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About That Time Courtney Love Saved Chris Rock From an Oscars-Related Fight

Maybe instead of soliciting advice from Judd Apatow , this year’s Academy Award co-host (and new Twitter user ) James Franco should be asking an actual former Oscar host for advice. Like Chris Rock, who in a new interview admitted that he almost got into a fight because of his stage material. Fortunately, Courtney Love was there to save him.

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About That Time Courtney Love Saved Chris Rock From an Oscars-Related Fight

Trailer Premiere: ’80s Rock Icon Battles Demons in Bob and the Monster

“It was one of the most magical times ever,” recalls Anthony Kiedis of the 1980s Los Angeles punk scene that gave birth to bands like his Red Hot Chili Peppers amidst a haze of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. But for indie rock icon Bob Forrest, lead singer of the post-punk band Thelonious Monster, the freely available substances that liberated the scene also sent him into a spiraling drug dependency that ruined his career. After years of battling his demons, Forrest became a renowned drug counselor helping others, and his struggle formed the basis of the documentary Bob and the Monster .

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Trailer Premiere: ’80s Rock Icon Battles Demons in Bob and the Monster