Courtney Love behaves on Twitter after libel case

Singer/actress Courtney Love said she was thankful a jury sided with her in a landmark Twitter libel case.

A Los Angeles jury determined on Friday that Love did not defame her former attorney in a tweet.

“It was a really great learning experience,” Love said outside court.

Love said she had worried that jurors would have difficulty relating to her and admitted that she was “controversial”.

She said she was now more careful about what and how she posts. “I’ve been tweeting nicely for like three years now,” said Love, whose handle is now @courtney.

Dubbed “Twibel,” the civil suit seeking $8 million (Dh29 million) was filed by Rhonda Holmes, who had once acted as Love’s fraud litigation attorney. Love filed her own complaint against Holmes, claiming legal malpractice.

Holmes had been hired in December 2008 to look into missing funds from the estate of Kurt Cobain, Love’s late husband.

Holmes and Love parted ways after less than six months. The attorney alleged that the relationship had been contingent on Love refraining from substance abuse, a stipulation that eventually angered the singer. The attorney also said that Love became a difficult client and wouldn’t return calls. She accused the Golden Globe-nominated actress of taking to Twitter as an act of vengeance.