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Sightings: Ellen & Portia's Secret Side Gig

Mon., Dec. 15, 2008 3:30 PM PST by Marc Malkin

TRUNK SHOW: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, helping a pal celebrate her birthday at Electric Karma, an Indian restaurant on Los Angeles' über-trendy Third Street. Joking about wrapped gifts in the back of their car, DeGeneres said, "We sell art from the trunk of our car just to make a little extra cash."

MUSIC MAN: Joaquin Phoenix, chilling with some musician types at Bungalow 8 in New York City.

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BEAUTY BAR: Jessica Alba, enjoying an 80-minute massage and a 75-minute Ultimate Facial at Ona Spa in L.A.

FANCY FOOTWORK: Adrian Grenier, dancing with the female performer in the interactive show Fuerza Bruta show at New York's Daryl Roth Theatre.

BAY BASH: Steven Spielberg, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster and Topher Grace, checking out the burlesque show at Transformers director Michael Bay's Dewar's-sponsored holiday party.

FAMILY AFFAIR: Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher, bringing their daughter to lunch at sushi restaurant Katsu-Ya in Studio City, Calif.

BOY'S TOWN: Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, joining Jamie Foxx's birthday and album release festivities at Tao in Las Vegas.

RAISE THE RUF: Blake Lively, Penn Badgley, Hugh Laurie, Mark Ronson and Sean Lennon, taking in The McGarrigle Christmas Hour Featuring Rufus and Martha Wainwright holiday show at Carnegie Hall.

WATERWORKS: Lipstick Jungle's Kim Raver, being honored at a private reception in NYC for her work as spokeswoman for Volvic and UNICEF's "Drink 1, Give 10," a campaign that helps to provide clean drinking water to children in Ethiopia.

MIDNIGHT MADNESS: Joy Bryant and Lindsay Price, having a good time at the Hornitos Tequila Midnight in the Garden of Agave party in Los Angeles.

BIG SPENDER: Celebrity chef Mario Batali, paying $20,000 for a lunch box decorated by Michael Stipe at the Lunch Box Auction benefiting the Food Bank of New York City.

—Additional Reporting by Dahvi Shira and Whitney English