Leighton Meester, Blake Lively and Penn Badgley were seen filming an episode of Gossip Girl outside the Museum of New York in Uptown Manhattan this week. Here's Leighton, as the incomparable Blair Waldorf, conspiring with her cronies ...

What could the stylish Blair and her associates be plotting next?

Needless to say, we can't wait for Gossip Girl to return January 5 with "In the Realm of the Basses." Click to enlarge more photos of Leighton, Blake and Penn on the set ...

Photo Credits: Splash News Online

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