Illusionist Criss Angel made everyone say “David Blaine who?” when he emerged unscathed from a crushed cement box in Times Square yesterday. He spent 24 hours in the clear box, which was encased in cement as fans watched. It was then dropped to the ground by a crane. The crowd went silent, and started cheering when Angel appeared triumphant atop some scaffolding nearby.

People wondered if Angel was really in the box, and he said “Well, I was in it when I fell – that’s the truth.”

In case anyone wants to know if Angel is really dating Cameron Diaz, who he was seen out with in Las Vegas recently, they no longer have to wonder. Angel mentioned the actress both before and after his act. On Sunday he said “This is dedicated to my new girl. You know who you are. I’ll be thinking of you.”

Then yesterday, perhaps giddy from his successful stunt, he made it even clearer who he was referring to, saying “I’d like to dedicate this escape to my girl ‘Trouble,’ a.k.a. Cameron. I love you baby. Have a safe trip to Europe for your Shrek tour.”

Angel was promoting his “Mindfreak” show on A&E, where he was supposed to reveal how he escaped the box on last night’s episode. Some people on the A&E message boards speculate that Criss escaped the box by climbing through the air conditioning hose. Let me know if you saw the episode of “Mindfreak” and if he explained how he did it.

Thanks to SplashNews for these pics.