Article continues below advertisementTaylor Momsen opened up about a time in her life that made her spiral into a deep depression and a world of substance abuse. The Gossip Girl alum, 32, chatted with "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Alex Cooper in a rare interview released on November 5 about how she went through a "dark period" after the passings of two of her good friends. "I got very heavy into substance abuse and this cloud of depression that I couldn't shake," Momsen confessed.