COURTNEY LOVE - COURTNEY LOVE ORDERED BACK TO REHAB FOR SIX MONTHS

Troubled rocker COURTNEY LOVE has been ordered to spend six months in a rehabilitation facility as punishment for violating her probation.

Yesterday (16SEP05), a Los Angeles judge, who had recently sent the former HOLE frontwoman to rehab for 28 days, decided Love required even more time in a residential treatment facility, which she won't be allowed to leave until she's served her time.

Love violated her probation when a drug-related incident sent her to the hospital on 21 July (05). Judge RAND RUBIN told her that he had been planning to send her to jail but decided that treatment would be a better option.

Love's probation violation stems from three cases, two of which she struck plea agreements for just seven months ago.

Her charges of assault with a deadly weapon and two felony counts of illegal possession of prescription painkillers were lessened. But last year (04), she received a sentence of 18 months of drug treatment for her charge of being under the influence of prescription painkillers.

Love's recent 28-day stint in rehab will count toward her latest six-month sentence, but her probation has now been extended to 15 March, 2007, reports MTV News.

She is due back in court for a progress report on 18 November (05).