Post by 1tomanychances on Sept 16, 2005 17:52:50 GMT -5
Judge Extends Love's Probation After Drug Overdose
By Jean Guccione, Times Staff Writer
A judge today gave Courtney Love more time to make up for violating probation on past drug crimes — if the notoriously unstable rock musician can stay clean.
Today's action by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rand Rubin keeps her in a residential drug treatment program instead of jail. Last month, Rubin warned Love she was heading toward "rock bottom."
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"I'm very pleased with your progress," Rubin told Love. "I think it's an excellent first step on your road to recovery."
Rubin extended her probation for 18 months.
Love has fought in court to keep custody of her 13-year-old daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, whose father was the late rock icon Kurt Cobain.
Love admitted she suffered a drug overdose at a Hollywood nightclub last month. She admitted to violating probation after three convictions for assault, drug possession and possession of a fake medical prescription.
The admission came after Love, 41, had publicly insisted for months that she had kicked her drug habit. It was expected to have major repercussions on her efforts to revive a stalling career and maintain custody of her daughter.
Although she won strong critical and commercial acclaim for her music and praise for some of her film work in the 1990s, attention has shifted to her personal life and legal troubles. Her most recent album, last year's "America's Sweetheart," has sold only 100,000 copies -- a steep decline from when her recordings sold millions of copies.
In October 2003, Love was arrested at the home of her former manager after an alleged break-in. She tested positive for cocaine and opiates. Hours later, paramedics were called to Love's house, where she was treated for an apparent painkiller overdose.
In April 2004, Love was accused of throwing a bottle at a woman she reportedly found asleep on the couch of her former boyfriend and manager. Authorities filed charges against Love several months after the incident -- police were not called to the home -- and Love pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
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By Jean Guccione, Times Staff Writer
A judge today gave Courtney Love more time to make up for violating probation on past drug crimes — if the notoriously unstable rock musician can stay clean.
Today's action by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rand Rubin keeps her in a residential drug treatment program instead of jail. Last month, Rubin warned Love she was heading toward "rock bottom."
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"I'm very pleased with your progress," Rubin told Love. "I think it's an excellent first step on your road to recovery."
Rubin extended her probation for 18 months.
Love has fought in court to keep custody of her 13-year-old daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, whose father was the late rock icon Kurt Cobain.
Love admitted she suffered a drug overdose at a Hollywood nightclub last month. She admitted to violating probation after three convictions for assault, drug possession and possession of a fake medical prescription.
The admission came after Love, 41, had publicly insisted for months that she had kicked her drug habit. It was expected to have major repercussions on her efforts to revive a stalling career and maintain custody of her daughter.
Although she won strong critical and commercial acclaim for her music and praise for some of her film work in the 1990s, attention has shifted to her personal life and legal troubles. Her most recent album, last year's "America's Sweetheart," has sold only 100,000 copies -- a steep decline from when her recordings sold millions of copies.
In October 2003, Love was arrested at the home of her former manager after an alleged break-in. She tested positive for cocaine and opiates. Hours later, paramedics were called to Love's house, where she was treated for an apparent painkiller overdose.
In April 2004, Love was accused of throwing a bottle at a woman she reportedly found asleep on the couch of her former boyfriend and manager. Authorities filed charges against Love several months after the incident -- police were not called to the home -- and Love pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
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