United Kingdom, Nov. 6 -- Taylor Momsen has claimed studio bosses called her "ungrateful" for trying to quit Gossip Girl.

The 32-year-old actress - who rose to fame on the big screen in How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Spy Kids 2 - landed the role of Jenny Humphrey from 2007 to 2010, before leaving during season four to chase her rock star dreams in The Pretty Reckless.

She told the Call Her Daddy podcast: "It started with a, 'I don't wanna do this anymore,' but you are in a lock and key contract with CW Warner Brothers, you know, all of that stuff.

"It was a very long battle of me arguing with everyone and going, 'Get me outta this. I can't do this anymore.

"'This is killing me. I have something else I want to do with my life and i...