Love Denies Gastric-Band Rumors

Courtney Love is poo-pooing rumors she lost weight through gastric-band surgery.

As she often does, Love spoke out on her website:

"I couldn't get that surgery if I begged for it"..."I got my inspiration from Oprah losing so much weight on Slim-Fast."

In the same post she said she's friends again with Drew Barrymore and Gwyneth Paltrow, and that she knows who's due to star in an upcoming Courtney Love/Kurt Cobain biopic, "but cannot say. Very high-end and very A-list.