But, we can hear the masses asking collectively, "Damon who!?"

Could it be acclaimed actor Matt Damon? Or Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon? Lost creator Damon Lindelof? What about Damon, that weird gay guy in Mean Girls?

Who's to say? Sure as hell not this celebrity news site.

Us Weekly, though, is a better blog than we. Well, this time. We give credit where it's due.

After all, they (sort of) solved the mystery behind Britney Spears' new boyfriend.

His first name, apparently, is Damon.

Whatever the hell is last name is, he might as well change it to Stepdad.

He and Britney Spears were recently spotted playing in the pool and then going to church services with her two sons.

Damon carried Sean Preston, 22 months, into the church (while Mom held a sleeping Jayden James, 10 months) and then comforted the toddler when he started crying.

The Hollywood Gossip Note: * sniff *

It was a week of wining and dining for Britney and her mystery new man, which included a July 4 candlelit dinner at the Four Seasons' Windows Lounge in L.A.

Damon then slept over at her Beverly Hills pad. One thing led to another, we have to think. Right? We're talking about Britney Spears naked, and not in the pool this time.

On July 5, Brit and the no-neck chauffeur took in a showing of the musical Wicked (well, part of it, they left after 45 minutes) and, later, stopped for drinks at L.A.'s Chateau Marmont hotel, where Spears giggled, kissing Damon as he touched her face.

How long will the romance last? Will "Damon" tell all to London's The Sun in a month? How does Kevin Federline feel about it? We don't know. But we sure will keep you posted.

We now interrupt this increasingly Zac Efron-centered celebrity news publication to bring you a story about a new cast member on a popular television series.

Meredith Grey may have one more thing to worry about in the upcoming season of Grey's Anatomy. No, we're not talking about eating too little or whining too much.

We're talking about actress Chyler Leigh joining the show as Lexie Grey, Meredith's half-sister and a new intern at Seattle Grace hospital.

Chyler Leigh, 25, will be a series regular, a rep for ABC Television confirms. She appeared in the last two episodes of Season 3. Lexie Grey's chemistry with Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) has already caused tension between him and Meredith (Ellen Pompeo).

  Hel-lo! Chyler Leigh might actually inspire us to watch Grey's Anatomy. Or not. But we'll at least look up more pictures of her on the Internet.

She previously starred in the short-lived series Girls Club, Reunion and That 80s Show, and appeared on The Practice and 7th Heaven. She starred in Not Another Teen Movie.

Leigh joins the cast on the heels of Isaiah Washington's dismissal from the show on June 9, when he was informed that ABC was not picking up his option to return to the hit series.

The Grey's cast, Chyler Leigh included, began filming the show's fourth season today after a two-month hiatus. The show returns with new episodes Thursdays in September.

Elsewhere in the Grey's Anatomy universe, the much-anticipated Kate Walsh spinoff, titled Private Practice and scheduled for Wednesdays this fall, added a new cast member in KaDee Strickland. Apparently it's quite the day for witty medical dramas!

Who cares that John Travolta is playing a woman in the new movie version of Hairspray?

The real news at Tuesday night's premiere in L.A. was that Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens were seen cuddling in public. There's little doubt this is the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie of the teen set.

People magazine was on the scene as Efron - who plays hunky Link Larkin in the film - and his High School Musical co-star arrived separately to the Mann Village Theater in Westwood, but reunited once inside and cozied up to watch the movie with the rest of the Hairspray cast, including Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Afterwards, the couple with the best nickname in Hollywood (sorry, Gyllenhaarsgaard) held hands as they navigated their way through the afterparty at the Ackerman Union on the UCLA campus.

Each Hairspray star had his or her own table. At Efron's, he and Hudgens were joined by their fellow High School Musical alum, Ashley Tisdale. But Zac barely had time to socialize as he was bombarded by fans requesting photos and autographs.

The life of a teenage hunk is far from easy. It's something Jayden James Federline has time to prepare for, at least.

Meanwhile, Hudgens and Tisdale chatted up Hairspray star Amanda Bynes, grabbed some grub and danced to the live band's rendition of "Proud Mary." Once in a while they'd check back in at Efron's table, where his mother, Starla, and Tisdale's mother, Lisa, were also seated.

Tisdale was awfully impressed by her pal's performance in the movie.

"He's hot!" she told People. "I remember when he got this role, I was like, 'That's so cool.' He reminds me of a young John Travolta."

Uh-oh. Might Ashley be making a move on Zac? Keep an eye out, Vanessa Hudgens.

Photos of Lindsay Lohan taking her clothes of aren't exactly celebrity news.

In fact, it would be more groundbreaking if this promiscuous star actually kept her clothes on throughout the course of an evening.

Nevertheless, shots of the Firecrotch Queen making love to a stripper's pole like it's AJ Lamas seems noteworthy. Who cares if this is actually just a still image from Lohan's upcoming movie, I Know Who Killed Me? It still fits her reputation.

Meanwhile, recent MySpace news makes us wonder just who Lohan was thinking about as she seduced the camera in this photo.

A supposed friend of the actress has leaked the contents of Lindsay's online account to celebrity gossip sources. And it appears as though there are openly gay notes to DJ pal Samantha Ronson in there.

Under the headline "Lindsay's Lesbian Love Letters!" Lohano allegedly writes, "Babe, if I didn't have you in my life, I should just go die. I want to marry you and have children with you."

In a separate late-night missive excerpted by the New York Daily News, Lindsay says to Ronson: "Go to bed, babe. I love you â€" Lindsay Ronson."

This is no real shocker, really. Lohan ran out of men to conquer a long time ago. Is it really a surprise she should now be included among the girl-on-girl action all-stars?

Nick Lachey has always seemed like a grounded individual.

How else do you put up with the whining of Jessica Simpson during years of marriage?

So it doesn't come as a surprise that this former boy band member and current hunk put the flak regarding photos of himself and girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo nude in perspective.

"Where's the scandal? I was in Mexico with my girlfriend celebrating our anniversary together on a private vacation," Lachey said. "It's not like I was caught with a Mexican hooker."

It's hard to argue with those points. Heidi Fleiss wasn't involved. David Hans Schmidt didn't sponsor the act. It was simply two consentual adults expressing their love for one another.

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo choose to wear bathing suits during this dip. Probably a good idea from now on.

Of course, this doesn't mean Nick wants the world to see such sex photos. He has taken legal action against them being released, hiring lawyer Marty Singer to prevent the most lewd pic from being seen.

"We've all gone out and had a few too many and done something stupid. We've all made mistakes," Lachey added.

Honestly, Nick, having sex with your girlfriend is far from a drunken mistake. It sounds like Amy Polumbo may have made far worse errors in judgment.

A source, meanwhile, called the pictures "Paris Hilton sex tape level."

But weren't people disappointed with the amount of nudity in that grainy video? Wake us when you come up with something that Olivia Mojica sex tape level.

Let's hope David de Rothschild doesn't have a crazy ex-wife.

The British environmentalist is rumored to be the new squeeze for Cameron Diaz, just a few days after celebrity gossip sources were claiming she helped break up the marriage of her last piece of man candy.

Then again, Diaz and Mindfreak's Criss Angel never confirmed they were an item.

Either way, Us Weekly has learned that the Shrek star is now dating David de Rothschild, a guy who loves going green and happens to be the heir to a banking fortune. Not a shabby catch.

In 2003, he was second on Tatler magazine's list of the hottest bachelors in the United Kingdom, beating out both Prince Harry and Hugh Grant (bested only by Prince William).

Sorry, Lucy Pinder and Sam Cooke. An American hottie has landed one of your country's main hunks, David de Rothschild.

Diaz and de Rothschild were first spotted in the VIP section at Live Earth in New Jersey on July 7. Then, they flirted and touched throughout dinner at NYC's Stanton Social just two nights later. Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens may soon have competition for cutest couple in Hollywood.

The timing is ideal for Cameron. She had been stuck between an ugly war of words between Angel and his soon-to-be ex, JoAnn Sarantakos. The bitter wife accused the illusionist of cheating on her, while various celebrity news outlets told her to "eat it."

It hasn't been pretty.

The Hills returns soon, we were happy to learn from MTV today. The Season Three premiere of The Hills will take place Monday, August 13, at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

In addition to finally providing Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt with a reason to be on camera, the return of the hit reality series offers us another weekly date with Lauren Conrad.

Here are some great new Lauren Conrad photos released by the network as part of its promotional efforts for the upcoming third season of the surprise hit series ...

Isn't she lovely? For our full collection of Lauren Conrad photos, follow this link to our gallery. Our album of The Hills and Laguna Beach star is quite extensive!

A lot of unanswered questions surround The Hills return. What do you think will happen this season? Will the feud between Lauren and Spencer further drive her and Heidi apart? Will Whitney Port get the new job? And is Jason Wahler going to be back yet again?

Tennis, anyone?

Even those who aren't fans of the Roger Federer-dominated sport may change their minds once they check out the photos below. For once, Lucy Pinder is wearing clothing... but we don't mind so much when she looks like that.

Typically, of course, Pinder is one of a handful of British babes that refuses to put on a shirt. She even posed that way alongside Michelle Marsh recently.

Not that we're complaining. But the lingerie model may need to get naked once more if she hopes to win this picture battle. After all, she's up against tennis modeling sensation Anna Kournikova. Known more for her body than her skills on the court, the possible wife of Enrique Iglesias is triumphant in most cleavage contests.

For that reason, we advise Pinder to stick to the nudity. Leave the sports up to athletes. As Tila Tequila can attest to, one needs to accept one's role in society.

And for Pinder, Marsh and Keeley Hazell, that role is to pose topless and make sex tapes. It isn't so difficult.

Yesterday, a fellow purveyor of Hollywood / celebrity gossip, Mollygood, posted some funny ass trivia (literally) and we can't resist passing it along to you.

Can you tell us which celebrity this fine ass belongs to?

Hmm... Well if you read any celebrity news at all, you can rule out Britney Spears. The girl doesn't wear underwear. What about an ass-tastic young star such as Kim Kardashian or Jessica Simpson? Could it be somebody relatively new to the gossip world, such as Tara Conner or even Amy Polumbo?

Follow the jump to find out ...

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Wearing an athletic tee that proclaims she's "NO PUSHOVER," and clearly no bra underneath it (and probably no underwear either), a brown-haired Britney Spears could not resist the call of the chalupa during a recent pit stop.

The "singer" was spotted making a rest stop in Malibu while her new mystery man / driver / bodyguard waited in her Mercedes.

Debate continues over whether said guy is in fact Brit's AA counselor, John Sundahl - who she was rumored to be dating, but no one has seen a photo of - and whoever he is, what his status is in regards to our girl.

Don't worry, though: Britney Spears apparently had time to secure some new crap-tacular duds from a local Salvation Army store.

After checking her ratty, Amy Winehouse-style hair, America's fallen pop princess did what she does best. Wear awful clothes, smile like she's on drugs and hit up Taco Bell.

How cool is this, y'all?