Ex-Con Mom to Leighton Meester: Book Her! (E! Online)

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A Good Mother Always Writes a Tell-All
Published 9/6/2008 by Evil Beet at Evil Beet Gossip
... Aw, how sweet. Lynne Spears and Alec Baldwin aren’t the only Hollywood parents airing their family’s dirty laundry in an upcoming book. Leighton Meester’s mother is apparently shopping a book about what a train wreck her family was back when Leighton was born. 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. 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 ...

Leighton’s Ex-Con Mom Cashes In
Published 9/8/2008 by Alyk at CelebWarship
... hit the media. Last week, Star Magazine reported that the “Gossip Girl” star’s mother, Connie Meester, served time in a federal penitentiary for operating a drug ring. Now, Connie is ready to tell her side of the story, including her experience giving birth to Leighton in a Texas prison. ...

Leighton Meester’s Mom Is An Ex-Con
Published 9/9/2008 by JohnnyFree at Bricks and Stones Gossip
... 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. Hey, when life hands you lemons - whore your sad story out in a book and cash the cheks when they roll in! Just look at Lynne Spears. She’s like a nobel prize-caliber writer now! Source