Ross Butler captured our hearts as Zach Dempsey, Hannah’s sweet, secret boyfriend, in season two of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, but now he’s gaining attention for what seems like like a bad 2018 and 1990 jumbled combo that has us saying, W T F.
According to Mashable, Butler has been named by Frances Bean Cobain’s estranged ex-husband, Isaiah Silva, for allegedly being part of a conspiracy to commit murder. Silva has accused Butler of being part of a group of accomplices who allegedly attempted to murder him to obtain one of Kurt Cobain, his ex-wife’s late father’s, acoustic guitars in 2016. Silva claims that Butler, along with Cobain’s ex-wife Courtney Love, Love’s manager Sam Lutfi, and others, allegedly entered his home and committed burglary, sexual battery and attempted murder in an effort to steal a guitar that Cobain played during a 1993 performance on MTV’s Unplugged.
Frances and Silva had apparently been fighting for months over who was the rightful owner of the guitar. Silva has claimed that Frances gave him the guitar as a wedding present, while Courtney Love is adamant that it should stay in the family. Love told TMZ, “It’s a treasured heirloom of the family, It’s not [Silva’s] to take….”
Butler, however, denies that he had any involvement in the plot, despite reportedly being in Silva’s home on the night of the alleged assault and burglary. Although being accused of the attempted murder plot, in court, Butler alleges a different story. In newly filed documents, he claims that he went to Silva’s house with Lufti because Lufti was concerned about Silva and wanted to check on him. Butler claims that everything that happened between them was calm and amicable, and he’s now shocked to learn he’s being sued.
He asked to be dismissed from the suit, stating, “I never entered into a conspiracy or otherwise agreed to commit any crime against Silva. I never conspired with anyone else to murder or kidnap Silva … or take possession of a guitar that Silva claims Ms. Cobain gave to him as a gift.”
There’s no word yet on whether or not Butler will be dismissed from the lawsuit.
We’re used to seeing Butler mixed up in suspenseful and unexpected storylines on screen, but we never expected the drama to cross over into real life.