No, I'm not going to reveal it on the front page here. In fact, I'm not even sure if what the New York Daily News says can even possibly be true.

Gossip columnist Ben Widdicombe says he knows who the identity of Gossip Girl is, and you're never going to guess it, so don't even try. But before we get to that bit of business (after the jump), can I ask a question about Chace Crawford, Penn Badgley, Blake Lively, and Leighton Meister? Are these the names of real people? Chace, Leighton, Penn, and Blake? These are first names? They sound like the names of characters on The Bold and the Beautiful. I mean, their real names sound more soap opera-ish than their character names on the show. I always thought Chase was a cool name, but I never thought of spelling it with a "c."

OK, now on to the big news. Gossip Girl is...