Did the 'Real World' Cast Really Sign Cyclist's Memorial? Apparently, Yes

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UPDATE: Apparently a 'Real World' cast member did in fact sign the sidewalk. We just received the following statement from MTV publicist Tamika Young: "I just got confirmation from production that one of the roommates did sign the sidewalk."

Mystery solved!

ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, a memorial ceremony was held for Alice Swanson — the 22-year-old cyclist who was killed by a garbage truck a year ago — at 20th and R streets. Strolling by the spot today, Washington Area Bicyclist Association's Ben West found condolence messages scrawled in chalk — including one that caught his eye: "R.I.P. Luv Real World."

Was the message really left by the cast of "The Real World: D.C."? We called MTV to find out.

"Unfortunately I can't give you any information," said publicist Lameka Lucas. "It's a documentary. It's not something that we publicize all throughout the taping. Of course, if there's anything you want to talk to producers about the franchise as a whole, that's something we can do now. But specifics about anything taping for the season, I can't speak on it."

If the message did come from the cast, West says he isn't happy about it.

"If they had signed it as themselves it would have been fine," he said via e-mail, "but signing it as 'Real World 2009' makes it into entertainment. It's just thoughtless."

Photos courtesy Ben West/WABA