This week, a rumor went around that "The City's" Whitney Port was dating movie star Leonardo DiCaprio. The story later proved false. I really wanted to write a quick preview piece on it for LATimes.com Show Tracker. "The City" isn't as popular as the other two shows I cover, so I've been trying to figure out ways to drive more traffic to my posts on the show. The thing is the rumor isn't news unless I could get something new on it, so I asked my MTV contact if I could get an L.A. Times exlusive response from Whitney, herself. The first answer was no, but then I pushed. An hour later, I got my second rebuff. I have to say, though, that at least my contact tried.

I plan on really beefing up my coverage of the show, so keep a look out!

With all the rumors, it seemed like a coincidence (or was it?) that Whitney started dating again on the show.

Check out my article on LATimes.com

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Photo: Whitney Port from “The City.” Credit: MTV

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