Courtney Love accuses Olivia Rodrigo of 'stealing' idea for promo

Courtney Love
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It sounds like Courtney doesn't love a new promo from Olivia Rodrigo.

Courtney Love put the Sour singer on blast over a recent promo depicting a prom queen holding flowers with smudged mascara, claiming Rodrigo copied the cover to Hole's album Live Through This, which also features a prom queen with flowers and smudged mascara, Entertainment Weekly reports.

Of course, that Hole album cover itself is pretty similar to the horror film Carrie, but Love insists it was "my original idea" and that Carrie "is another thing" — though Entertainment Weekly points out a 2019 oral history quoted photographer Ellen von Unwerth as saying the cover was inspired by Carrie.

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Still, Love slammed Rodrigo for not asking to pay homage, writing, "Stealing an original idea and not asking permission is rude. There's no way to be elegant about it." It really is brutal out here, huh?

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.