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COURTNEY LOVE's Non-Role In KURT COBAIN Project Clarified

December 9, 2014

According to The Pulse Of Radio, a day after a report surfaced claiming that Courtney Love was cut out of HBO's upcoming documentary on Kurt Cobain, set to air in 2015, the director said that Love "never asked" to be involved artistically. Director Brett Morgen said in a statement, "Courtney Love first came to me with the idea for 'Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck' in 2007. In granting me access to his possessions, Courtney gave me permission to use the items in any manner I deemed appropriate for the film. She never asked for any editorial involvement."

Love and Cobain's daughter, Frances Bean Cobain — who also inherited a vast amount of material from Cobain — has been credited as an executive producer. Morgen told The Hollywood Reporter: "At a certain point, I started working more closely with [Frances]. We [all] agreed that because Courtney was a subject in the film, it would be best if she wasn't given editorial control."

Morgen also worked with Kurt's mother, Wendy Cobain, and his record label, Geffen Records, to secure rights to his music and personal materials for the film.

As for Love, Morgen said, "She hasn't seen the movie. I'm not sure she's intending to." But he added, "Courtney brought me into the world, and the film would not exist if she hadn’t reached out to me."

"Montage Of Heck" will debut in January at the Sundance Film Festival, followed by a premiere on HBO and possibly even a theatrical release.

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