Here is a fun game to get us in the Thanksgiving holiday spirit … can you guess which celeb who has been enjoying a renewed taste of fame this year was snapped making their way out of a SoCal grocery story yesterday with a shopping cart full of supplies that will, most likely, be turned into a big Thanksgiving Day feast?

Because the face in this photo is SO unrecognizable, I didn’t even think it was necessary to cover it with a star. I swear it’s not Michael Jackson … but I can tell you that it is a woman. After the jump, find out who it is …

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14-time Olympic Gold Medal-champ Michael Phelps is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of GQ magazine which celebrates the Men of the Year. Along with a few other Men of 2008, Phelpsie graces one of four covers of this issue which is out on newsstands now. Here is his coverphoto and a couple extra photos of the athlete from inside the mag:

Say what you will about the lad from the neck up but he has got a bangin’ ass body like nobody’s biz. MMM. Undoubtedly chosen for his stellar performance at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China (where he won 8 Gold Medal) this past August, I think Phelps makes a great choice as one of the Top Men of 2008. After the jump, check out a few more pics from this issue that highlights some of the other men who made GQ’s list this year …

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Mariah Carey makes an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today and in her interview SWEARS to Ellen that she is not pregs (despite rumors to the contrary). A skeptical Ellen comes up with a way to have Mimi prove that she really isn’t pregs (by offering her a drink of alcohol) and Mariah balks … could she really by trying to hide her pregnancy or is she just playing around for media attention?

Is Mariah Carey pregnant? No way, the singer insists on Wednesday’s episode of Ellen. But DeGeneres seemed determined to put her to the test. “Let’s just toast with Champagne,” the sly talk show host suggested, reaching for a bottle and some flutes. “It’s just fattening,” demurred Carey – who married Nick Cannon in May – adding, “This is peer pressure!” When DeGeneres persisted, the two clinked glasses – but Carey only pretended to drink the wine. “You’re pregnant!” DeGeneres declared. “No, no, no,” Carey insisted. “We will let you know when we’re going to have a family.” So why refuse the bubbly? “It’s too early for me,” explained the Grammy-winner. “I only drink after 3 p.m.”

I dunno about this one … Mimi kinda did look pregs the last time we saw her here on the blog … but why would she lie to Ellen’s face on national television. Could she really be the type of narcissistic person who is only interested in getting people to notice and talk about her in order to feed her insatiable ego by denying a pregnancy in order to fuel speculation when, in fact, she really is pregs? Wait, did I just answer my own question? HMMMM … I’m still not totally convinced. Do y’all think that Mimi is hiding a little Nick Cannon bun in her oven?

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Burlesque sexpot and pin-up model Dita Von Teese is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of German Playboy magazine … here is her coverphoto:

From The Sun: DITA VON TEESE has posed in nothing but stockings and suspenders for the German edition of Playboy – but you don’t need to be on the continent to see the snaps. We’ve got hold of three sizzling pics from the burlesque babe’s sexiest ever shoot. With a carefully-placed pair of tied-up hands between her legs, Dita is back to her bondage best as she simulates a kinky phone conversation. Presumably they’re not talking about the weather. Elsewhere, the 36-year-old dons an intentionally ill-fitting corset as she lies seductively on a leather sofa with her boobs on full display. Clearly Dita, 36, isn’t letting the onset of age slow her down – and, on this blistering form, why would she? Surely ex-hubby MARILYN MANSON has a hard time casting his eyes over such shots without craving a reunion.

As far as nekkidness goes, DVT always tends to make it look classy. Her photos always look sexy to me rather than trashy. If y’all are interested, you can click HERE to see a couple NSFW topless pics of Dita from this issue of German Playboy mag. I’m not really a boob man but I gotta admit, Dita Von Teese has got some nice ones :)

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Yesterday we saw photos of our dear Britney Spears causing a commotion at LAX airport here in LA as she made her way to Germany where she is scheduled to appear and PERFORM at the Bambi Awards in Düsseldorf, Germany tomorrow night. Here are a couple pics of Brit Brit leaving rehearsals in Germany yesterday ahead of her first live performance in about a year’s time:

I’m not entirely sure what Britney is scheduled to perform at the Bambi Awards but I suspect that since she is performing Womanizer on both Star Academy in France and on X-Factor in the UK later on this week (and presumably on Good Morning America next Tuesday) she will also be performing the same song/routine in Germany. Tomorrow night’s performance will be Britney’s first since her disastrous debacle at the 2007 MTV VMAs last year. While I have no doubt that she is in a much better position this year to put on a killer performance, I’m still a bit nervous to see this performance. I’m sure she’s got it in her to pull it off … do you?

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Last night I met up with Steph and Alek for dinner at the Cheesecake Factory before we made our way to a special screening of Milk at the ArcLight Theater in Sherman Oaks, CA. Even tho I had/have a million things to take care of before I fly out for Connecticut today, I had to make time to see this movie. I’ve only read and heard about the amazing things that Harvey Milk accomplished when he was alive and I have been very anxious to see his life story translated to film by director Gus Van Sant and actor Sean Penn:

I mean, what can I say … this movie is just stunning. The powerhouse performances by ALL of the actor’s were very impressive. Sean Penn delivers another Oscar-worthy performance but his supporting cast is just as skilled at bringing their characters to life. The movie is set in the 1970s (think porn’stachapalooza) and Van Sant does everything he can to make the film look as authentically 70’s as possible. The film has a grainy look to it that makes it feel like archival footage. I normally don’t like conventions like these, but in this instance it works very well. The thing that struck me most about the film was the historical political parallel of the late 70’s (in regards to gay rights) to what is happening in our country today. There are many scenes that depict the fight for gay rights, highlighting protests that took to the streets of San Francisco in opposition to California Proposition 6 (which would’ve made it legal for gay teachers to lose their jobs for being gay). There are many scenes in the film that mirror the sorts of things that happened in the aftermath of the passage of Proposition 8 (banning same-sex marriage) just this month. In the 70’s, Milk and his campaign were successful whereas we were not today. If any lesson can be gleaned from the amazing life story of Harvey Milk it is that — win or lose — the struggle continues … even to this day, the struggle continues.

The movie is a tour de force for both Van Sant and Sean Penn … expect Academy Award noms to come. Milk is a powerfully important film, I cannot endorse it more fully. See this movie!

In a couple of hours, I jet off to the East Coast for the Thanksgiving weekend. I’ll be comin’ atcha for the next few days from the East Side, y’all. Remember, tonight is the bizziest drinking night of the year … be safe and have fun!!

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• Please Barry Manilow … not the 80’s … anything but the 80’s :(