Courtney Love

(28 May 1998) Nightlife columnist Belissa Cohen sued Love for "assault, battery, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress" resulting from an incident involving Cohens attempt to photograph Love at an LA fashion show.

Daughter of Hank Harrison.

Has one daughter, Frances Bean Cobain , (b. 18 August 1992).

Linked romantically to Edward Norton. [1996-1998]

Auditioned for the role of Nancy in Sid and Nancy but was given the small role as Gretchen instead.

Loves biological grandmother is childrens author Paula Fox.

Godmother of daughter Frances Bean Cobain is Drew Barrymore.

Alex Cox gave her bit parts in two of his films, Sid and Nancy and Straight to Hell , starting her movie career.

Has admitted to having extensive plastic surgery on her face and body.

(15 May 2001) Love suffered a miscarriage. She refused to name the father.

Her legal name since February 24, 1992, has been Courtney Michelle Cobain, though she uses the name Courtney Love professionally.

(May 24, 2002) It was announced that Loves band, Hole, has broken up.

(4 February 2003) Arrested at Heathrow airport in London for disorderly conduct on an aircraft flying from L.A. She was given a caution. She had flown to London for a performance at The Old Vic Theatre.

Took ballet as a child through her teens and has had extensive surgery done on her feet (due to injuries).

Was in the early weeks of pregnancy during the filming of Trapped (2002/I) but miscarried.

Her mostly female band Hole ranked #68 on VH1s 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

October 2003: Lost custody of her daughter after her arrest in Los Angeles on cocaine and illegal-prescription drug charges. Court officials placed 11 year old Frances Bean Cobain into the custody of her paternal grandmother, Wendy.

Though the band denies it, she insists she inspired the song "Crush With Eyeliner" that appeared on the 1990s R.E.M. album "Monster".

Was a member of the band Sugar Babylon

Released her solo album "Americas Sweetheart" in February 2004.

The Nirvana song "Heart-Shaped Box" is about her.

The song "Malibu" was written specifically for Kurt Cobain.

In 1998, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins helped produced the album, "Celebrity Skin".

20 October 2004 - Pled guilty in a NYC court to disorderly conduct for striking a concert-goer, Gregory Burgett, in the head with a microphone during a concert. She was ordered to pay $2,236 in medical expenses, to attend a drug-treatment program, remain drug-free and commit no crimes for a year.

Contrary to rumor, there is no evidence that Kurt Cobain was in the process of divorcing Love at the time of his death. The two had been living apart immediately before his death due to Cobain touring with his band Nirvana, and later, after Love staged an intervention to convince Cobain to check into a drug rehab program. When Cobain escaped from the rehab facility, Love had investigators track Cobain down, but by the time the singer was located, he was already dead.

11 January 2005 - An LA court ruled she could regain custody of her daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. She lost custody to her mother-in-law in October 2003 as a result of drug charges.

10 February 2005 - An LA court gave her three years probation after she pled no contest to attacking a woman at her ex-boyfriend/managers house. Although accepting the plea, she maintained she did nothing wrong.

Beat out Angelina Jolie for the lead role in Lovelace , though the film spent so long in development, Love eventually was replaced by Lindsay Lohan.

Dedicated Hole s "My Body, The Hand Grenade" CD to her late husband Kurt Cobain and former Hole bassist "Kristen Pfaff", who died of a heroin overdose.

She wore an antique silk dress that had once belonged to actress Frances Farmer to her wedding with Kurt Cobain.

Is a skilled ballerina and her dance abilities can be seen in The People vs. Larry Flynt and in a music video for Hole.

Great-granddaughter of screenwriters Elsie Fox and Paul Hervey Fox.

According to her mother Linda Carroll, her stage name originated because Linda called her "Courtney, love" as a child.

Her band Hole was part of the "Riot Girl"-movement in the 90s.

Ranked #67 on VH1s 100 Sexiest Artists.

Was considered for the role of Dorothy Boyd in Jerry Maguire .

A distant relative of Douglas Fairbanks (her biological grandfather was his cousin).

Turned down the role of "Madison Lee" in Charlies Angels: Full Throttle , because she didnt want to perform any stunts.

Mentioned in the song "You Only Get What You Give" by the New Radicals.

Good friends with Winona Ryder.

Gargled whiskey while recording "Pretty On The Inside" to give a raw edge to her vocals.

Lost legal guardianship of her daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. Kurt Cobain s mother, Wendy OConnor, and sister, Kimberly Dawn Cobain, were appointed legal guardians.

Was rejected from The Mickey Mouse Club at age 12 after reading a Sylvia Plath poem for her audition.

Desperately wanted the role of Satine in Moulin Rouge! , which eventually went to Nicole Kidman.

After a lengthy audition process, beat out actresses Liv Tyler and Meryl Streep , among others, for the role of Lady Macbeth in a filmed version of "Macbeth" to be directed by Luc Besson. After several production delays, the film was never made.

The songs "Doll Parts", "Best Sunday Dress (1998 version)", "Dying", "Northern Star", "Malibu", "Playing Your Song", "Honey", "Pacific Coast Highway" are about Kurt Cobain, her late husband.

The songs "Hold On To Me", "Plump", "I Think I Would Die", and "Heaven Tonight" are about Frances Bean Cobain, her daughter.

Was voted "Best Female Performer" in the 1994 Metal Edge Readers Choice Awards, upsetting Lita Ford, who had previously won the title seven years in a row.

Along with Kim Gordon and Marilyn Manson , Yves St. Laurent appointed her as a spokesmodel for their 2013 fashion collection designed by Heidi Slimane.

Credits NJOY electronic cigarettes with helping her to give up smoking. Love had smoked three packs a day for almost thirty years and had tried repeatedly to quit. After switching to the electronic cigarette, she rapidly reduced her smoking to only half a pack a day, and hopes to eventually give up the habit altogether. Appropriately, NJOY hired Love as their spokesperson.

Release of her book, "Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love".

Release of the book, "Courtney Love: The Real Story" by Poppy Z. Brite.

Courtneys biological maternal grandmother, Paula Fox, was born in New York, to Paul Hervey Fox, who had British Isles ancestry, and Elsie de Sola, who was a Cuban immigrant, of Spanish descent.

Subject of the song "Courtney Love" by Wesley Willis.

Drugs have nothing to do with the creation of music. In fact, they are,dumb and self indulgent. Kind of like sucking your thumb.

[on her father] He managed the Grateful Dead for five seconds, and he,was an amateur acid-maker.

I am just the classic person who wants to learn stuff. I want good,tutors, and with Kurt I had the best.

The language of love letters is the same as suicide notes.

I don’t need any plastic in my body to validate me as a woman.

I want every girl in the world to pick up a guitar and start screaming.

Being a rock star is like being a cult leader - you really have to be in your own religion.