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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Courtney Love, the widow of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, may have been swindled out of as much as $500 million, according to online reports.

Love's attorney, Rhonda J. Holmes says the extent of the loss is unknown and that so far only about $30 million has been accounted for.

Her attorney says Love was likely victimized at a time in her life when she was unable to take care of her own finances.

"It's no secret she struggled with substance-abuse issues, but in the last year she's taken a more serious approach to sobriety and started noticing things were wrong."

According to her lawyer, Love only became aware there was a financial issue when she "noticed the money was gone ... there wasn't any left". A team of private investigators, accountants and lawyers are now in the process of trying to recover Love's assets.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Looks like the credit crunch is affecting at least one celebrity.

Courtney Love is being sued by American Express for more than $350,000 in upaid charges and fees on her gold card.

The suit was filed Wednesday in Los Angeles by the credit company for Love's "failure and refusal" to pay the balance.

Representatives for Love haven't commented on the suit.

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