Don't mess with a guy who is commonly seen bearing a halo atop his head!

Activision better get to work because no one is happy with the representation of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain on the newly released Guitar Hero 5.

After Courtney Love threatened to sue the game's publisher over the disrespectful avatar, Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl released a joint statement on Thursday regarding the image.

They said:

"While we were aware of Kurt's image being used with two Nirvana songs, we didn't know players have the ability to unlock the character. This feature allows the character to be used with any kind of song the player wants. We urge Activision to do the right thing in 're-locking' Kurt's character so that this won't continue in the future."

We smell another lawsuit trouble!

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We'd expect this from Courtney, but not Dave!!!

Gaming company Activision has announced that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain will make a posthumous appearance as a playable character on Guitar Hero 5.

Creepy!

In order to get the rights to the two playable Nirvana songs, Smells Like Teen Spirit and Lithium, the company had to get approval from Kurt's crazy ass widow, Courtney Love, former drummer for the band, Dave Grohl and Universal Publishing.

Are Foo Fighters doing so terrible that Grohl needs the $$$$$?!

After Cobain's suicide in 1994, the singer blamed the repercussions of fame for his depression in a final note addressed to fans.

"Smells Like Teen Spirit is a song that we’ve had at the top of our wish list ever since I came to Guitar Hero,” said Activision’s Vice President of Music Affairs, Tim Riley. “Then after three years of working with the different parties, it was like the perfect storm.”

And to make matters worse, Courtney supplied the company with footage and photos, along with picking wardrobe and hairstyle, resulting in a "Teen Spirit" look.

Promoting everything he was against post-mortem?!

What a way to be remembered!!!

[Image via Activision/Guitar Hero]

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And on the seventh day, he rested!

Foo Fighter Dave Grohl spent Sunday with his ladies.

The rocker took daughter Violet and wifey Jordyn Blum to the Ventura Flea Market.

You see, they're really just like us.

The filthy rich love a bargain too!

[Image via Final Pixx.]

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