However, insiders question if the move will help Crawford fill up his bank account. Even though there is a lot of buzz around the show, it has not received the kind of ratings that CW executives had been hoping for.

In related news, Crawford has commented on the rumors about his alleged romance with Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick.

"It's kind of funny," Crawford tells British newspaper The Independent. "I guess some people assume there's a seed of truth to it. People think where there's smoke, there's fire."

"I just don't even want to speculate on [who started the rumors]. It's just one of those things that rolls off my back," Crawford says. "There's not one seed of truth to it, so it'll just go away in the end."

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