Editing Courtney Love (section)

===2013–2015: Return to acting; libel lawsuits===
After dropping the Hole name and performing as a solo artist<ref name="war">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stevie-nicks-headlines-elton-johns-aids-foundation-gala-in-new-york-20121016|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|title=Stevie Nicks Headlines Elton John's AIDS Foundation Gala in New York|author=Horowitz, Steven J.|date=October 16, 2012|archive-date=December 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223075407/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stevie-nicks-headlines-elton-johns-aids-foundation-gala-in-new-york-20121016|url-status=dead}}</ref> in late 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/courtney-love-rocks/story?id=18307066|work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|date=January 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614121250/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/courtney-love-rocks/story?id=18307066|archive-date=June 14, 2018|title=In a Cloud of Crazy, Courtney Love Rocks On|author=Marikar, Sheila}}</ref> Love appeared in spring 2013 advertisements for [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]] alongside [[Kim Gordon]] and [[Ariel Pink]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/04/03/courtney-love-kim-gordon-marilyn-manson-for-saint-laurent-music-project|work=Vogue UK|title=Saint Laurent Unveils Music Project|date=April 3, 2013|author=Alexander, Ella|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054057/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/04/03/courtney-love-kim-gordon-marilyn-manson-for-saint-laurent-music-project|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Love completed a solo tour of North America in mid-2013,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-with-courtney-love-on-her-memoir-and-im-still-alive-tour-20130624|title=Q&A With Courtney Love: On Her Memoir and 'I'm Still Alive' Tour|first=Steve|last=Baltin|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241114042907/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-with-courtney-love-on-her-memoir-and-im-still-alive-tour-247054/|archive-date=November 14, 2024|url-status=live|date=June 24, 2013}}</ref><ref name="2013tour">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/News/courtney_love_extends_north_american_tour_adds_vancouver_date|work=Exclaim!|title=Courtney Love Extends North American Tour, Adds Vancouver Date|first=Gregory|last=Adams|date=May 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008192221/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/courtney_love_extends_north_american_tour_adds_vancouver_date|archive-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> which was purported to be in promotion of an upcoming solo album; however, it was ultimately dubbed a "greatest hits" tour, and featured songs from Love's and Hole's back catalogue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/courtney-love-on-a-small-tour-hits-brooklyn-huntington-1.5514155|work=[[Newsday]]|title=Courtney Love, on a small tour, hits Brooklyn, Huntington|first=Glenn|last=Gamboa|date=June 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614121318/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/courtney-love-on-a-small-tour-hits-brooklyn-huntington-1.5514155|archive-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> Love told ''Billboard'' at the time that she had recorded eight songs in the studio.<ref name="USAtoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/07/18/courtney-love-new-album-book/2552467/|work=[[USA Today]]|title=Courtney Love has new album and memoir in the works|first=Steve|last=Jones|date=July 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002063146/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/07/18/courtney-love-new-album-book/2552467/|archive-date=October 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Love was subject of a second landmark [[libel]] lawsuit brought against her in January 2014 by her former attorney Rhonda Holmes, who accused Love of online defamation, seeking $8 million in damages.<ref name="knoll">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-love-libel-20140125-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Singer-actress Courtney Love wins landmark Twitter libel case|author=Knoll, Corina|date=January 24, 2014|archive-date=June 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617171923/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/24/local/la-me-love-libel-20140125}}</ref> It was the first case of alleged Twitter-based libel in U.S. history to make it to trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/01/25/jury-sides-with-courtney-love-in-trial-over-tweet/4882997/|work=[[USA Today]]|title=Courtney Love tweets after Twitter trial win|author=McCoy, Kevin|date=January 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219125318/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/01/25/jury-sides-with-courtney-love-in-trial-over-tweet/4882997/|archive-date=December 19, 2018}}</ref> The jury, however, found in Love's favor.<ref name="knoll" /> A subsequent defamation lawsuit filed by fashion designer Simorangkir in February 2014, however, resulted in Love being ordered to pay a further $350,000 in recompense.<ref name="sim" />

On April 22, 2014, Love debuted the song "[[You Know My Name (Courtney Love song)|You Know My Name]]" on [[BBC Radio 6]] to promote her tour of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041k6yf|title=Steve Lamacq, 22/04/2014|work=[[BBC Radio 6 Music]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127042919/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041k6yf|archive-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> It was released as a double A-side single with the song "[[Wedding Day (song)|Wedding Day]]" on May 4, 2014, on her own label Cherry Forever Records via [[Kobalt Label Services]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/72542/courtney-love-you-know-my-name/|author=Feeley, Nolan|magazine=Time|title=Hear Courtney Love Howl on 'You Know My Name'|date=April 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105140652/http://time.com/72542/courtney-love-you-know-my-name/|archive-date=November 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The tracks were produced by Michael Beinhorn, and feature [[Tommy Lee]] on drums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/tommyleetv/posts/10152073837842654|work=[[Facebook]]|author-link=Tommy Lee|title=Here's some new jams I recorded with CL|author=Lee, Tommy|date=April 23, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140425070907/https://www.facebook.com/tommyleetv/posts/10152073837842654|archive-date=April 25, 2014|access-date=November 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with the [[BBC]], Love revealed that she and former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson had reconciled, and had been rehearsing new material together, along with former bassist Melissa Auf der Maur and drummer Patty Schemel, though she did not confirm a reunion of the band.<ref name="garvey">{{cite interview|last=Love|first=Courtney|interviewer=[[Jane Garvey (broadcaster)|Jane Garvey]]|title=Woman's Hour, Courtney Love; game changing politics; Lauren Owen|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=April 1, 2014|access-date=April 1, 2014|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03zb49t}}</ref> On May 1, 2014, in an interview with ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', Love commented further on the possibility of Hole reuniting, saying:
"I'm not going to commit to it happening, because we want an element of surprise. There's a lot of ''i''s to be dotted and ''t''s to be crossed."<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/9395-courtney-love/|work=Pitchfork|title=Interviews: Courtney Love|author=Pelly, Jenn|date=May 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930120036/https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/9395-courtney-love/|archive-date=September 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/courtney-love-changes-mind-will-not-reunite-holes-classic-lineup/|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence of Sound]]|title=Courtney Love changes mind, will not reunite Hole's classic lineup|date=July 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230204518/http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/courtney-love-changes-mind-will-not-reunite-holes-classic-lineup/|archive-date=December 30, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Courtney Love (17269704453).jpg|thumb|upright=1|left|Love performing in [[Ventura, California]], 2015|alt=Woman onstage, holding guitar and looking down, smiling]]
Love was cast in several television series in supporting parts throughout 2014, including the [[FX Network|FX]] series ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'',<ref name="anarchy">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/courtney-love-sons-of-anarchy-1201259377/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Courtney Love Joins 'Sons of Anarchy' for Final Season|author=Johns, Nikara|date=July 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930034215/https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/courtney-love-sons-of-anarchy-1201259377/|archive-date=September 30, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/634636/courtney-love-s-tv-takeover-continues-on-revenge-and-you-won-t-believe-who-she-s-playing|work=[[E!]]|title=Courtney Love's TV Takeover Continues on Revenge and You Won't Believe Who She's Playing|author=Bricker, Tierney|date=March 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708221422/https://www.eonline.com/news/634636/courtney-love-s-tv-takeover-continues-on-revenge-and-you-won-t-believe-who-she-s-playing|archive-date=July 8, 2018}}</ref> and [[Lee Daniels]]' network series ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'' in a recurring guest role as [[Empire (season 1)#Cast and characters|Elle Dallas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/courtney-love-joins-foxs-empire-743363|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 23, 2014|author=O'Connell, Michael|title=Courtney Love Joins Fox's 'Empire'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201015112/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/courtney-love-joins-foxs-empire-743363|archive-date=February 1, 2017}}</ref> The track "Walk Out on Me", featuring Love, was included on the ''[[Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1]]'' album, which debuted at number 1 on the [[Billboard 200]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6502441/empire-soundtrack-number-one-madonna-number-two|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title='Empire' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Madonna Arrives at No. 2|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=March 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012105417/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6502441/empire-soundtrack-number-one-madonna-number-two|archive-date=October 12, 2018}}</ref> [[Alexis Petridis]] of ''[[The Guardian (newspaper)|The Guardian]]'' praised the track, saying: "The idea of Courtney Love singing a ballad with a group of gospel singers seems faintly terrifying&nbsp;... The reality is brilliant. Love's voice fits the careworn lyrics, effortlessly summoning the kind of ravaged darkness that Lana Del Rey nearly ruptures herself trying to conjure up."<ref name="empire21">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/21/various-artists-empire-season-1-original-soundtrack-review-timbaland|date=May 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125174402/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/21/various-artists-empire-season-1-original-soundtrack-review-timbaland|archive-date=November 25, 2015|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|author=Petridis, Alexis|title=Various Artists: Empire Season 1 Original Soundtrack review – pretend stars get properly famous with Timbaland's help}}</ref>

In January 2015, Love starred in a New York City stage production, ''[[Kansas City Choir Boy]]'', a "pop opera" conceived by and co-starring Todd Almond.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/forget-netrebko-heres-an-opera-with-courtney-love/|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Forget Neterbko. Here's an Opera With Courtney Love|author=Kozinn, Allan|date=October 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614094955/https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/forget-netrebko-heres-an-opera-with-courtney-love/|archive-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> Charles Isherwood of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised her performance, noting a "soft-edged and bewitching" stage presence, and wrote: "Her voice, never the most supple or rangy of instruments, retains the singular sound that made her an electrifying front woman for the band Hole: a single sustained noted can seem to simultaneously contain a plea, a wound and a threat."<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|author=Isherwood, Charles|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/theater/kansas-city-choir-boy-with-courtney-love-and-todd-almond.html|title=A Bruising Love Throbs Anew|date=January 11, 2015}}</ref> The show toured later in the year, with performances in Boston and Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-dance/2015/10/04/courtney-love-attraction-but-songs-carry-choir-boy/gdW16KCGvCG6c34TjusAIK/story.html|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|title=Courtney Love is attraction, but songs carry 'Choir Boy'|author=Goodwin, Jeremy D.|date=October 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108075335/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-dance/2015/10/04/courtney-love-attraction-but-songs-carry-choir-boy/gdW16KCGvCG6c34TjusAIK/story.html|archive-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref> In April 2015, the journalist [[Anthony Bozza]] sued Love, alleging a contractual violation regarding his co-writing of her memoir.<ref name="love denies">{{cite news |title=Courtney Love denies owing biographer Anthony Bozza any money for upcoming book |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/courtney-love-denies-owing-biographer-money-new-book-article-1.2313528|date=August 4, 2015 |author=Garvey, Marianne |author2=Niemietz, Brian |author3=Coleman, Oli |author4=Maresca, Rachel |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|archive-date=December 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218051720/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/courtney-love-denies-owing-biographer-money-new-book-article-1.2313528}}</ref> Love performed as the opening act for [[Lana Del Rey]] on her [[The Endless Summer Tour|Endless Summer Tour]] for eight West Coast shows in May and June 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Lana Del Rey Announces 2015 Tour Dates With Courtney Love|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6334673/lana-del-rey-courtney-love-endless-summer-tour-dates-2015|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216233126/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6334673/lana-del-rey-courtney-love-endless-summer-tour-dates-2015|archive-date=December 16, 2018|author=Payne, Chris}}</ref> During her tenure, Love debuted the single "[[Miss Narcissist]]", released on [[Wavves]]' independent label Ghost Ramp.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/59601-courtney-love-releases-miss-narcissist-on-wavves-ghost-ramp-label/|work=Pitchfork|title=Courtney Love Releases 'Miss Narcissist' on Wavves' Ghost Ramp Label|author=Camp, Zoe|date=May 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226175641/https://pitchfork.com/news/59601-courtney-love-releases-miss-narcissist-on-wavves-ghost-ramp-label/|archive-date=December 26, 2018}}</ref> She was also cast in a supporting role in [[James Franco]]'s film ''[[The Long Home]]'', based on the novel by [[William Gay (author)|William Gay]], her first film role in over ten years;<ref name="home">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/04/casting-net-courtney-love-giancarlo-esposito-james-franco|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|title=Casting Net: Courtney Love, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito join James Franco's The Long Home|author=Maas, Jennifer|date=May 4, 2015|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614121505/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/04/casting-net-courtney-love-giancarlo-esposito-james-franco/|url-status=dead}}</ref> as of 2022, it remains unreleased.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Serben |first=Brandy Lynn |date=December 22, 2021 |title=James Franco speaks on sexual misconduct allegations 4 years later |url=https://movieweb.com/james-franco-sexual-misconduct-allegations-speak-out/ |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=[[MovieWeb]]|language=en-US}}</ref>