COURTNEY LOVE - LOVE PRAISES 'COMPASSIONATE' PALTROW

Rocker COURTNEY LOVE has lavished praise on her close friend GWYNETH PALTROW - insisting the Hollywood actress always "takes good care" of her.
The former Hole frontwoman met Paltrow while the actress was filming her Oscar-winning role in 1999 movie Shakespeare In Love and the pair has been close pals ever since.
And Love insists that despite drifting apart over the last few years, Paltrow and her husband Chris Martin are now incredibly caring towards her.
She writes on her Myspace internet page, "It's amazing Gwyneth­ Paltrow and her amazing husband Chris and I have reconnected.
"She has always been a very close friend of mine. Regardless of people's perception of Gwyneth, compassion is her middle name.
"I love this girl, I love her husband, I love her kids. She takes damn good care of me. She calls me once a month to make sure I am doing OK."