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Love's Lawyer -- Kurt Would Never Sing Bon Jovi

Posted Sep 11th 2009 9:00AM by TMZ Staff

Team Courtney Love is finally expanding on why she's so pissed off at the makers of Guitar Hero -- and it seems her beef is over the songs that the digital version of her husband is forced to sing in the game.

Courtney Love and Bon Jovi

TMZ spoke with Love's attorney who told us Cobain's widow did give permission for the game makers to use Kurt's name and likeness -- but she never, ever signed off on a deal that would allow them to make Kurt sing Bon Jovi tunes in the game.

Love's lawyer told us, "Activision is exploiting Kurt's image in a manner anathema to the very essence of his music, spirit and essence.

I along with Ms. Cobain hope those who love Kurt's music strongly voice their sentiments to Activision and demand his image not be debased by singing the songs of Bon Jovi.

Bon Jovi gave Love a bad name? How ironic.

Tags: activision, bon jovi, BonJovi, courtney love, CourtneyLove, guitar hero, GuitarHero, kurt cobain, KurtCobain, lawsuit

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1. shes just someone who has to ride on his coat tails because she cant make it on her own, she just needs to shut up

Posted at 1:19PM on Sep 11th 2009 by heather

2. Who really cares...........FIRST.

Posted at 1:20PM on Sep 11th 2009 by rando

3. This is so stupid. Its just a game..... People take themselves too seriously

Posted at 1:20PM on Sep 11th 2009 by marcos

4. first!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:20PM on Sep 11th 2009 by shawn

5. How can Guitar Hero rape Kurt's image? He was a heroin addict who committed suicide abandoning his wife and daughter!!! What image is she talking about? His grundgy, unkept, low-self esteemed I'm a junkie who blew my head off image? Oh okay. Now I understand.

She should just be happy Guitar Hero will pay her royalties and she can get more plastic surgery and plenty of drugs. She should stick to adoring Madonna and drinking vodka til she passes out.

Posted at 1:22PM on Sep 11th 2009 by Daisy Lou

6. Courtney...get a life

Posted at 1:22PM on Sep 11th 2009 by Jus-sayin

7. I'd would rather her BonJovi myself

Posted at 1:24PM on Sep 11th 2009 by me

8. Yea, and Kurt would never be married to her ugly ass now either. He was leaving her nasty ass right before he "committed suicide".

Posted at 1:24PM on Sep 11th 2009 by Will

9. Courtney love is a real bitch. She has no right over the Curt Cobain name. He was a human being, not a trademark. The same applies to MJ.

Posted at 1:28PM on Sep 11th 2009 by Paparazzo@frog.cc

10. They "demand his image not be debased"? Seriously, how on earth can that debase his image? If anything, it will ELEVATE his image. Bon Jovi's reputation is so much better than that. How dare they put Bon Jovi down? If I were Bon Jovi, I would protest my music being sung by a dead junkie.

Posted at 1:26PM on Sep 11th 2009 by Sunfire

11. Hey, Ms. Crazypants Love, if you sign over the rights for someone to use Kurt's image, that's IT, it's done! Now you're crying over what you did? YOU signed away the rights to limit who uses that image. Stay on your meds woman!

Posted at 1:32PM on Sep 11th 2009 by messygirl

12. "Bon Jovi gave Love a bad name? How ironic."


Nice, very nice.

Posted at 1:57PM on Sep 11th 2009 by Jessica T

13. I completely understand. That's like getting Joan Jett's likeness permission and having her play Tiffany.

While I agree Kurt's image wasn't lilly white that doesn't mean it deserves to be reinvented as a panty waste either.

Posted at 1:52PM on Sep 11th 2009 by Lisa

14. Maybe she will read the fine print next time! How much has she made from Mr. Cobain in the last 10 years? She probably has carpal tunnel from all those signatures.

Posted at 5:02AM on Sep 12th 2009 by Danno

15. It is a game and she signed the contract. How insulting she is being to Bon Jovi or any other artists. She may be cutting her throat even more in hollywood.

Posted at 1:55PM on Sep 11th 2009 by Carrie

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