First Eminem, now Courtney (again): After her overdose last month at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Courtney Love has been ordered to check herself into an in-patient substance abuse facility, for violating her probation by testing positive for drugs.

Heartbreaking details from Reuters:

Love broke down in quiet sobs as Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rand Rubin warned that he was prepared to send her to jail because he felt she needed “to hit rock bottom” before she was ready to overcome her drug addiction. “I’m convinced that you need either a long-term (treatment) program or a long-term stay in the county jail,” Rubin said.

Rehab may hurt, but it’s a million times better than jail, where I imagine Courtney could easily regress into a shiv-wielding prison bitch (she’s a survivor, after all.) Either way, my main concern remains with young Frances Bean, who will undoubtedly rebel against her mother by becoming a young Republican with a vast collection of Amy Grant CDs.

Best of luck to both Ms. Love and Mr. Mathers.