Jessica Szohr 'shocked' by allegations against Ed Westwick

Actor Jessica Szohr, who co- starred with Ed Westwick on "Gossip Girl", found the allegations of sexual assault against the actor "shocking".
Westwick, 30, has been accused of rape by two women, Kristina Cohen and Aurelie Wynn, who posted their stories on Facebook. Another woman has claimed that the actor aggressively groped her.
In an interview with Cosmopolitan Magazine, Szohr said, "I mean, from the person I know, I find it shocking, because I can't see him doing that to someone. And it's a tough thing because I wasn't there for those situations and I don't know. But if you're asking me 'Do I think he would do that to someone?' No, I don't. But was I there? No."

Szohr said she has spoken with the actor and he is going through a difficult time.
"He's going through a difficult time. He's being accused of something that he's publicly saying he didn't do. So it's, you know, tough on him. His show got cancelled.
"You know, he's like, 'The truth will come out and hopefully people see that and hopefully that's it.' It's just such an unfortunate thing all around," she said.
Westwick has denied all the allegations against him and had earlier said he is cooperating with the authorities to clear his name.