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The rumors have been confirmed.

“Gossip Girl” is leaving the Upper East Side behind and jetting off to Paris to kick off season four in the City of Light.

The CW today confirmed that Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick will be filming on location in Paris in early July for the first two episodes of the season.

In the season four premiere, “Gossip Girl” will find a radiant Serena van der Woodsen (Lively) and Blair Waldorf (Meester) enjoying their grand and romantic summer in Paris. However, Serena and Blair will be in for a few big OMG surprises when a friend from home mysteriously appears on the scene.

The show airs Monday nights (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) on The CW.