Kurt Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean marries Tony Hawk’s son Riley in LA ceremony officiated with Michael Stipe; Details here
Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, recently exchanged vows with Riley Hawk, a skateboarder and the son of Tony Hawk. The private ceremony took place in Los Angeles on October 7, and to make the day even more special, Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M.
and Frances's godfather, officiated the wedding, as per TMZ report.
Frances and Riley have managed to keep their relationship relatively private, with the public first learning about their romance in early 2021. However, it wasn't until February 2022 that Frances decided to share their love with the world.
Following a year-long break from social media, she posted images on Instagram, including a heartwarming picture of the couple, emphasizing her newfound sense of living in the present moment.
Prior to her marriage to Riley, Frances was married to musician Isaiah Silva from 2014 to 2017.
The end of her marriage to Silva marked the beginning of a complicated legal battle over one of her father Kurt Cobain's iconic guitars.
The divorce from Silva led to a lengthy legal dispute over her father's prized Martin D-18E acoustic guitar, the same one he played during his famous 1993 MTV Unplugged performance. Silva claimed that Frances had given him the guitar as a gift, a statement Frances strongly denied.
In the end, the judge ruled against her request to keep the instrument within the family, and Silva managed to sell the guitar at auction for a staggering $6.01 million.
While Riley Hawk carries the legacy of his father, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, Riley has been building his identity in the world of professional skateboarding. This wedding with Frances signifies a new chapter in his life and the start of a life together with his
