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- NAME: Courtney Love
- OCCUPATION: Film, Songwriter, Singer
- BIRTH DATE: July 09, 1964 (Age: 48)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: San Francisco, California
- ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer
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Before she became the poster child for drugs and plastic surgery, Courtney Love was an alternative rock star married to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.
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Courtney Love - Married to Kurt Cobain
In January, 1992 Courtney Love found out she was pregnant and on a Nirvana tour stop in Hawaii, the couple became married.
Courtney Love - Meeting Kurt Cobain
When Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love first met, their chemistry was apparent but also was their shared destructive behavior.
Kurt Cobain - Death and Legacy
On April 5, 1994, in the guest house behind his Seattle home, Kurt Cobain committed suicide.
Kurt Cobain - Becoming a Father
When Courtney Love gave birth to Frances Bean Cobain, Kurt Cobain began to see a reason to turn his life around.
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The album was panned, probably not helped by Love's constant media coverage for her behavior under the influence.
Since Love's drugs possession charge in 2003, her daughter had resided with her paternal grandmother but in January 2005, she finally regained custody of her after completing a rehab program and entering a probation period. However by August the same year,
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Love admitted using drugs again in violation of her probation. She was ordered onto a 28-day drug treatment program 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 which she'd taken time out to write during her period of confinement. The album entitled Nobody's Daughter was delayed and as of June 2009 it is reportedly forthcoming but instead of a solo album, it will be released as a Hole record.
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