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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 Mar 12th 2008 12:38PM by TMZ Staff
Sorry moms, but sitting in front of a TV playing a fake guitar all day actually does pay off!
16-year-old Chris Chike scored a 97% on the Expert level "Guitar Hero III" in New York yesterday -- putting him into the Guinness Book of World Records. Homework, what homework?
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Tags: Chris Chicke, ChrisChicke, Guitar Hero, GuitarHero
