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Last month I had a spirited discussion with an industry friend about who Tyra Banks was dating (she brought it up, not me). I couldn’t believe my ears when she insisted that Tyra was dating actor/playwright Tyler Perry.

As evidence she pointed to the fact that Tyler himself said he’s dating a woman “up north”. “Well it damn sure ain’t Tyra,” I responded. As it turns out, I was right again.

Several blogs have these pics of Tyra out shopping with her man John Uthendahl in SoHo, NY. And while he posses similar How U Doin qualities, he’s clearly not Tyler Perry. So let’s put that rumor to bed once for all mmkay?