Courtney Love, a frequent patron of the rehabilitation industry, appears to be a little short on her bills.Beau Monde, a posh oceanfront facility in Newport Beach is suing the singer/troublemaker, claiming she has $181,000 left on her bill from her last sojourn.

In September 2005, Love was sentenced to 180 days in a treatment facility following a probation violation and three misdemeanor cases (possession of illegal painkillers, being painkiller-ed in public and good ol' fashioned assault and battery-Love's bread and butter).

Love's attorney, Howard Weitzman, said the lawsuit "will be resolved to the satisfaction of all parties shortly."

He had no opinion as to when Courtney will get a life.



The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame broadened its horizons recently when it admitted its first rap artists, DJ Grandmaster Flash and his partners, the Furious Five. Other members of the most recent class of inductees includes a less-novel mix: R.E.M., Van Halen, Patti Smith and The Ronettes.

Bill Adler, a hip-hop historian, said, "This announces the beginning of the rap era for the Hall. Flash and the Furious Five are going to open the floodgates."

While the Hall has certainly always been open to a diverse array of applicants (including James Brown and the Everly Brothers in its very first class and last year's Miles Davis and the Sex Pistols), the recent inductees mark new and exciting territory.

The requirement that candidates be entered at least 25 years after their first release has been the biggest obstacle to hip hop's inclusion, only now possible that the early 80s (the birthplace of rap as we know it) are long behind us.

Erik Parker, director of content at the hip-hop Web site SOHH.com, said of the Hall's decision, "The average hip-hop fan long ago learned to live without validation. They realized it was already accepted as part of the mainstream culture."

Mark the calendar for 2017; The Chronic will be eligible.