Why Jenny Humphrey’s Taylor Momsen Left Gossip Girl After Season 4

Although Jenny Humphrey has been an important character in most of the gossip Girlactress Taylor Momsen made an abrupt exit midway through Season 4. Before getting the role in gossip GirlCast as Dan Humphrey’s younger sister Jenny, Momsen was best known for her childhood acting roles in projects such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and Spy Kids 2 (2002). The success of gossip Girl cast Momsen in a more mature teenage role that departed from her previous projects, but she would only remain in the main cast for the series’ first four seasons.

At the end of gossip Girl In Season 3, Jenny was sent to live in Hudson with her mother, which resulted in Momsen having only a few appearances in the city upon her return in Season 4. Momsen’s final episode as a member of gossip GirlThe main cast was in season 4, episode 10, “Gaslit”, which ended with Jenny returning to Hudson and accepting her banishment by Leighton Meester’s Blair Waldorf. The departure in 2010 was quite sudden for such an important member of gossip GirlThe cast and the Humphrey family, but Momsen’s departure was for an admirable personal reason.

Taylor Momsen left Gossip Girl to pursue her music career with her rock band

Momsen’s passion was for her brand, The Pretty Reckless

When appearing in an episode of gossip Girl co-star Penn Badgley’s podcast, Pod crushedIn September 2023, Taylor Momsen gave more information about why she left gossip Girl. According to Momsen, her decision to leave gossip Girl it was based on his desire to follow his passion for music. She explained to Badgley that as she got older, she recognized that she didn’t need to continue prioritizing her acting career, which she “was thrust into at the age of two.” Instead of, Momsen opted out gossip Girl and focus on his rock band The Pretty Recklesswhich she founded in 2009.

While gossip Girl agreed to drop Jenny Humphrey from the showThere were still some complications with his contract that needed to be resolved. Momsen noted that the show told her that she could not be officially released from her agreement with them, but she could still be canceled to tour with her band and write songs. Momsen would remain absent from the show until gossip GirlThe series finale in 2012, in which she returned as Jenny Humphrey for the episode’s five-year time jump.

What happened to Jenny Humphrey after season 4 of Gossip Girl

Jenny moved to London and later became a fashion designer

How Taylor Momsen Was Absent From Halfway Through Season 4 Until gossip GirlAt the end of season 6, Jenny Humphrey’s story was updated through conversations between other characters. In gossip Girl 5th season, Jenny’s father Rufus reveals she moved to London after being accepted into Central Saint Martins to college to study fashion and design. His move to England provided enough distance to explain his absence from any major events, such as the annulment of Lily and Rufus’ marriage in season 5.

At the end of the series, Jenny returns and reveals that she already knew Dan was Gossip Girl. gossip GirlThe five-year time jump then explains that Jenny eventually returned to the Upper East Side and became a designer. During that time, Jenny and Blair also mended their friendship, with the two co-creating a fashion line called “J for Waldorf.”