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Weird Winehouse

They tried to make me go to rehab but I said 'no, no, no' " - Amy Winehouse lyric from Rehab

Over the top? The new Janice Joplin? Who knows but Amy Winehouse seems to have some addiction issues.

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May 2009
- We're Just Pals: Jesus
  
  New York Daily News | May 26, 09 11:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Yet another boy toy is denying reports of a romance with Madonna. Jesus Luz told Brazilian TV program Fantastico , “She is my friend, only my friend,” the New York Daily News reports. “I don't have plans of marrying her.” Elsewhere: Amy Winehouse has been boozing it up in St Lucia only because she’s been bored, the Sun reports. But, “she came off drugs on her own so I know she’ll stop drinking too much, too,” her mom told Closer magazine. More »
- Former Wilco Rocker Dead at 45
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | May 25, 09 11:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rock musician Jay Bennett, a former member of Wilco, died early yesterday in his sleep, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. An autopsy for the 45-year-old is pending. Elsewhere: NFL player Jeremy Shockey was rushed to the hospital yesterday after being found unconscious while partying at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. A rep for the New Orleans Saints tells TMZ the tight end was simply dehydrated. More »
- Bodyguard Sues Brit
  
  Us Weekly | May 20, 09 1:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Britney Spears’ legal battles continue—but this time it’s the pop princess who’s getting sued, by her former bodyguard, Us reports. Kerry Vine, who says he was hurt while working at Spears’ former home, is suing her for personal injury, battery, and negligence. Elsewhere: Amy Winehouse was hospitalized—for the third time in three months—after binging on alcohol in St. Lucia, the Sun reports. More »
- Winehouse Documentary in the Works
  
  People | May 20, 09 1:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Amy Winehouse's troubled life is the subject of an upcoming documentary from Israeli-American interviewer Daphne Barak, People reports. "In honest-to-goodness Amy style, the doc will be a truthful and revealing look at her complicated life," according to Winehouse's MySpace page. The documentary is being filmed at Winehouse's getaway on the island of St. Lucia, where Barak has interviewed the singer and her father, Mitch. Winehouse was hospitalized in London again yesterday after another drinking binge. More »
- Booze, Boos: Amy Blows Comeback Gig
  
  News of the World (UK) | May 11, 09 3:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Instead of a big comeback performance yesterday, Amy Winehouse forgot lyrics and burst into tears when 3,000 concertgoers booed her offstage, the News of the World reports. At a jazz festival in St. Lucia, Winehouse showed up an hour late after boozing for six hours, yelled at her band for playing songs she didn’t know—her own—and told the crowd, “I’m just kind of bored.” More »
- Winehouse Faints, Spends Night in Hospital
  
  BBC | May 2, 09 1:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Amy Winehouse collapsed yesterday in St. Lucia and had to spend the night in the hospital, the BBC reports. Her spokesman said she was “running around” with children and fainted from dehydration. The singer—who earlier won restrictions against paparazzi near her London home—is slated to play a concert in St. Lucia later this week. More »
- Winehouse Wins Photog Ban
  
  Guardian (UK) | May 1, 09 9:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A British court has granted Amy Winehouse a 100-meter paparazzi-free zone when she returns from the Caribbean to her new house in London, the Guardian reports. Claiming harassment, the singer won an injunction against the pap agency Big Pictures and any "persons unknown" who try to photograph her there. "Every time she got in her car she was chased or was jostled," a rep said. More »
April 2009
- Never Fear! Miley, Nick Just Friends
  
  E! Online | Apr 27, 09 11:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Thanks to Twitter, fans were reassured yesterday that Miley Cyrus is not dumping boyfriend Justin Gaston, E! reports. Ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas is “so lovely,” but the two are just friends, she insists. Elsewhere: Britney Spears’ latest drug: Gardening. The pop star is reading up on the spiritual aspects of “horticulture and how it impacts your well-being,” a source tells the Sun . More »
- Octu-Mom Reality Show Not Such a Done Deal
  
  Hollywood Reporter | Apr 16, 09 10:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Don’t set your DVRs just yet: Nadya Suleman’s reality show isn’t finalized, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Though Suleman claimed a show in the UK was practically a done deal, no network has agreed to carry it—and an agreement with the production company is still pending. Elsewhere: Suleman may be facing a fight to trademark “OctoMom,” TMZ reports—a technology company beat her to the punch by one month. More »
- Hubby's Love Child Inspires Wino Song
  
  Sun (UK) | Apr 14, 09 9:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - News of ex Blake Fielder-Civil’s affair—and alleged love child—left Amy Winehouse “destroyed,” but also inspired, a source tells the Sun . The troubled singer wrote “The Ultimate Betrayal,” which even borrows a line from her biggest hit. “She keeps repeating the line: ‘Blake a baby, no, no, no.’ It’s very haunting,” says the source, adding that “Amy’s best material was written when heartbroken by Blake.” More »
- Chris Brown Hooks Up With Ex
  
  New York Daily News | Apr 13, 09 11:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chris Brown is back together with an ex, but it’s not Rihanna. The singer rekindled a romance with a student he met in Virginia, sources tell the Daily News . “Ri is going to be so hurt that Chris has moved on so quickly,” one pal says. Elsewhere: Brown’s not the only one reconnecting with an ex: Miley Cyrus was spotted lunching with Nick Jonas this weekend, Us reports. More »
- Winehouse Ex a Rehab Dad-to-Be: Tab
  
  News of the World (UK) | Apr 12, 09 7:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - They made him go to rehab, but Blake Fielder-Civil didn't say "no, no, no" to a fling with a fellow patient, the now-pregnant mom of two other children dishes to the News of the World. "Blake seduced me and we had a secret fling," she says, adding that the news didn't go over well, but that, "he vowed to stand by me and raise the child." The development, if true, could jeopardize Fielder-Civil's bid for a piece of Winehouse's fortune in divorce proceedings, says the News. More »
- Miley-Jonas Breakup Was 'Really Tough'
  
  Us Weekly | Apr 7, 09 11:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Breaking up is hard to do, but Miley Cyrus’ 2007 breakup with Nick Jonas was “really, really hard,” her mom tells E! True Hollywood Stor y in a segment airing tomorrow, Us reports. BFF Mandy Jiroux also chimes in: “Miley was so open with her breakup. It was really tough for her and I just think she wanted to share with her fans how to get over a heartbreak.” Elsewhere: More »
- Paris, Doug Plan 'Mini Parises'
  
  Daily Mirror (UK) | Apr 6, 09 12:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Here’s a scary thought: Doug Reinhardt, AKA Mr Paris Hilton, would “love to have some mini Parises one day,” according to the Mirror . Paris herself told the tab, “I'd love to have children, that's what completes your life.” Elsewhere: The Mirror also claims Kevin Federline is getting ready to wed girlfriend Victoria Prince later this year. Sorry, Britney… More »
March 2009
- Prince William (Sorta) Linked to Sex Club
  
  Sun (UK) | Mar 27, 09 11:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Prince William is—very tangentially—linked to a sex club, the Sun reports. A close friend of his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton runs the top-secret swinger sessions. Elsewhere: Watchmen star Jeffrey Dean Morgan has just learned he has a 4-year-old son with an ex, Us notes. Rihanna continued her trend of being seen without Chris Brown, this time flirting with MTV reality studs Brody Jenner on Wednesday (says the New York Post ) and Frankie Delgado on Thursday (says Radar). More »
- Who Gave Guy a Shiner?
  
  Daily Mail (UK) | Mar 23, 09 12:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Uh-oh. Guy Ritchie showed up with a black eye after a night out in London, the Sun reports. No word on where the mystery shiner came from… could this have anything to do with his less-than-flattering nickname for tough ex-wife Madonna? More gossip: The recession has hit celebrity divorces. John Cleese successfully halved his $1.9 million settlement after showing that he’s not worth as much as he was in 2007, the Mail reports. More »
- Winehouse Pleads Not Guilty to Assault
  
  Associated Press | Mar 17, 09 9:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a London court today, Amy Winehouse pleaded not guilty to assaulting a fan at a charity ball last year. She was released on bail and will stand trial in July, the AP reports. But that’s not all from her crazy life: Her legal troubles aren’t stopping Winehouse from heading back to the Caribbean to headline a jazz festival, E! adds. More »
- Brown Rumors Old News: Manager's Dad
  
  Daily Mirror (UK) | Mar 11, 09 11:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two British reality talent-show acts nearly came to blows in their competition to open for Michael Jackson’s London shows, the Mirror reports. It may be a moot point, the New York Post adds—so far, no one is willing to insure the July concerts. Elsewhere: The father of Chris Brown’s manager called reports of his daughter as the mystery texter “old rumors,” E! notes. More »
- Winehouse Charged With Assault
  
  Daily Mirror (UK) | Mar 6, 09 9:06 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Just back from holiday, Amy Winehouse has been charged with assault for allegedly punching a fan in September, the Daily Mirror reports. Winehouse, who was singing back-up for her goddaughter at a charity ball when a dancer asked for a photo, reportedly smacked her in the eye and screamed, “Life can’t go on. I can’t do this any more.” She is due in court March 17. More »
- Winehouse Ex Woos Teen Girl
  
  Daily Mirror (UK) | Mar 4, 09 11:34 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - In what might be a new low for Amy Winehouse’s soon-to-be-ex-hubby, recently sprung convict Blake Fielder-Civil has taken up with a 16-year-old girl, the Mirror reports. A friend of the girl—who still lives with her mother—says, “She likes to have a good time but certainly doesn't do drugs. With Blake's reputation he is not the best role model.” More »

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Amy Winehouse performs at Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007. The three-day festival, headlined by Pearl Jam, includes 130 bands. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)

Amy Winehouse performs at Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007. The three-day festival, headlined by Pearl Jam, includes 130 bands. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey) (Associated Press)

Fans of British singer Amy Winehouse hold up cut-outs of her face waiting for her arrival at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London for the hearing of her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. Fielder-Civil is in court charged with grievous bodily harm and preventing the course of justice. (AP...

Fans of British singer Amy Winehouse hold up cut-outs of her face waiting for her arrival at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London for the hearing of her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, Friday, Nov. 23, 2007.... (Associated Press)

British singer Amy Winehouse performs at Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago in this Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007 file photo. Winehouse was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007 on suspicion of attempting to interfere with a court case involving her husband, Sky News reported. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey, File)

British singer Amy Winehouse performs at Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago in this Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007 file photo. Winehouse was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007 on suspicion of attempting to interfere... (Associated Press)

British singer Amy Winehouse poses for photographs at a studio in north London, in this Feb. 16, 2007, file photo. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

British singer Amy Winehouse poses for photographs at a studio in north London, in this Feb. 16, 2007, file photo. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file) (Associated Press)

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Background

Wikipedia Entry: Amy Jade Winehouse
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Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983) is an English singer-songwriter, primarily in the genres of jazz and soul. Winehouse's debut album, Frank (released in 2003) was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 album Back to Black led to six Grammy Award nominations including the "Big Four": Best New...

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AMY WINEHOUSE Official Web Site
amywinehouse.co.uk

While the girl-groups of the sixties to which she had become enthralled contained their vocals, Amy can break loose with Aretha-style vocal stylings on “Just Friends” or by turning the whole idea of drying out into a gospel spiritual on the stunning opener “Rehab”. “Love is a Losing Game” is pure classic...

» Read more about AMY WINEHOUSE Official Web Site at amywinehouse.co.uk

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