• Lindsay Lohan's obsessive stalking of Samantha Ronson throughout Europe seems to have worked. Ronson appears to have caved to Li-Lo's insanity out of fear for her life or something, as they were spotted spending the day together in Los Angeles after a Lohan tweet hinted that they may be back togther. [Sun]
  
  
• Things are getting ugly between Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott on the set of their Robin Hood flick. Allegedly producers are having to fly in to make peace between the two, who have refused to speak to each other at times. Russell Crowe also so showed up fat to play Robin Hood at the start of filming, something that didn't please Scott and the producers, who forced Crowe to go on a crash diet to lose 35 lbs. [Page Six]
  
  
• Anne Hathaway thinks she's ready for the bright lights of Broadway and is set to play Judy Garland in the the upcoming musical, Get Happy, The Life of Judy Garland. [Daily News]
  
  
• Here's a shocker—NBC is vigorously denying the Speidi torture allegations, basically saying that everything Heidi and Spencer have claimed is a load of crap. Again, shocking. [Daily News]
  
  
• Susan Boyle has reclaimed her sanity with the help of her cat "Pebbles" and is ready to start rehearsing for the Britain's Got Talent tour. [Mirror]
  
  
• This whole Jon and Kate thing is already beyond ridiculous, but it only grows more so by the day—Authorities with the Pennsylvania Humane Society were called on to investigate whether or not the Gosselin's dogs had been abused by the family. [Dlisted]
  
  
• Chris Brown has taken to surrounding himself with burly bodyguards whenever he makes public appearances out of fear that someone will seek retaliation for his beating of Rihanna. [Page Six]
  
  
• Simon Cowell is on the verge of nailing down a deal to produce a remake of Saturday Night Fever, with Zac Efron set to star as the character played by John Travolta in the original. [Sun]
  
  
• Kelly Bensimon of Real Housewives of New York was cleared of assault charges after the dude she allegedly beat up failed to show up in court. [EOnline]

This is not a tribute show. This is not a Garland lookalike. This is Judy herself returning to the stage for the first time in 40 years—singing the great American songbook with America's greatest orchestra, The Boston Pops. Cutting-edge technology unavailable just a few years ago has enabled NY-based production company Running Subway to present Judy's larger-than-life passion and personal story to 21st century audiences in what can only be described as the greatest Judy Garland concert ever.

When pop singer Rufus Wainwright did his Carnegie Hall "tribute" to Judy Garland last year, I thought it was an intriguing idea. Mostly, it made one want to listen to "Judy at Carnegie Hall" again! Since then, Wainright has said his big notes were "better thought out" than Garland's. (Odd, Rufus has no big notes!)

Now comes the refreshed Radar magazine, in which Rufus calls Garland "a camp fossil" revived by his attention. Oh, puh-leeze! There have been many re-appreciations of the great Garland. The apex was the DVD re-release of her 1963-64 TV series, plus several PBS documentaries. Liza Minnelli was right after all in not supporting Rufus Wainright's use of her mother.

The lead investigator on the case, Gene Bennet of the Grand Rapids Police Department, says the theft has provoked an outcry from movie fans.

"There are people all over the country obsessed with these slippers, an underground world more than I ever imagined," said Bennet.

Bennet says Judy Garland and Wizard of Oz aficionados have been throwing leads to investigators since the theft.

"Everybody's accusing everybody of stealing them," he said.

Well, let's look at all the players involved. There's Hollywood acting coach Michael Shaw, who owned the slippers and had loaned them to the museum. When confronted with news of the theft, Shaw said: "When I heard they were stolen, it was like the earth fell from beneath my feet." Just like that time at Oil Can Harry's, right Michael?

A pop culture art appraiser, Brian Cummings (har), has called the slippers "the holy grail of movie memorabilia." He also told ABC that:

the collector community is small enough and close-knit enough that Shaw has probably crossed paths with the thief, perhaps many times.

"This is a catty group, known as the Ruby Slippers Fan Club, and one of them is probably the thief," he said.

The Case With Dorothy's Slippers: Oz Fans Obsessed With Who Stole Them [ABC News/The Blotter]