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The secret anguish of Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg... and the 'toxic' teenage abuse claims now resurfacing after her tragic death at 39


Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg's sudden death at just 39 years old on Wednesday shocked casual fans of late 2000s teen dramas.

She took the role of teen villain Georgina Sparks, acting beside Blake Lively and Leighton Meester, in the critically acclaimed TV drama Gossip Girl, which spanned six seasons and 121 episodes. She took the role of teen villain Georgina Sparks, acting beside Blake Lively and Leighton Meester, in the critically acclaimed TV drama Gossip Girl (pictured), which spanned six seasons and 121 episodes. As co-stars, like Lively, Ed Westwick and Penn Badgley, moved on to bigger and better things, starring in blockbuster movies and becoming A-list Hollywood superstars, Trachtenberg's credits were limited to occasional cameos on TV series, like the action-drama NCIS in 2013 and the supernatural-series Sleepy Hollow in 2015.

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