Winehouse Leaves Hospital... Smoking

Dad fears emphysema-stricken singer will be 'dead in three months'
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 24, 2008 9:37 AM CDT
Winehouse Leaves Hospital... Smoking
Amy Winehouse arrives at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London, Monday, June 2, 2008, where her husband Blake Fielder-Civil is appearing on charges of perverting the course of justice and assault.    (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Amy Winehouse was released from the hospital today, but her emphysema scare doesn’t seem to have left much of an impression on the singer. As she emerged from the facility, Winehouse was seen lighting a cigarette, the Daily Mail reports. Though Winehouse has only early-stage lung disease, odds are that was against doctor's orders. But doctors have cleared the singer to perform for Nelson Mandela this weekend. (More Amy Winehouse stories.)

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