This is not going to help Chace Crawford ward off those gay rumors: The Gossip Girl star has reportedly broken up with beard Carrie Underwood.

Sources are offering every reason possible for the breakup — other than Chace’s maybe-boyfriend JC Chasez.

First excuse: Chace does not have enough time, what with Gossip Girl resuming in NYC. Second excuse: Carrie does not have enough time, as she wants to focus on her career.

The third excuse, however, is the most creative:

Carrie saw how cute Tony [Romo] and Jessica [Simpson] are and wanted a relationship like that. She’s a hopeless romantic and likes being close with the person she’s with.

Next time you try to come up with a believable excuse for a breakup, here’s a tip: Don’t mention “cute” in the same sentence as the Tony/Jessica relationship.

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