcohol use after he fell into a “despair” in his 20s.

“There is not enough separation, I think, for anybody,” Penn added. “You're seen as this person, you're called their name out on the street. I was 21, 22, so I didn't have the emotional maturity to understand, to differentiate myself just in terms of self-worth.”

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