By Drew Grant 5/03 11:50am

Music

Courtney Love and Frances Bean in better times (Getty Images)

Frances Bean Cobain Now Owns Father’s Likeness; Pulls Rug Out From Wobbly Courtney Love

The tempestuous relationship between Frances Bean Cobain and her mother Courtney Love have been making headlines for as long as the now-19-year-old has been able to talk. (Her first word? ‘Adoption.’) Though the two have been able to occasionally set aside their differences and smile for the press, much more often we hear about the skirmishes: the hotel fights, the custody battles, and most recently, a Twitter skirmish in which Ms. Cobain asked the creators of micro-blogging platform to ban her mother once and for all.

But now the only daughter of Kurt Cobain finally has gained what might be the ultimate leverage on mommy dearest: the rights to her father’s likeness. Read More

By Foster Kamer 4/12 6:15pm

PARENTS

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Frances Bean Cobain on Supposed Dave Grohl Seduction: ‘Twitter Should Ban My Mother’


In a barrage of barely legible Tweets, Courtney Love recently (hysterically, sadly) told followers of her locked Twitter account that former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl had “hit on” her 19 year-old daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. This is scandalous because Grohl was once the drummer in a band you may have heard of (Nirvana) with Ms. Cobain’s deceased father (Kurt Cobain).

In statement emailed by her representatives, Ms. Cobain—an artist who shows under the name Fiddle Tim—has denied her mother’s accusation, explaining: Read More

By Drew Grant 2/03 9:15am

Courtney Love

These are a few of Courtney's favorite things...

Francis Bean Cobain Didn’t Take Out a Restraining Order Against Courtney Love Because of Etsy, Drug Problem

Yesterday, documents were released showing that in 2009, Francis Bean Cobain filed a restraining order against her mom, Courtney Love. This isn’t that unusual: restraining orders against Hollywood parents came as regularly as Xanax/Adderall/Whip-It prescriptions out in L.A.

But despite having a history of screaming matches in public places, Ms. Cobain (now 19) took out the restraining order against her mother not only for herself but for her dog as well, Uncle Fester. Read More

By Drew Grant 1/20 11:35am

Courtney Love

Courtney Love vindicated! (Getty Images)

Courtney Love Does Not Owe Landlord Extra Cash, Judge Rules

It’s a sad fact that whenever we hear a story in the news about Courtney Love trashing a room–be it hotel, her own home, or otherwise–we’re inclined to just assume that it’s true. Not so!

Despite a claim by Ms. Love’s current landlord at her 250 West 10th Street townhouse that the rocker had not only fallen behind on her $27k-a-month rent, but set it on fire as well, the case has been thrown out of court. Mrs. Love will not be evicted after all. Hooray! Read More

By Drew Grant 12/08/11 3:04pm

Editors

Who is this lady??

Jane Pratt Finds Way to Circumvent Name-Dropping While Still Name-Dropping

It’s quite impressive, really. In a post titled “Too Tired to Name-Drop,”  XOJane editor in chief Jane Pratt liveblogged on her iPhone yesterday during a conversation she was having in a tea shop.

Which seems kind of…rude? Liveblogging during a conversation? Especially since Ms. Pratt could have used the phone to look up the name of the very famous actress she was talking to. Instead, she just gave readers clues and asked them to solve the mystery for her. Read More

By Emily Witt 9/29/11 12:55pm

Book Deals

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Courtney Love Writing a Memoir

Perhaps her recent participation in GQ‘s oral history of Nirvana, which was published as an e-book, reminded Courtney Love that she could do this sort of thing on her own. She’s writing a memoir, reports the AP, that “will address life with Cobain, the Nirvana leader who died in 1994, her drug problems and her Hollywood career.” Read More

By Nate Freeman 9/20/11 7:02pm

Fashion Week

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The Wee Hours: LiLo Crashes Marc Jacobs Bash Before Jagger Struts On In

The hotel guests at Dream Downtown had suitcases, satchels and children piled up next to the check-in counter, waiting interminably for a chance at a room, and as they did swirls of fashionable men and women speed-walked by without a word or a look—they were headed to the last big event of the week, the after-party for Marc Jacobs and his spring and summer collection. The hotel guests ventured an occasional glace at the well-attired cohort with the mysterious wristbands, striding confidently toward the tucked-away area in the back, but mostly they slouched on pieces of luggage and scratched at purple eyes, unknowing of the scene unfolding out of sight. Read More