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Posted Sep 28th 2009 2:01PM by TMZ Staff
Courtney Love is having trouble gaining access to her daughter's hefty trust fund -- and it's all because the bank claims she's not the only one trying to access the cash.
The First Republic Bank filed papers in federal court in San Francisco last week, claiming there's a dispute over who can access the funds in Frances Bean Cobain's trust -- Courtney or the Laird Norton Tyee Trustee Company.
The bank put a hold on all withdrawals from the trust -- worth over $1.2 million -- until the court can sort out who's really in charge.
Love's attorney, Keith Fink, calls the filling "childish and vindictive" -- telling us Courtney and the trustee agreed to move the $1.2 mil to a different bank ... but FRB doesn't want to lose such a large account, and just filed the papers to stall the transfer.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: bank, courtney love, CourtneyLove, frances bean, FrancesBean, kurt cobain, KurtCobain, trust
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.
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.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: activision, bon jovi, BonJovi, courtney love, CourtneyLove, guitar hero, GuitarHero, kurt cobain, KurtCobain, lawsuit
Posted Sep 10th 2009 4:00PM by TMZ Staff
Courtney Love is on the warpath -- threatening to "sue the s**t" out of the people behind Guitar Hero after she saw Kurt Cobain's image in the video game.
Cobain's widow just unleashed a serious Twitter attack on Activision -- the game developer -- saying they never got her permission to use Kurt's image ... and she wouldn't have given it to them if they had asked. Here's a sample:
"not in twenty JILLION years would i EVER have allowed this and this islethal."
"we get NO money for this, travesty, Frances gets NO money for the rape."
Love is no stranger to lawsuits ... we'll let you know when she takes this thing to court.
UPDATE: Activision released the following statement:
"Guitar Hero secured the necessary licensing rights from the Cobain estate in a written agreement signed by Courtney Love to use Kurt Cobain's likeness as a fully playable character in Guitar Hero® 5."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: activision, courtney love, CourtneyLove, guitar hero, GuitarHero, kurt cobain, KurtCobain, rolling stone, RollingStone, twitter
Posted Feb 16th 2009 11:15AM by TMZ Staff
Here's actor/30 Seconds to Mars member Jared Leto at NY Fashion Week on Sunday (left) -- and late Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain back in 1993 (right).
One of them made amazing music.
We're just sayin'.
Filed under: We're Just Sayin'
Tags: Jared Leto, JaredLeto, Kurt Cobain, KurtCobain, nirvana
Posted Oct 25th 2006 1:47PM by TMZ Staff
Forbes has once again released its annual Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list, and while it's no surprise why most of the buried big shots made the list (Kurt Cobain, John Lennon and Elvis are all still banking from music sales) there were two lifeless wonders that left us scratching our heads -- Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe.
According to Forbes, Marilyn Monroe raked in a cool $8 million last year, earning her the ninth spot on the dead earners list. But where is it all coming from? Nearly a half-century after her death, the blonde bombshell is still cashing in on her image -- or rather the licensing of it.
Just recently, Marilyn's image was used to sell perfume in Europe, Dom Perignon champagne, Absolut vodka and vehicles for General Motors. And don't forget about the thousands of lesser-known products with Marilyn's face on them ranging from t-shirts to posters. Just like J.F.K., seems like the world can't get enough Marilyn.
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Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Tags: absolut, Albert einstein, AlbertEinstein, baby genius, BabyGenius, celebrities, dead, forbes, john lennon, JohnLennon, kurt cobain, KurtCobain, marilyn monroe, MarilynMonroe
Posted Sep 2nd 2006 11:00AM by TMZ Staff
Drug busts, legal wars and countless displays of nudity. Foreign incidents to some, just another average week for some famous Hollywood moms. But in a world of questionable parental decision-making, which celebrity could use a class in motherhood? TMZ tackles that burning question.
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Filed under: Train Wrecks, Wacky & Weird, Kids, Britney Spears
Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, britney spears, BritneySpears, courtney love, CourtneyLove, disaster, frances bean cobain, FrancesBeanCobain, kurt cobain, KurtCobain, motherhood, worst
