July 10, 2004
Courtney Love Finally Goes to Bellevue
Courtney Love took turning 40 to the next level, by being hauled out by the EMT in handcuffs, after what the Post calls an "abortion" drama. The Post says that a woman called 911 from Love's apartment, saying there was a miscarriage; earlier, Love was saying in her lobby "today is my birthday and I had an abortion." Love allegedly babbled to a Post reporter a few days ago that she was pregnant, but who knows what the hell she was drinking or on at the time? The handcuffs were not because of the arrest warrant on her in L.A. but because police thought she might be a danger to herself. The police were on the scene because Love was seen throwing bottles from her SoHo apartment. Her lawyers says Love was being treated for a "gynecological medical condition," not drugs, and now, Love is at Bellevue. Yes, Bellevue, the hospital people go to when they are crazy! As Gawker says, "Just when ya think the old girl can't bring the tabloid magic, she really pulls through. Bless you, Courtney! Happy birthday!" Honestly, it's like a birthday present to the Post and Daily News.
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she looks really droopy in this picture. poor courtney!
Lucky the baby checked out. She's fun for New Yorkers to read about, but she would be a horror to have as a mom.
first the Frugal Gourmet dies, then this ... not a good week for freaks.
Ron, educate me.
Why was the Frugal Gourmet a freak? I used to love his show.
(Courtney needs no explainin)
What was the timeframe of events here?
Don't you get the sense the lawyer called and said, "Hey, where they hell are you? You're supposed to be in court in L.A. You're about to be in deep shit."
And then Courtney was all, "Hmmm.... What could make for a good excuse? Dog ate my plane ticket... No. Uhm... SELF-ABORTION! Oh, that's good, that's good! "
I mean she effectively used the LAPD and NYPD publicity teams to promote her last album. Why not drum up some public sympathy for being subjected to an arrest warrant?
She's figured out our sweet spot. I mean, is she really a very clever publicist or is she a total idiot that somehow fits into the mass neurotic needs of a lot of New Yorkers? Or both? She's a real puzzler.
Anyone without a celebrity's sense of self-preservation who tried to live like this would be long dead.
Bravo to her. I remember when I was very young I wanted to crap (literally) all over the place and yell and scream all the time. Then my parents made me control myself (not so much fun). I see in Courtney an adult who craps all over and yells and screams and gets away with it. Bravo for all those who never wanted to be toilet trained!
Rachel, The Frugal Gourmet was involved in a sex scandal (assault on many young men) which caused PBS to pull the plug on his show. I suspect that's what Ron was referencing.
Sterling, tell me some more about a celebrity's sense of self-preservation. That's a new angle for me, but it makes perfect sense when I think about it. Celebrity's have to be strong to handle all that public pressure.
I love the moment in the news video when the EMT tries to cover her exposed breast and she screams to be left alone.
Clearly she feels it's vital to have the fun sacks on full display in front of a bank of news cameras -- even as she's being carried off to the cukoo's nest.
It's probably a wise photo op strategy. Without the mammaries she's just another vascular gay man with tortured, thinning hair: Carson Kressley.
Especially for the guys. We get titillated (it's even in the word) by those "fun sacks"....Look in the subways at the guys reading the Post and how they stare at those "fun sacks."
She seems mentally ill and suffering, no?