While we commend Courtney Love for seemingly pulling herself together, selling off part of the Nirvana catalog and assumedly not spending the profit on drugs, and no longer looking like this:
we are saddened by the downward spiral of her romantic life. Once engaged to occasional hottie and all-around success Edward Norton, C.Love has fallen to near Mischa Barton levels on the celebrity hook-up scale. She's now reportedly accepting hot beef injections from this guy:
Yes, that is indeed rotund, meat-accessorized (married) celebrity chef Mario Batali. What's the deal, Courtney, did Val Kilmer turn you down?
The New York Daily News reports:
Celebrity chef Mario Batali has been enjoying la dolce vita this summer, with late-night drinking sessions at the Spotted Pig.
During one recent bacchanal, which lasted almost until sunrise, the red-headed restaurateur told his companions he was leaving to "drop in on Courtney Love."
"He said that he 'often' drops in on her," said our man with the big ears.
Given that Mr. B is happily married, we put in a call to his office to ask what this could possibly mean.
"That's ridiculous. … I can't really talk about this right now," a flustered spokeswoman told me, before terminating the call.
Love's rep was also unforthcoming.
Maybe they go picking mushrooms together?
Obviously after a Lohan-like all-night drinking binge, Mario felt he had been a very bad boy and must atone for sins. Having heard about Courtney's selfless act of offering her sobering services to Pete Doherty, Batali turned to the person most qualified to cure him of the evil love of spirits. Surely there is no foreseen flaw in this plan.
Courtney will probably not cure you of sin at MrSkin.com.
