Courtney Love has finally been convicted on that long standing drugs charge which stemmed from an incident last year when she was found outside an ex-boyfriend's house under the influence of a "controlled substance". After numerous delays and set-backs in the case, Courtney finally showed up to court on time, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months probation. The probation conditions include a commitment to attend rehab, not drink alcohol and, somewhat ambitiously, to not go to places where alcohol is sold "cheaply".
Love was clutching a copy of NME as she went into the court room. Needless to say, this was a key component of their coverage of the trial - they write: "Love appeared healthy and playful inside, pulling a face behind her attorney's back, reading an article on estranged Libertine Pete Doherty's recent rehab attempts and asking NME's reporter about Franz Ferdinand singer Alex Kapranos before the Judge arrived in the courtroom".
After the trial Love, who still faces another set of drugs charges and two assault charges, told reporters: "It's not gonna go away. They come after you when you stick out and then they go away when you stop doing drugs. So let's see America. Can I stop taking pills?"