I have cut down on these Amy Winehouse stories because I think people are just sick of her antics. But the pop wreck is really in a serious downward that threatens to end her life soon. It’s now being reported that Winehouse may have suffered brain damage brought on by recent drug overdoses.
Winehouse has overdosed twice in the past 12 months, the first in August 2007 after allegedly binging on crystal meth, heroin and cocaine. Winehouse was slso taken to the hospital in July, her father, Mitch, explained the emergency trip as a “bad reaction to medicine.” That’s false, said a friend of the “Rehab” singer. She was actually hospitalized after a 36-hour marijuana marathon that left her in convulsions.
Now doctors are worried that the most recent overdose has left her permanently disabled, according to Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper. Winehouse has “displayed symptoms normally associated with schizophrenia,” and has been warned that one more overdose will kill her.
“She is in need of years of psychiatry and medical treatment if she has a hope.”
That doesn’t seem likely to happen given how things are going. Winehouse also suffers from Emphysema, which is a progressive lung condition which ages the lung’s prematurely. Not a great thing for anyone so young, let alone someone that sings for a living.
The ailing star has also landed herself in legal trouble this weekend after backing out of a performance at the Rock En Seine festival in Paris. Winehouse was set to be the headlining act, but never left her home in London to attend, citing illness. Festival organizers stated on their Web site that they intend to pursue legal action.
Jude Law and director Jeremy Gilley are visiting Afghanistan, in an effort to maintain momentum for Peace Day — an annual day on Sept. 21 urging a global cease-fire and nonviolence. The United Nations General Assembly adopted Peace Day in 2001, following a lobbying campaign by Gilley which he documented in the film “Peace One Day.”
Sarah Palin’s selection as John McCain’s vice presidential candidate was a big surprise to most. And the surprises keep coming. The Republican National Convention is underway in St. Paul, Minnesota, but between hurricane Gustav and Palin, there is not much focus yet on the gathering. It was just revealed that an attorney was hired to defend the governor in a probe into the firing of her public safety commissioner. But in more dramatic news, the former beauty queen and mother of 5, announced in a statement today (Monday) that her 17-year-old unwed daughter Bristol is five months pregnant.
Josh Hartnett was caught on Closed circuit TV apparently having sex in a hotel library.
Guy Ritchie’s new Sherlock Holmes film might be benefiting from some high powered casting. Supposedly Russell Crowe will be accompanying Holmes as sidekick Dr Watson. The Gladiators star would be playing opposite Robert Downey Jr as the legendary fictional sleuth’s confidante and storyteller in the forthcoming flick.
Fantasy bleeding into reality didn’t suit high end shoe retailer Johnston & Murphy. They fashion retailer quickly took down a poster featuring David Duchovny, after the Californication star admitted himself to rehab for his sexual addiction, a couple of days ago.