http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/elinnordegrin http://jezebel.com/tag/elinnordegrin Gossip Girl Leighton Meester has a scandalous past! According to Star, Leighton's mom was serving time in the Texas pen for drug running when she was born. "The mom was allowed to stay in a halfway house for the birth, but had to return to prison on the day Leighton turned three months. The future star was raised by a relative while mom served out her sentence for her role in a major drug-running ring," Star reports. • Speaking of Gossip Girl, the series had a ratings record with its season premiere last night. The show's ratings went up "10 percent among the network’s key women and teen 18-34 demo," Us reports. • Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegrin are expecting a second child. "Elin is feeling great and we are both thrilled," Tiger, who has been sidelined by an injury this season, says. [Star, Us, Us]

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