Another Hollywood Tough Guy on the Ballot

glass sculptor, friend of Tate 's

Why him?: Artomatic gossips theorize that Tate's Washington Glass School colleague may have helped pull off the stunt.

He says:"I'm denying any kind of involvement."

Alibi:"Michael is too serious" for pranks, says DCArtNews blogger Lenny Campello.

Jesse Cohen

art photographer, overseer of the Artdc.org forum

Why him?: Like the author of The Collector's manifestos, a big booster of the local arts scene; resembles the man at the ransom drop (young white guy, dark hair).

He says:"No . . . I thought it was really crappy of anyone [to take Tate's art]."

Alibi: Skinnier than the man we saw.

Kirk Waldroff

printmaker and glass artist, colleague of Tate 's

Why him?: Has The Collector's build, coloring; his voice mail sounds like the man we talked to on the phone; Tate is a little too insistent that Waldroff can't be The Collector.

He says:[In a voice mail message] "No, I'm not The Collector"; says he'd be glad to talk more but he's leaving town in a few minutes. (Hmm, getting too hot around here?)

Alibi:"He seems too cool to be pulling stuff like that," says a fellow artist. "He's in a band."

Love, Etc.

· Married: Ruben Studdard, 29, and girlfriend of nearly two years Surata Zuri McCants, 30, in his home town of Birmingham, Ala., Saturday. The 2003 "American Idol" winner met his now-wife while signing CDs at an Atlanta Wal-Mart. Since you're wondering: He's got a new album on the way and will soon tour in "Ain't Misbehavin' " with former "AI" contestant Frenchie Davis.

· Married: Tennis legend Chris Evert and golf legend Greg Norman in the Bahamas on Saturday. The couple, both 53, exchanged vows in front of 140 family members and friends, People reports. The Wimbledon champ split in 2006 from her second husband, Olympic skier Andy Mill; the British Open champ divorced his wife of 26 years last year.