Courntey Love Attacked in Paris Amidst Anti-Uber Protest

June 25, 2015June 25, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Attacked, Courtney Love, Paris, Protest, Uber

From Billboard:

Courtney Love was attacked in Paris on Thursday (June 25) by what she described as a “mob of taxi drivers.” Taxi workers have been recently using blockades in European cities to picket Uber, as the mobile car-hailing service has hurt their industry; on Thursday, that picketing turned violent with Love in tow.

“Dude @kanyewest we may turn back to the airport and hide out with u.picketers just attacked our car #ParisUberStrike,” Love wrote on Twitter on Thursday. “they’ve ambushed our car and are holding our driver hostage. they’re beating the cars with metal bats. this is France?? I’m safer in Baghdad.”

Love then appealed directly to French president François Hollande: “where are the fucking police??? is it legal for your people to attack visitors? Get your ass to the airport. Wtf???”

More here and also here and here.

[UPDATE: I texted with her. She’s fine.]

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 30+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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