it's called: Serena Van Der Woodsen: BRUSH YOUR HAIR
here is a sreencap from the 3/30 episode of Gossip Girl: Remains of the J--

nope. she was not just in a car accident. nor did she just have sex, or fall from a 5-story building. THIS WAS AN INTENTIONAL HAIR-DO.
But I think I may know where the inspiration came from:
only difference: drew barrymore actually stuck her finger in an outlet before attending the golden globes 2009 (or so one would be led to believe)
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