Kathleen Hanna is famous for being attacked by
Courtney Love at
Lollapalooza '95, where
Hole was performing. Courtney reportedly walked up to Kathleen and flicked a lit cigarette in her face, then punched her in the nose. It is assumed that Courtney attacked Kathleen beacuse Kathleen's friend and bandmate,
Tobi Vail, had previously had a
long-term relationship with
Kurt Cobain (it is rumored that the
Nirvana song '
About A Girl' is about Tobi Vail)... but, since Tobi was not at the concert, Courtney chose to take out her anger and frustration on Kathleen.
Kathleen Hanna filed assault charges with the police immediately. Courtney Love, however, always the drama queen, appeared onstage the next day wearing a cast and complaining that it was because "she punched some bitch in the face last night".
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Kathleen is also well-known for her guest appearance in the Sonic Youth music video "Bull in the Heather". She can be seen dancing around in pigtails and fighting with Thurston for his guitar in some shots, and appears as a stripper in others (a biographical reference obviously, as Ms. Hanna was a stripper for quite some time before and during her early Bikini Kill days, and often discusses it in zines and songs).