Hate to Love or Love to Hate? Courtney Love’s Wild Life

She Attacked Her Boyfriend (and Manager) at His House

In October 2003, during the wee hours of the morning, Love paid a visit to the Los Angeles home of her boyfriend and manager, Jim Barber. And she made her daughter, Frances Cobain, come with her. At the house, Love had a fit when she saw another woman in the house.

A headshot of Love walking the street.

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She started smashing windows, trying to break in, screaming that she would burn the house down. (I’ll huff and I’ll puff.) Barber’s own kids were home at the time. The police eventually came, detained her, and discovered she was under the influence. A few hours later, she was in the emergency room for a potential drug overdose from Oxycontin.