The Courtney Love Libel Suit, Part Deux

The plot thickens! From The New York Post:

In papers filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Dawn Simorangkir, who runs a sportswear line called Boudoir Queen, says Love asked her to create a wardrobe for her, but then got angry when the designer sent her an invoice.

Love then hatched a “plot to destroy Simorangkir,” writing “malicious and false statements” on the Internet, claiming the designer “sold drugs, is a drug addict, has a history of selling cocaine, has a history of assault and battery, has a record of prostitution, has committed grand theft … was deemed an unfit parent, lost custody of her child, is a racist and homophobe … [and] is a danger to society,” the suit states.

In addition, “Love publicly made the menacing and disturbing statement that Simorangkir will be ‘hunted til your [sic] dead,’ ” according to the suit. “Whether caused by a drug-induced psychosis, a warped understanding of reality, or the belief that her money and fame allow her to disregard the law, Love has embarked on what is nothing short of an obsessive and delusional crusade to terrorize,” the suit claims.

The lawsuit charges Love with libel, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of distress and breach of contract and asks for unspecified money damages.

I know I said the other day that being on the receiving end of a Courtney Love rant might do more good than harm, but it’s clear that involvement of any kind in a business transaction with her is destined to be a miserable endeavor. I mean, see above.

Poor girl: I’ve known a few designers who signed on to work with a client despite having a sense of foreboding about said client being high maintenance, difficult, and/or crazy simply because some business is any business (especially in this economy). The temptation to work with a celebrity, whose potential to influence your career is huge, has to override any tiny voice of common sense telling you to run far, far away.