Broadway’s long-running musical Rent went out with a bang earlier this month when theatre-goers were treated to an impromptu showdown drama between real-life Gossip Girl lovers Blake Lively and Penn Badgley outside the show’s final performance at Nederlander Theatre.

The young lovers have reportedly come to an impasse in their relationship, caused by Penn’s alleged bitterness over Blake’s rising notoriety.

“It was the same old argument — Penn’s sick of living in Blake’s shadow. He often feels like her ‘manbag’ when they go out. Things came to a head between them.”