Actress Leighton Meester is reportedly “devastated” over the recent leak of a sex tape, which allegedly features the 23-year-old star in the throws of passion with a former boyfriend.

“It was years ago, when she was going through tough times,” a source blabbed to In Touch Weekly this week.

The tape, shot when Leighton was 18, has become a hot topic of conversation on the set of the actress’ hit CW teen drama, Gossip Girl — leaving Leighton “devastated.”

Sources close to the star claims she had been hoping to “lay low” until buzz over the tape subsided, but that has proven tough since production on the show’s third scene is already underway.

“Everyone is buzzing about this on the set. She was always acting out in different ways and rebelling when she was a kid. Now, she’s devastated.”

Leighton’s handlers, on the other hand, are hoping this is one cloud that comes with a silver lining. Some advisors are reassuring the aspiring singer that with her debut album set to drop in September, “any press is good press.”

Really?