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Courtney Love Responds to "Weird as Heck" Eviction Problem
Courtney Love is firing back.
The controversy-prone singer is responding to reports that she's facing eviction from her $324,000 a year NYC townhouse for not paying rent and for altering the insides of the 19th century pad without permission.
So what kind of below-the-belt attacks is Love making about the building's P.O.'d owner? Read on to find out...
The Finished Wife: Debra Messing and Husband Separate
Unless you're Britney Spears, this has not been a great month for couples.
Debra Messing and her husband of 10 years, Daniel Zelman, are the latest to confirm that things haven't been what they seem for quite some time.
The pair "privately separated earlier this year after a 10-year marriage," a rep for Messing said in a statement to E! News. "The decision was mutual, and they remain supportive of one another and committed to raising their son as a family."
And they aren't kidding!
Did James Franco's Really Bad Grade Really Get an NYU Professor Fired?
A disgruntled New York University professor just blew a big hole in James Franco's reputation as the actor who made picking up a master's degree (or three) in his spare time look easy.
José Angel Santana is now suing NYU, claiming he got fired after he gave the school's resident Oscar nominee a D in his Directing the Actor II class for his poor attendance record.
A rep for the school calls the claim "ridiculous," but, obviously, we're a little more interested in finding out just how many classes Franco supposedly skipped...
Check Out Courtney Love's Controversial NYC Townhouse
Courtney Love is certainly no stranger to controversy.
As we told you yesterday, the Hole singer is currently facing eviction from her Manhattan townhouse for failing to pay a whopping $54,000 in rent.
But that's not the only thing she's in hot water for. Love also reportedly painted and wallpapered "significant portions of the interior" without the owner's consent after a small fire broke out in a fourth-floor bedroom.
So what kind of controversial quarters is Love really keeping? Pretty nice ones...
Courtney Love Facing Eviction Over Claims of Unpaid Rent and Improper Paint Jobs
Who could have imagined that Courtney Love might not be a model tenant?!
The Hole frontwoman is facing eviction from the Manhattan townhouse she leased earlier this year after, according to the building's owner, failing to pay the rent and—yes, there's an and—both damaging the property and altering the interior design without permission, according to a spokesman for the owner's legal camp.
It apparently all started with the fire...
Babes in Toyland: Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Take the Kids to FAO Schwarz
Talk about fun for the whole family.
Braving a gloomy downpour, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took all six of their kids to FAO Schwarz today for a little pre-holiday shopping.
Double Cuteness! Usher Missed American Music Awards to Pull Daddy Duty
Usher fans may have missed his presence at the American Music Awards last night, but they'll be happy to hear he had a great reason for not being in L.A.
After attending a memorial service for late hip-hop star Heavy D on Friday, the father of two actually spent the weekend with his two biggest—and yet, perhaps, smallest—fans, sons Usher V (aka Cinco) and Naviyd.
And yes, they all looked adorable—dad, too—bundled up in their winter clothes.
It's Leonardo DiCaprio's Birthday and He'll Party With Models If He Wants To!
Leonardo DiCaprio may be getting older—he turns 37 today—but some things about him haven't changed.
Like the fact that he still loves him some models! The actor, who has romanced Bar Refaeli and Gisele Bündchen, hit New York this week to enjoy the company of Angels at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show afterparty on Wednesday night.
Page Six reports that he was particularly interested in Karlie Kloss during the bash at PHD at the Dream Downtown.
He also partied with Kanye West and Beyoncé earlier this week at the Darby following West's concert with Jay-Z.
After rubbing shoulders with A-listers all week, he'll be at it again tonight for a good cause...
Selma Blair Used to Sleep at Shelter but Wore...Versace?!
Selma Blair must have been the best-dressed homeless person ever.
At last night's Versace for H&M collection party, the actress told E! News that she bought her first Versace dress while living at a homeless shelter.
"My first Versace piece was a red velvet overall minidress," she said last night. "I was basically homeless, living in the Salvation Army in New York City. I was 21 years old, and I saved all up my money [for the designer dress] that I should have saved up for rent at the Salvation Army."
Thanks to the new collection, now everybody can afford to wear the designer's duds, which fellow guests Jessica Alba and Jennifer Hudson gushed over.
EXCLUSIVE!
Adriana Lima Defends Liquid Diet and Double Workouts
Victoria's Secret angel Adriana Lima wants us all to know she doesn't stick to her pre-show liquid diet and twice-daily workouts routine year-round.
"Everybody is talking about my crazy diet," she told me backstage this morning as she got glammed for tonight's catwalk.
The supermodel and hot mom recently admitted she sticks to liquids only ninedays before the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and stops drinking water for 12 hours before she hits the runway to drop the most weight.
But she defended the drastic measures, comparing herself to an athlete in training:






