Ouch.

This photo of Ed Westwick with a huge bruise on his side either indicates a pretty nasty injury for Ed in real life, or trouble for Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl (as well as some impressive work by the CW show's makeup department).

The actor might be showing off a real injury, but given that he’s in wardrobe, on the GG set and showing it off for all to see, the bruise may well belong to Chuck.

That would be our guess, at least until further info becomes available. If it is, how do you think Chuck gets banged up? Share your comments and theories with us ...

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