John Patrick Amedori recently got the boot from Gossip Girl producers, who announced that his character, sketchy artist Aaron Rose, would not be coming back to the show.

Well, it looks like he's making the most of his newfound free time, relaxing on the beach in Florida. What do you think of John Patrick Amedori shirtless? Hot or not?

This picture of John Patrick Amedori (Aaron Rose) shirtless is ...

If you're interested, follow the jump and click to enlarge more pictures of the 21-year-old ex-Gossip Girl star and his 19-year-old girlfriend, actress Brie Larson, who has a new TV show coming out January 18 on Showtime called The United States of Tara ...

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