Was Courtney Love Punked, Or Did American Idol Producers Lie?
Remember a few weeks back when the Courtney Love said she received a call from the producers at American Idol about possibly replacing host Paula Abdul. You don't? Well that's because the AI people denied it and made Courtney look like a crazy person. Which when you think about it, is both simple, yet cruel. It's like chaining up a dog and dangling a bone just out of its reach. Sure it's entertaining as hell, but eventually that dog's going to get free and when she does, she's going to down a bottle of Jack, strip naked and start humping your leg.
Well, according to this story, American Idol execs approached former Go-Go's lead singer Belinda Carlisle a couple years back about the same thing. Sure she's a washed up has-been who was put to pasture long ago, but she's also a far sight more reliable than Love. Belinda said this about replacing Abdul:
"As far as American Idol goes, I was actually approached a couple of years ago about possibly replacing Paula Abdul. But to answer your question, I really don't know. To be perfectly honest, it's just not my thing. I'd rather listen to music that comes from a more organic place. But you know, I just ... don't know if I would or not."
So where am I going with all of this?
What if, let's say the AI people really did call Courtney? The timing is somewhat significant, as this all happened when Paula was being panned 
in the press for being an incoherent, drugged out freak. Maybe they were testing the waters to see how the public reacted to the idea. Initially people were intrigued, but quickly realized that while Paula may be a laced rainbow-sprinkled cupcake of lunacy, she's a safer alternative to the derailed riotgrrl Courtney.
So if this theory is correct, then Courtney wasn't just punked, she was used. And come to think of it punked and used sounds about right. Either way, I am about fifty percent convinced that Courtney Love may or may not have had a hallucination and shared it with the world.
I also think she might have been called by AI and when it didn't get the correct vibe they bailed out, and lied to cover their asses.
Poor Courtney. Poor filthy rich, filthy Courtney.
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