Rocker Courtney Love stunned associates and media alike when she emerged from a movie theater looking clean and freshly scrubbed. Afterwards, Love confirmed a Los Angeles radio station's report that she had bathed recently. The bath is believed to be her first since 1999.

The sudden turn towards hygiene may be related to the resolution of her court battles over the legacy of Kurt Cobain's music. She recently settled with the surviving members of Nirvana. Some speculated Love cleaned up in preparation for meetings to discuss legal issues with her record label or that it is somehow related to the publication of a new collection of Cobain's journal entries. Whatever the case, it is agreed she is a new woman.

"Just a shower can make all the difference in the world," said Frank McGee, a customer who was on hand. "You could sort of tell that at one time she might have been kind of attractive, even. She used to look kind of like a dirty skank. Now she just looks like a skank." So different was her appearance, she was able to browse at a Tower Records in Los Angeles without being noticed or recognized. Apparently agitated by this, Love then began shouting "Hey, everyone, I'm Courtney Love" until people turned to stare.

Another shopper, Myra Kretzman, was astounded at one marking on Love's shoulder. "I thought it was just dirt," she said, "but today in the store you could totally see it was a tattoo." She also remarked on a pleasant scent emanating from Love's general direction, possibly from a scented body wash of some kind.

A confidant of Love, who wished to remain anonymous "because she might hurt me" told Cultureshark the stories of Love's "dry spell" are literally true but not entirely accurate. "Courtney has taken several showers in the past few years," the source told us. "And it's not like she hasn't been caught in the rain a few times, either."

Love's future hygiene plans remain uncertain, but those closer to her indicate it could be permanent. Those literally close to her express fervent hope it DOES become permanent.

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