Editing Courtney Love (section)

===2016–present: Fashion and forthcoming music===
In January 2016, Love released a clothing line in collaboration with [[Sophia Amoruso]], "Love, Courtney", featuring 18 pieces reflecting her personal style.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205191937/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/courtney-love-sophia-amoruso-love-856098|archive-date=December 5, 2019|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/courtney-love-sophia-amoruso-love-856098|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|title=Courtney Love, Sophia Amoruso Fete Their Nasty Gal Collab|author=McKenzie, Lesley|date=January 14, 2016|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> In November 2016, she began filming the [[television pilot|pilot]] for ''[[A Midsummer's Nightmare (film)|A Midsummer's Nightmare]]'', a Shakespeare anthology series adapted for [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/a-midsummers-nightmare-lifetime-courtney-love-cast-1201909013/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Courtney Love Joins Lifetime's Shakespeare Anthology 'A Midsummer's Nightmare'|author=Wagmeister, Elizabeth|date=November 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008130824/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/a-midsummers-nightmare-lifetime-courtney-love-cast-1201909013/|archive-date=October 8, 2017|access-date=December 9, 2017|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> She starred as Kitty Menendez in ''[[Menendez: Blood Brothers]]'', a biopic television film based on the lives of [[Lyle and Erik Menendez]], which premiered on Lifetime in June 2017.<ref name=wagmeister>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/menendez-brothers-lifetime-movie-courtney-love-1201974553/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Lifetime Orders Menendez Brothers TV Movie Starring Courtney Love|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|date=January 31, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241214063925/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/menendez-brothers-lifetime-movie-courtney-love-1201974553/|archive-date=December 14, 2024}}</ref>

In 2017, Love accompanied the museum director [[Nicholas Cullinan]] to the [[GQ Men of the Year Awards|GQ Men of the Year awards]] at the [[Tate Modern]], calling him her "soulmate" and her "family for life".<ref name="Batty 2024">{{cite news |last1=Batty |first1=David |title=Nicholas Cullinan: energetic leader tasked with British Museum overhaul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/mar/28/nicholas-cullinan-energetic-leader-british-museum-overhaul|work=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 28, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=December 14, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241214064009/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/mar/28/nicholas-cullinan-energetic-leader-british-museum-overhaul}}</ref>

In October 2017, shortly after the [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases|Harvey Weinstein scandal]] made news, a 2005 video of Love warning young actresses about Weinstein went viral.<ref name=usaweinstein>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/10/14/harvey-weinstein-coutney-love-advice/765314001/|work=[[USA Today]]|date=October 14, 2017|title=Courtney Love warned young women about Harvey Weinstein more than a decade ago|last=Mallenbaum|first=Carly|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304012128/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/10/14/harvey-weinstein-coutney-love-advice/765314001/|archive-date=March 4, 2021|access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/courtney-love-warned-actress-about-harvey-weinstein-back-in-2005-2017-10|work=[[Business Insider]]|title=Courtney Love publicly warned women to stay away from Harvey Weinstein back in 2005|date=October 16, 2017|last=Guerrasio|first=Jason|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227000250/https://www.businessinsider.com/courtney-love-warned-actress-about-harvey-weinstein-back-in-2005-2017-10|archive-date=February 27, 2020|access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref> In the footage, while on the red carpet for the ''[[Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson]]'', Love was asked by [[Natasha Leggero]] if she had any advice for "a young girl moving to Hollywood"; she responded, "If Harvey Weinstein invites you to a private party in the [[Four Seasons (hotels)|Four Seasons]] [hotel], don't go."<ref name=usaweinstein/> She later tweeted, "Although I wasn't one of his victims, I was eternally banned by [[Creative Artists Agency|[Creative Artists Agency]]] for speaking out."<ref>{{cite web |title=Courtney Love Warns About Harvey Weinstein In 2005 Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDh4xeI-4KQ | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/mDh4xeI-4KQ| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=CBS Los Angeles |date=October 16, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=France |first1=Lisa Respers |title=Courtney Love warned women about Harvey Weinstein |url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/16/entertainment/courtney-love-harvey-weinstein/index.html |website=[[CNN]] |date=October 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212023057/https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/16/entertainment/courtney-love-harvey-weinstein/index.html |archive-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref>

In the same year, Love was cast in [[Justin Kelly (director)|Justin Kelly]]'s biopic ''[[JT LeRoy (film)|JT LeRoy]]'', portraying a film producer opposite [[Laura Dern]].<ref name=leroy>{{cite web|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/kelvin-harrison-jr-courtney-love-james-jagger-jt-leroy-movie-1202140167/|date=August 1, 2017|author=D'Nuka, Amanda|title=Kelvin Harrison Jr., Courtney Love & James Jagger Board 'JT' Biopic|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171029130423/http://deadline.com/2017/08/kelvin-harrison-jr-courtney-love-james-jagger-jt-leroy-movie-1202140167/|archive-date=October 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2018, she appeared in the music video for Marilyn Manson's "[[Tattooed in Reverse]]",<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Marilyn Manson Teases 'Tattooed in Reverse' Video Featuring Courtney Love: Watch|date=March 21, 2018|author=Kaufman, Gil|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8256902/marilyn-manson-tattooed-in-reverse-video-courtney-love-teaser|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241214064043/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/marilyn-manson-tattooed-in-reverse-video-courtney-love-teaser-8256902/|archive-date=December 14, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> and in April she appeared as a guest judge on ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8280603/courtney-love-rupauls-drag-race-first-look|title=First Look: See Courtney Love Sashay Her Way to the Judges Panel on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'|author=Daw, Stephen|date=April 2, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241214063201/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/courtney-love-rupauls-drag-race-first-look-8280603/|archive-date=December 14, 2024}}</ref> In December, Love was awarded a [[restraining order]] against Sam Lutfi, who had acted as her manager for the previous six years, alleging verbal abuse and harassment.<ref name="sam" /> Her daughter, Frances, and sister, Jaimee, were also awarded restraining orders against Lutfi.<ref name="sam">{{cite web|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|title=Courtney Love Alleges Ex-Manager Sam Lutfi Told Her to "Choke on Opiates and Die"|last=Burks|first=Tosten|date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174243/https://www.spin.com/2018/12/courtney-love-frances-bean-cobain-sam-lutfi-restraining-order/|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/12/courtney-love-frances-bean-cobain-sam-lutfi-restraining-order/|archive-date=February 14, 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> In January 2019, a Los Angeles County judge extended the three-year order to five years, citing Lutfi's tendency to "prey upon people".<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|title=Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain Granted Restraining Order Against Ex-Manager|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=January 2, 2019|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/courtney-love-restraining-order-sam-lutfi-774212/|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206173126/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/courtney-love-restraining-order-sam-lutfi-774212/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Courtney Love and Todd Almond (4 March 2025) crop.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|Love with Todd Almond in London, March 4, 2025]]
On August 18, 2019, Love performed a solo set at the Yola Día festival in Los Angeles, which also featured performances by [[Cat Power]] and [[Lykke Li]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Stereogum]]|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2055229/watch-courtney-love-cover-echo-the-bunnymen-at-lykke-lis-yola-dia-fest/news/|title=Courtney Love Sings Hole Songs, Covers Echo & The Bunnymen At Lykke Li's Yola Día|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913231224/https://www.stereogum.com/2055229/watch-courtney-love-cover-echo-the-bunnymen-at-lykke-lis-yola-dia-fest/news/|archive-date=September 13, 2019|author=Breihan, Tom|date=August 19, 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> On September 9, Love garnered press attention when she publicly criticized [[Joss Sackler]], an heiress to the [[Sackler family]] OxyContin fortune, after she allegedly offered Love $100,000 to attend her fashion show during New York Fashion Week.<ref name=sackler>{{cite news|work=[[Yahoo!]]|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/courtney-love-turned-down-100-165953257.html|title=Courtney Love Turned Down $100,000 From OxyContin Heiress To Appear At Her Fashion Show|last=Nauman|first=Ryan|date=September 9, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927095943/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/courtney-love-turned-down-100-165953257.html|archive-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> In the same statement, Love indicated that she had [[relapse]]d into opioid addiction in 2018, stating that she had recently celebrated a year of sobriety.<ref name=sackler/> In October 2019, Love relocated from Los Angeles to London.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 18, 2020|title=Courtney Love: "I feel like the luckiest motherfucker in the history of rock and roll"|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/courtney-love-hole-solo-music-liverpool-interview-2819456|last=Cooper|first=Leoni|archive-date=December 14, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241214062749/https://www.nme.com/news/music/courtney-love-hole-solo-music-liverpool-interview-2819456|website=[[NME]]|language=en-GB}}</ref>

On November 21, 2019, Love recorded the song "Mother", written and produced by [[Lawrence Rothman]], as part of the soundtrack for the horror film ''[[The Turning (2020 film)|The Turning]]'' (2020).<ref name="kerrang">{{cite web|author=''Kerrang!'' Staff|date=November 21, 2019|title=Listen to Courtney Love's New Song, "Mother," from The Turning Soundtrack|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/listen-to-courtney-loves-new-song-mother-from-the-turning-soundtrack/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122031301/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/listen-to-courtney-loves-new-song-mother-from-the-turning-soundtrack/|archive-date=November 22, 2019|work=[[Kerrang!]]}}</ref> In January 2020, she received the Icon Award at the [[NME Awards|''NME'' Awards]]; ''NME'' described her as "one of the most influential singers in alternative culture of the last 30 years".<ref name="icon">{{cite web|work=[[NME]]|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/courtney-love-to-receive-icon-award-at-the-nme-awards-2020-2602586|title=Courtney Love to receive Icon Award at the NME Awards 2020 |date=January 29, 2020|last=Trendell|first=Andrew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130091416/https://www.nme.com/news/music/courtney-love-to-receive-icon-award-at-the-nme-awards-2020-2602586|archive-date=January 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, she confirmed she was writing a new record which she described as "really sad&nbsp;... [I'm] writing in [[minor chord]]s, and that appeals to my sadness."<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/courtney-love-falls-london-1203492623/|date=February 18, 2020|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524051113/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/courtney-love-falls-london-1203492623/|archive-date=May 24, 2020|title=Courtney Love Falls for London|last1=Conti|first1=Samantha|last2=Theodosi|first2=Natalie}}</ref> In March 2021, Love said she had been hospitalized with acute [[anemia]] in August 2020, which had nearly killed her and reduced her weight to {{convert|97|lb|kg}}; she made a full recovery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/courtney-love-almost-died-hospital-anemia|work=[[Fox News]]|title=Courtney Love says she 'almost died' in the hospital from anemia|last=Day|first=Nate|date=March 15, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316213256/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/courtney-love-almost-died-hospital-anemia|archive-date=March 16, 2021}}</ref>

In August 2022, Love revealed the completion of her memoir, ''The Girl with the Most Cake'', after a nearly ten-year period of writing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/courtney-love-memoir-book-b2139290.html|work=[[The Independent]]|title=Courtney Love announces she's finished her memoir after 'decade' of writing: 'F*** an untrue narrative'|date=August 5, 2022|last=Murray|first=Tom|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817184536/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/courtney-love-memoir-book-b2139290.html|archive-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref>

Love is featured as a guest vocalist on the track "[[Song to the Siren]]" by rapper [[070 Shake]], from her studio album ''Petrichor'', which was released on November 15, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[NME]]|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/courtney-love-to-feature-on-070-shakes-new-album-petrichor-3811977|title=Courtney Love to feature on 070 Shake's new album 'Petrichor'|last=Skinner|first=Tom|date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241115031746/https://www.nme.com/news/music/courtney-love-to-feature-on-070-shakes-new-album-petrichor-3811977|archive-date=November 15, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>