Love Pleads Guilty - But Not To Megalomania

[Andrea]

Love Pleads Guilty - Oct 20th 2004

Rocker Courtney Love pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct yesterday for hitting a club-goer on the head with a microphone stand during a performance. New York's Manhattan Criminal Court judge Melissa Jackson granted the former Hole frontwoman a conditional discharge, which means her case will be sealed after one year if she pays the victim $2,336 to cover medical expenses, joins a drug treatment program and does not commit any other crimes. If Love violates the conditions, she could face 15 days in jail. Love said after the hearing, "I just wanted it to be over." The case stems from an incident in March, when Love hit Gregory Burgett with a microphone stand as he watched her show at a Manhattan nightclub. Burgett needed three staples in his head to close the wound, and Love was arrested on misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and third-degree assault. Those charges were reduced to one charge of disorderly conduct.

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Has anybody else noticed the tactics that Courtney Love always adopts when tackling her assault cases? She always does press and vehemently states that she is not guilty and is much maligned against (always the victim and never the perpetrator... yawn!) - the case goes to court - and... guess what? She pleads guilty...

I totally hope that they nail her on the Kristin King assault charge. Not out of vindictiveness but because I seriously feel that she could benefit from a lesson which could alter her attitude of always thinking that she is above the law. Obviously the anger management course that she was suppose undertake as part of the sentence after punching out K Hanna back in 95 taught her nothing! She's not a fast learner, that one.

Regarding the Burgett case I read somewhere that her attorney was going to present a ludricrous defence based on a comparison between Jimmy Hendrix and Courtney Love, and stating that part of Love's rock n roll act was to assault her audience, how crazy is that? But after reading a Rolling Stone online interview where an obviously strung out and seriously deluded Courtney Love claims that she is the second greatest living songwriter after Dylan, I wondered if the Hendrix thing was her idea. Pity that the judge didn't sentence her to a reality check! Poor Courtney, hopelessly deluded and forever the megalomanic shamelessly dropping the big names... and forever the joke.

[PigWomanCourtney]

I was hoping that poor ba$tard was going to be able to sue the @$$ off of her, then again, he doesn't even deserve to have his medical bills paid. He was, after all, a fan of the c-un-t! Still would have been fun to see her thrown out on the street & eating out of dumpsters.
PWC

[itslikeatradeoff]

I think he does deserve his medical bills to be paid. I mean I've got a guy friend who hates her music and went to her concert just to see her strip on stage.The guy probablly just went there for some up close porn.

[lovestinksyeahyeah]

haha. gah i hate it how she gets off so easy. i want to strangle her. does that sound too harsh?

[Andrea]

Nooooo, Lovestinksyeahyeah, that's a perfectly healthy reaction. Axx

[itslikeatradeoff]

How does she manage to get off so easy?

[lovestinksyeahyeah]

who knows? i wish i did. i don't get how she doesn't even have to go to jail unless she doesn't follow drug rehab and crap then she gets only 15 days in jail. how the heck? half the time she gets arrested its because of drug related things.

[HippieChild]

who knows? i wish i did. i don't get how she doesn't even have to go to jail unless she doesn't follow drug rehab and crap then she gets only 15 days in jail. how the heck? half the time she gets arrested its because of drug related things.

I think I know how. I've been reading alot about Courtney lately, and studying her as much as possible and have come to the conclusion that she is, indeed, an actress and a good one. One of her best features is her ability to become a "victim" whenever she is backed into a corner. Hank Harrison, her father, once said about her that Courtney is very manipulative and when threats and bullying don't work she becomes pathetic, sad and bedraggled. If she wanted something from someone whe could look so woebegon she could melt hearts. One day she wanted to be on Jay Leno, so knowing how much he likes animals, she showed up on his doorstep looking "bedraggled and sad" and told him "I know you like cats, so I thought you might like this." Jay took pity on her and put her on his show.

Courtney is what is known as a "professional weeper." A professional weeper in the acting world are very coveted because of their ability to cry on cue. Meryl Streep is famous for being able to do this. While filming "The Bridges of Madison County" she was required to cry for three days and she had absolutely no problem with it, to the amazement of the director and crew. Kassie DePalma, an actress on the daytime soap opera "One Life To Live" is also praised for this ability; during a week of live performances, her character just learned that her "adopted" son Jack was actually her real son that she gave birth to in Mexico and was told he died. (I know, I have a hard time keeping track too! lol) In front of millions of people watching a live production, she cried real tears and won raves for her ability. Courtney falls in that catagory of actresses. During Barbara Walters interview she cried while she spoke of her dead husband, emitting Barbara's sympathy, and later called a friend and bragged about how she had "bamboozled" Barbara Walters. Tom Grant also notes on his web page, that she can cry on cue and make it look real. Personally, I think it's a god-given talent that she uses to her full advantage.

Obviously she utilizes this talent and it works to her advantage in the press and in the courtroom. Suddenly she's a victim here, sobbing that she's scared and she lost her daughter, so even I feel sorry for her and find myself rooting for her to get off so she can pull her life back together. She plays me and millions of others the way she does when she's performing on stage. Consequently, she gets off lightly, does what she's ordered to do by the judge (enrolling in a drug program) and much later, when it all blows over, brags to anyone who will listen about how she beat the rap again because she's a "star."

How long can she enact this roll, though, before it gets old? She's gone from being Kurts Widow to a person of notorioty, much like OJ Simpson, and more and more people are asking "Did she kill Kurt?" If enough public pressure is applied, the Seattle Police may be forced to reopen the case and then what? Courtney may be in serious trouble and no "victim" act can help her.

This being said, I have to change Kara's pull-up. Good times, good times.

[Andrea]

Excellent post, Hippiechild. You definately know your Courtney. I wish others could see through her as well as you do. Axxx

[HippieChild]

Andrea wrote:

Excellent post, Hippiechild. You definately know your Courtney. I wish others could see through her as well as you do. Axxx

Thank you Andrea. I like your posts too; their funny, witty in an almost elegant sort of way yet you manage to pinpoint the obvious. I like your style.

I really hope that the pro-Courtney team understand that the postings I've made regarding Courtney at this time are merely observations and opinion based on what I've read. I don't obsessively hate Courtney, nor do I wish the very worst on her. I'm interested in her because I find her manipulations fascinating and her music more so, especially in light of the information recently uncovered. I'm not trying to bash her or accuse her. I'm basically drawing my own conclusion, as an independant and neutral member of this board.

[lovestinksyeahyeah]

yay hippiechild! you are awesome because you keep this board grounded and keep it from getting out of hand. plus your posts are smart.

[HippieChild]

Why thank you, lovestinksyeahyeah! I do my best.

Love your name too. J.Geils was a favorite of mine in my teens.

GOD, I'm old! ;D

[lovestinksyeahyeah]

you're welcome hippiechild. oh thanks about my name. i like the song and then yeah it works with the whole courtney love theme too. gosh there's nothing wrong with being old. lol. i feel so stupid on here sometimes because of my age, yes, i am going to let it out, i am a teenager. there i hope you guys don't frown upon me now. i hate it because a lot of people in my age group give us such a bad influence.

[DirtGrrl]

I think HippieChild is the only one in here that actually is anti-Courtney without just saying she's an ugly very *friendly* person who deserves to die, and actually backs her opinion up!

I respect you for that, HippieChild!

I might not be anti-Courtney, but I respect everyone for their opinions, unless they off course are one of those people who just say she's ugly and stupid and don't back that up with something that even remotely makes sense.

[itslikeatradeoff]

Dirtgirl Im Anti and I do back up my information. I used to post things such as 'Courtneys a filthy cu*nt" but then I converted and decided to tell people why this woman is no goddess. I also decided to be kind to the Pro's that actually have information to back up their opinions.

Much Love For Acknowledgement -ILATO

XXXOOO