Hollywood Justice: Courtney Love

Wed 26th Nov - 12:30AM

Courtney Love has long been one of the most volatile, violent and litigious performers in Hollywood. A punk rocker, actress, and widow of rock legend Kurt Cobain.

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Courtney Love
born: 09-08-1964
birth place: San Francisco, USA

Seemingly, Love’s one-time musical and acting acclaim had fallen by the wayside as her drug addictions had clearly become the dominating factor in her life. So followed the self-destructive downfall of Love and the increase of her rowdy public behaviour.

In February 2003, Love was arrested at Heathrow airport on arrival from Los Angeles for a benefit at the Old Vic theatre. During the Virgin Atlantic flight it was claimed that she had been abusive to the crew and when the plane landed, Love was met by police officers and escorted to a van where she was held in custody overnight before being released without charge.

In October, Love was arrested in LA in the act of breaking several windows to enter her then-boyfriend, manager and producer Jim Barber's home. Barber did not press charges but Love was charged for being under the influence of a controlled substance. She was released on bail but just four hours later, was rushed to hospital to be treated for an accidental overdose. Eight days later, Love’s daughter Frances Bean was put in the care of Wendy O'Connor, Cobain's mother.

Following the incident, Love pleaded not guilty to drug charges related to possession of painkillers but in February 2004, an arrest warrant was issued after she failed to appear at a preliminary hearing.

Getting her act together temporarily, Love appeared in court the same month, having also released her first solo venture album America’s Sweetheart simultaneously. The album was panned, probably not helped by Love’s constant media coverage for her behaviour under the influence. In an attempt to win back old fans and revive new ones, Love re-recorded the songs and second time lucky; it managed to sell 86,000 copies in the first three months.

Since Love’s drugs possession charge in 2003, her daughter had resided with her paternal grandfather but in January 2005, she finally regained custody of her after completing a rehab programme and entering a probation period.

However by August the same year, Love admitted using drugs again in violation of her probation. She was ordered onto a 28 day drug treatment programme which Love then also violated and was subsequently sentenced to six months in a closed rehab unit.

Three months after being released from the court-ordered rehab, Love began to record her second solo album in which she’d taken time out to writing during her period of confinement. The album entitled Nobody’s Daughter is due for release this year and some tracks have already been added to Love’s official website and MySpace page.

The rise, fall and fall again of Love’s antics will no doubt continue to make the headlines due to her unpredictable, wild and addictive nature but without that aspect of her personality, she just wouldn’t be the Courtney Love that we’ve all come to recognise today.

Sarah Barnard

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