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Courtney Love Research Paper

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In 1992, Lynn Hirschberg slatted Courtney Love in her article or the vanity fair “Strange Love”. She describes Love as being “a train wreck no-one can take their eyes off” and discussed the couple's drug problems and categorised a host of other rumours and the health of their unborn child. Their child Frances was temporarily taken from them due to the release of this article.Pros
Sparked loads of controversy. Love decided to lash back and respond to this piece by doing a number of things. (1) left angry verbal messages on Hirschberg's answering machine, (2) released a song called "Bring Me the Head of Lynn Hirschberg," and (3) in 1995 at the oscar party, she attempted to assault Hirschberg with Quentin Tarantino's Academy Award. She also holds Lynn responsible for contributing to her husband’s suicide by pushing him over the edge.
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It presented a very one-sided negative view of Courtney Love as a parent. This article written in 1992 quoted the Hole front woman saying she had gone on a heroin binge while pregnant. …show more content…

It was filmed after the success of Hole's "Live Through This" album and as she was about to hit it big in the film industry with her portrayal of Althea Leasure in "The People Vs. Larry Flynt".Barbara interviews Courtney discussing various topics regarding the public perception of Love as uneducated and dirty, her ability as a mother, her childhood and upbringing. Along with why she does things like simulate her husband’s death on stage, and questions the death of Kurt; why she blames herself and if she feels like it was her that pushed him over the edge. Excellent interview as it is all the tough real questions the public want answered. An unlikely pair of people which makes this interview more interesting and surreal.Interview is quite short, which restricts the

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