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Courtney Michelle Love (born July 9 1964) is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress, best-known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole and for her two-year marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Rolling Stone has called Love "the most controversial woman in the history of rock."
Controversy
Legal problems
In recent years, Love has faced legal action for some of her more rock and roll behavior:
- In 2003, Love pleaded not guilty to felony drug charges related to possession of painkillers. In February of 2004, an arrest warrant was issued for Love after she failed to appear at a preliminary hearing. The warrant was subsequently rescinded when she appeared in court on February 18. She released her first solo album, America's Sweetheart, just eight days earlier, on February 10.
- Early on the morning of March 19, 2004, Love was arrested in New York City for allegedly throwing a microphone stand and hitting a man on the head. Earlier in the night, appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman, Love stepped up on the talk show host's desk saying "oh, Drew , you've had it", and flashed her breasts at Letterman.
- On her fortieth birthday, July 9, 2004, Love missed a scheduled court appearance relating to an attempted break-in at a boyfriend's house and was found in contempt of court. Her attorney later said she missed the appearance due to medical problems. Later in the month she appeared in court and was sentenced to an 18-month probation and drug rehabilitation program.
- In January 2005, Love regained the custody of her daughter that she had lost in October 2003, after completing a state-enforced rehabilitation program and enduring a probational period. Child welfare authorities alluded to drug addiction when responding to the press on the matter, though they didn't comment directly.
- On February 3, 2005, Love was released from house arrest and issued the following statement: "I would just like to thank the court for allowing me these ninety days... helped me deal with a very gnarly drug problem, which is behind me... I've just been playing guitar and taking care of my daughter. I want to to let the community know I'm doing great... I've been really inspired and have remained inspired."
- On August 19, 2005, Love admitted using drugs in violation of her probation terms. She was ordered into a 28-day drug treatment program by a judge who initially said "my belief was that you need to go to the county jail." This program was also violated, and on September 21 she was sentenced to 6 months in lock down rehab.
=== Cobain conspiracy ===
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Since Cobain's death, conspiracy theories have speculated that he was murdered at Love's instigation. No member of Nirvana or Cobain's family has ever suggested homicide by anyone (apart from Leland Cobain, Kurt's grandfather, who was distant and speculated that the police didn't do their job right and that there may have been a killer); nevertheless, this theory gained media attention with the release of Nick Broomfield's documentary Kurt & Courtney in 1998. Kurt & Courtney featured interviews with, among others, Love's father, and private investigator Tom Grant, who said they believed Love ordered her husband murdered; and also with punk singer El Duce, who claimed that Love offered him $50,000 to kill Cobain. El Duce was, however, a heavy alcoholic and drug addict, and may have had personal reason to accuse Love--he dated Caroline Rue, a drummer from Hole's early days. Neither Hank Harrison nor Tom Grant ever met Cobain while he was alive.) Broomfield declares at the end of his documentary that he does not believe the evidence points to Love being a murderer. But if you go to www.cobaincase.com, the evidence that tom grant provides is very convincing
- Although some sources give Love's birth name as "Love Michelle Harrison", her listing on the California Birth Index from the Center for Health Statistics gives a birth name of "Courtney Michelle Harrison". Between adoptions from several stepfathers, she also gone by the names "Courtney Michelle Rodriguez" and "Courtney Michelle Menely". The name change to "Courtney Michelle Love" happened in early 1990s, in the beginning of her musical career. According to the same statistics list above, the birth status of Courtney's 1992-born daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, already include "Love" as the mother's maiden surname.
- Courtney Love Fighting For Custody Of Daughter Frances Bean
- Courtney Love Regains Custody Of Frances Bean Cobain
- Courtney Is Cleared, Ready To Rock
- Teary-Eyed Courtney Love Ordered Back To Rehab By Judge