DEAR STACY: I was surprised to see Lita Ford on "Chopped." What else has she been up to? — Benjyxyz

DEAR BENJYXYZ: The woman who rose to fame as lead guitarist for The Runaways has been busy performing and recording again since 2009, when she released the album "Wicked Wonderland" — after almost 15 years of putting her career on the back burner while she raised her two sons. She performs "Wild Thing" on Ace Frehley's April release album of covers, "Origins Vol. 1." Her own most recent album is the 2012 "Living Like a Runaway." Ford went through an ugly divorce from Jim Gillette in 2011, and claimed he had turned their sons against her for a time.

DEAR STACY: I heard that Theresa Saldana died. She wasn't that old. What happened? — Carl D., Sterling Heights, Michigan

DEAR CARL: The 61-year-old actress of "Raging Bull" and "The Commish" fame had been hospitalized at Cedars Sinai Medical Center prior to her June 6 passing, but the nature of her illness remains undisclosed. Having survived a horrific knife attack at the hands of an obsessed fan in 1982, she was known not only for her acting, but for her victim's rights advocacy, founding the Victims for Victims organization, lobbying for anti-stalking legislation, and her book/TV film, "Victims for Victims: the Theresa Saldana Story."

DEAR STACY: It's fun to see long-time favorite Blair Brown on "Orange Is the New Black." Is her character supposed to be a cross between Martha Stewart and Paula Deen? — Alicia L., San Jose, California

DEAR ALICIA: Although Brown's celebrity chef-turned-inmate has a Deen-style southern accent and a Stewart-style incarceration, Brown says that as her story progresses, she goes off into her own wild, unique territory.

DEAR STACY: I love the music on the Ford Escape commercial, where the couple goes out paddleboarding with a view of the New York skyline in the background. Can you give the name of the song? — Giselle_T

DEAR GISELLE_T: That's Rachel Platten's "Fight Song."

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