Thu, 24 May 2007 12:00:00 ET
Courtney Love is angry to shoe company Dr. Martens for using her late husband's picture without asking her consent, which she would have rejected anyway.
Courtney Love has slammed shoe manufacturer Dr. Martens for using her late husband
Kurt Cobain in an advertisement. The
Hole singer is furious with the company for using an image of Kurt wearing black Dr. Martens boots, draped in an angelic robe and sitting on a cloud.
Courtney has branded the advert "despicable" and insists the late
Nirvana frontman would never have agreed to it. Her representative said: "Courtney had no idea this was taking place and would never have approved it. She thinks it's outrageous that a company is allowed to commercially gain from such a despicable use of her husband's picture."
Kurt is one of several dead rock stars being used to promote Dr. Martens' AirWair line. Sid Vicious from
Sex Pistols and
Ramones star Joey Ramone also feature in the adverts, which have only been shown in the UK.
Courtney's representative added: "It does appear that in the UK what Dr. Martens has done is allowed. Courtney did not, and would not, approve of such a use of Kurt's name and likeness." Kurt and Courtney married in 1992 and had a daughter Frances Bean, who is now 14. Kurt committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun in 1994.
Meanwhile, Courtney is planning to sell many of her late husband's possessions. She said: "Most will go to charity since the money isn't what I'm that interested in, but it's really an exchange of energy. "Obviously we'll keep more than enough of his stuff - his monkey collection - things that mattered to him for Frances and her family."
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