When we heard Dita Von Teese was resurrecting her burlesque performance at Happy Valley, we popped in for a peek. After all, during her last performance, she brought an oversized martini glass on stage that she did more than sip from. This time around? She rocked out on a carousel horse. Though her striptease was a short-lived gimmick by any standards, it gave us a chance to check in with devoted husband Marilyn Manson.

Since we don't listen to his music or know much about him beside his real name, we didn't have too many obvious conversation topics. So we turned to subject matter nearly every American can relate to: TomKat and Brangelina.

What, we asked, was his posiiton on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie hiding out in Namibia while they await the birth of their spawn? "Well, I'm friends with Brad and Angelina, so I don't really feel comfortable talking about them." That's all well and good, though Kimberly Stewart is friends with Paris Hilton and somehow manages to blab endlessly. So we flipped over to Tom Cruise and Katie Kate Holmes where, once again, Marilyn dodged our questions: "I feel awkward talking about them." How come?, we wondered. Had Scientologists in aviator shades already gotten to him? Had the Mission: Impossible 3 budget included a stipend to silence fellow celebs? "No," he answered with a laugh. But perhaps they offered some complimentary MAC foundation.

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