Penn Badgley Explains How Ex Blake Lively ‘Saved’ Him From Substance Abuse

Penn Badgley and Blake Lively in 2009. Bryan Bedder via Getty Images Penn Badgley is crediting his past relationship with Blake Lively for keeping him on a less self-destructive path. The “You” star reflected on his mental state while shooting his popular teen drama “Gossip Girl” that ran from 2007 to 2012 in a profile published in Variety Wednesday. Advertisement Badgley admitted that he didn’t really want to be on TV at the time, and was “biding time” while portraying the show’s brooding Dan Humphrey — who Badgley said was a character he “was not invested” in. Yet he was… Read Full Article