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Courtney Love Sued by Former Assistant Over Unpaid Wages, Unethical Conduct

Dave Kim — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:30:03 +0000

In news that will surprise no one, Courtney Love is once again involved in a legal battle. This time she is being sued by her ex-assistant, who claims the Hole frontwoman still owes her money for her services and was under great stress due to Love’s “unethical requests.”

Jack Black Calls Courtney Love Absurd Over Muppet Fued

Dave Kim — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:49:41 +0000

Jack Black has spoken out against Courtney Love‘s recent rant on the Muppets. The Tenacious D singer says Love’s criticism over the use of Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in the last Muppets movie is unwarranted. Earlier this week, the widow of Kurt Cobain lashed out at Disney and the Muppets for using “Smells Like [...]

Why Does Courtney Love Hate The Muppets?

JT — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:38:51 +0000

The story goes a little something like this; The sweet innocent puppets (I think they’re puppets?) er, Muppets do a movie in 2011. There is a scene in the movie where the silly Muppet gang fall into barber shop quartet-like mode and perform Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. According to Courtney Love the Muppets “bastardize [...]

Courtney Love Offers Nirvana Songs to "The X Factor"

Dave Kim — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:02:34 +0000

Courtney Love seems to be a fan of singing contest shows on TV. She likes them so much that she is considering letting the British version of The X Factor feature Nirvana songs on the program. NME reports that the widow of Kurt Cobain tweeted an offer to show producer Simon Cowell to have contestant [...]

Courtney Love Continues to Trash Dave Grohl

Dave Kim — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:03:00 +0000

Courtney Love doesn't seemed ashamed about her onstage meltdown a few days ago in Brazil. The Hole frontwoman was still fuming about former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl after their set at the SWU Festival in San Paulo. Love was interviewed backstage and said Grohl doesn't deserve any Nirvana money, despite being in the band.

Courtney Love Walks Offstage After Fan Holds Up Kurt Cobain Photo

Dave Kim — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:35:41 +0000

There are few people in the entertainment industry who are as polarizing as Courtney Love. The widow of Kurt Cobain has taken criticism for exploiting her late husband's death, tainting the Nirvana legacy, being a crappy mother and the list goes on. However, Love has never been the one to just sit there and take it. The Hole frontwoman has lashed out at critics plenty of times, and she showed her fury at a show in Brazil over the weekend when she walked offstage after someone in the crowd was waving a picture of Cobain.

Courtney Love Says Kurt Cobain Attempted Suicide Multiple Times

Dave Kim — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:49:35 +0000

The widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain revealed that the troubled musician tried to kill himself three times before he succeeded in 1994. Courtney Love said she would “kill” Cobain if he suddenly reappeared for the grief he caused to those who cared about him. In an interview with Vanity Fair (via NME), Love shows that [...]

Frances Bean Cobain, Teen Daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, Does Sexy Photo Shoot for Hedi Slimane

Andrea Rosen — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:00:18 +0000

Even the grungy apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Frances Bean Cobain, the 18-year-old daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole singer Courtney Love, showed off her tattoos and puffed on a cigarette for a series of black-and-white photos taken by fashion designer Hedi Slimane.