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Perhaps she spoke too soon during her concerts in Scotland and Ireland last weekend when she said her husband would be free “in 9 days,” as it seems Blake Fielder-Civil will be behind bars for awhile.
Earlier today (July 21), a judge sentenced Amy Winehouse’s incarcerated hubby to 27 months in jail stemming from charges of assault as well as obstructing justice.
After more than seven months in lockup and multiple visits from his “I’m No Good” wife, Amy Winehouse, Blake Fielder-Civil has copped a plea with prosecutors in regards to the 2006 pub brawl that resulted in the bodily harm of a local bartender.
Fielder-Civil, who has been locked up since November, pleaded guilty to the charges earlier this week. He now faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for an assault charge, and a maximum life sentence for a witness tampering charge.
Amy and Blake on 10/4/07, thanks to WENN
Poor Blakie-Wakie. Blake Fielder-Civil had to spend his 26th birthday in the clink all by his lonesome, without a visit from his drug-addled, Grammy-winning, co-dependent wife Amy Winehouse. All together now: Ha ha!
DEAR Blake, Happy 26th birthday, old chum.
I feel awkward wishing you all the best the day after the event.
But I assumed you’d get a visit from your wife AMY WINEHOUSE on the actual day. She didn’t come though, did she?
I guess she was exploring the beer gardens of Henley in between working on the new Bond theme.
Still, I’m sure your fellow inmates made your day “special” in their own way.
Speaking of which, I hope you like the soap-on-a-rope I sent.
Many happy returns.
Well, this reporter is snarky and all, but I don’t think Amy’s been doing too much new recording of the new James Bond theme or anything else, especially since her record label has given her the ultimatum to clean up or they won’t release her new CD. No, I think she’s been doing a lot of drinking, drugging, and wandering aimlessly. Which probably makes Blakie Wakie really mad. Every time she doesn’t show up to visit him, he ends up doing something stupid, like trying to kill himself or overdosing on prison heroin. Hey– maybe Amy is smarter than we give her credit for. Maybe she is purposely ignoring her lecherous husband hoping he’ll do the heavy lifting and get lost for good.
Blake Fielder-Civil appeared in court yesterday to plead not guilty to the charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice (The wordy U.K. equivalent of witness-tampering). What’s notable about this appearance is that his devoted wife Amy Winehouse was not there to cheer on “my Blaaaake, incarcerated” like she usually does. Instead, Amy was getting settled in at her new apartment while spending time with her sober companion, Blake Wood.
Fielder-Civil, standing in the dock alongside three other men, also facing conspiracy charges, spoke only to confirm his name and enter the not guilty plea.
Grammy Award winner Winehouse, who recently spent time in rehab, has previously appeared in court to support her husband.
When he appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court in November, the singer blew kisses and mouthed: ‘I love you,’ to him in the court room.
But it was a very different scene today.
Wistfully staring towards the public seats, greasy and unshowered Fielder-Civil, wearing a grey sweatshirt and tracksuit bottoms, ruffled his hair in apparent agitation.
After he and co-defendant James Kennedy, 19, from Hatfield made not guilty pleas for conspiring to pervert the course of justice Blake offered a rueful smile to the dock officer and kept glancing towards the public gallery.
While lawyers discussed the date and format of his trial Blake was visibly distracted turning round every time somebody came into court. By the end of proceedings as he was led from the dock he looked fed up.
Awww, poor widdle Bwakie.
People Magazine notes that Amy’s visits to “Blake, Incarcerated” are becoming less frequent.
Amy Winehouse failed to turn up to court in London Friday to see her husband Blake Fielder-Civil plead not guilty to charges stemming from a pub brawl.
Fielder-Civil’s mother Georgette, a fixture at his court dates, also did not appear.
The normally merry Fielder-Civil – dressed in a gray Gap sweatshirt and jeans – was subdued during the two-hour hearing. He pleaded not guilty to conspiring to pervert the course of justice, a charge which arose from his being accused of causing grievous bodily harm to a pub landlord in June 2006.
A source close to Winehouse says, “She’s a mess at the moment. I don’t think she’s visiting him much either.”
Fielder-Civil is allowed two visits per week while incarcerated. And because of Winehouse’s fame, the couple’s visits are no longer held in the prison’s communal area, which the source describes as “like a really nasty [cafeteria].”
Winehouse moved to a new apartment in London’s Camden neighborhood on Wednesday as a hearing on her and Fielder-Civil’s appeal of a fine for marijuana possession was postponed.
I would love to speculate that Amy is finally wising up about this manipulative little twit she calls a husband, but I don’t think that’s the case. Most likely, Amy was busy with moving and didn’t have time to haul her skinny butt all the way to the courthouse just to see “my Blaaaake” for, like, five minutes while he pled not guilty. She was photographed moving her stuff out of the old place and showed photographers a famed photo of her with Blaaaake, so I’m sure she is still pining away for him just like always.
Note by Celebitchy: There are rumors that Amy is doing drugs again, and she was recently photographed with scratches up and down her left arm, suggesting they may have been self-inflicted. She also caused a mess at her hotel room before the Brit Awards, with champagne bottles laying around, booze on the floor, and black hair dye in the tub. She even supposedly put a big mirror on the floor. Stay sober, Amy!
Amy is shown out with a friend, not the good Blake, on 2/27/08, thanks to Splash News.
Blake and Amy in August of last year
That master of junkie manipulation, Blake Fielder-Civil, is at it again. Seems like every time his wife, Amy Winehouse, starts to get her life together again, he pulls a stunt from his cell in Pentonville prison in London– most likely, to get Amy to come running. If you recall, so far Blake has attempted suicide, sent his own mother running to the tabloids to spread rumors about Amy, wrote her a two-page love letter begging her not to leave him, and now there are new reports that Civil overdosed on heroin in his cell over the weekend.
Blake Fielder-Civil was rushed to the jail’s hospital block when he collapsed in agony after taking what he thought was heroin.
Guards found the 35-year-old writhing in pain and vomiting violently in a cell.
They instantly set off alarms and activated emergency procedures to save his life.
A probe was launched and prison officers found he had taken a drug believed to be heroin, mixed with a toxic substance.
A jail source said: “This was a close call, but he might not be so lucky next time.
[From The Daily News]
This is the third time that Civil has been found with drugs in his cell since being incarcerated. At first, it was rumored that Amy herself was slipping him drugs, but since the singer is searched each time she visits, that theory was dismissed. This time around, officials say that Civil got the heroin from another inmate. Obviously, getting sober is not part of his agenda.
It seems like Civil has really stepped up his manipulation game since Amy went to rehab, and is now spending time with another man named Blake, rumored to be her new sober companion. Too bad for Civil that since he’s incarcerated, his options for acting out to get her attention are limited to overdoses and suicide attempts. Hopefully Amy will tire of his antics sooner rather than later, and keep on track with her sobriety.
Picture note by Celebitchy: Blake Fielder Civil is shown below pre-prison on 11/7/07. He is shown out with Amy in August in the header image. Thanks to WENN.
Ugh, prison is skanky. Crackbird Amy Winehouse's beloved husband Blake Fielder-Civil was rushed to the prison hospital when he keeled over after using heroin mixed with a toxic substance. You need to make sure your drug dealer is trustworthy, kid! Especially in the joint! Guards found Blake vomiting and writhing in agony in his cell. For real, it's probably not that easy to get the good shit in prison, so your dealer's going to have to mix it with something. And he's not going to care if it's baby powder, granulated sugar or Clorox. Despite his claims that he's kept off the drugs in prison, Blake was already disciplined by prison authorities for failing three random drug scans before this incident. That'll teach him! Seriously, though, I've seen "OZ". Prison is a terrifying place. I'd be snorting up everything I could to so that I could take my mind off being trapped in Hades. No word on Winehouse's reaction. I'm sure she's throwing herself off the prison walls trying to batter her way in or running around trying to get some proper heroin for Blake to snort. Now that's love.
Photos: BauerGriffinOnline.com
More photos of Amy Winehouse are after the jump.
Amy Winehouse is looking as though rehab has been very, very good to her. I’ve only known of her in the last 8 months or so, and had never seen a photo of what she used to look like. Amy Winehouse can be hot! And she’s getting closer and closer to her former self every day. A lot of people gain weight when they quit drugs or cigarettes - remember Pete Doherty’s pumpkin-shaped face the last time he actually quit something? While on most people the weight is an unflattering consequence of rehab, on Amy Winehouse it makes a vast and immediately noticeable difference. Her skin looks like it’s cleared up remarkably, she seems to have put on 5 - 10 pounds, and much of it appears to have landed in her chest. Oh and her beehive is positively ravishing with nary a nat. Unfortunately, part of the reason we got to see Amy is that she dolled up to visit her loser husband in prison.
Amy Winehouse left rehab today to visit her jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil.
The star looked healthier than ever as she emerged from the facility this morning in a figure-hugging pencil skirt and black shirt on her way to Pentonville Prison.
A source told Mail Online: “Blake has been very supportive in Amy’s recovery. Their relationship remains solid and she’s really looking forward to seeing him.”
The visit follows a difficult day for Winehouse – she was questioned by police yesterday in connection with a video which allegedly showed her smoking crack cocaine.
[From the Daily Mail]
Well why wouldn’t Blake be supportive of Amy’s recovery? It’s not like he gets to do drugs with her anyway, since he’s locked up. What has he got to lose? Of course if he happens to get out of jail, suddenly I doubt he’ll be so supportive. This is the second time Amy has been questioned in regards to her infamous drug video. It’s hard to say if she’ll be prosecuted because of it. Kate Moss was shown snorting cocaine on a tape, and it was eventually ruled that there wasn’t enough evidence to charge her. In Amy’s case, it certainly helps that she went into rehab shortly after the tape was released, and that she seems to be taking the rehab seriously and - by external appearances - is doing pretty well. I’m not one for a ridiculous amount of leniency like Pete Doherty is always getting (how many dozens - no hundreds - of times has he appeared before a judge?) but in Amy’s case she wasn’t on probation and hasn’t had multiple drug convictions, save for the one guilty plea she copped to in Norway. More than anything I hope she takes her rehab seriously and gets her life on track, because she has a ton of talent.
Picture Note by JayBird: Amy Winehouse makes a stop at a some local shops on her way to visit husband Blake at Pentonville Prison today. Images thanks to WENN.
When I go to court to cheer on my drug-using, enabling criminal husband, I try to keep my thoughts to myself and my mouth shut. I’ve always thought that was just proper decorum in the court of law. But apparently Amy Winehouse and I treat our drug addict spouses differently, or at least the court of law differently. Because while I sit there quietly, Amy seems to think she’s at a ballgame, and hollers out encouragement and grandiose statement of undying love. But to be fair, Amy is most likely on enough drugs that she’s seeing things whipping around her and men running to and fro, so she probably does think she’s at a ballgame or something.
Forget the break-up rumors: Apparently, all is well between Amy Winehouse and her incarcerated husband Blake Fielder-Civil. The singer, 24, declared her love for her man at his hearing today at London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court. (Fielder-Civil, 25, is charged with with conspiracy involving alleged witness tampering and inflicting grievous bodily harm in his upcoming assault trial.)
After arriving late to a packed courtroom, Winehouse sat down with Fielder-Civil’s step-mom Georgette, holding her hand, a witness says. “She was quiet at first, but then Amy blew kisses at Blake and started whispering ‘I love you’ over and over,” the witness tells Usmagazine.com. As he was led back to jail, she began shouting, “‘I love you, handsome! Gorgeous, I love you!’” the witness adds.
[From US Weekly]
Well so much for my naively hoped-for theory that Amy was picking herself up and getting away from the black hole that is Blake. I’m telling you, that guy is an emotional vacuum, who occasionally spits up a bag of cocaine. Just like my vacuum. Weird. Blake still has some bizarre hold on Amy, and it seems he’s still got a good chance of bleeding her dry. Amy recently went on a vacation with her ex-boyfriend, appeared to have put on a little much-needed weight, and dyed her hair incredibly ugly platinum. I was hoping it was sort of a two steps forward, one step back situation, and that she was finally breaking free of Blake. But whatever codependent junkie drama the two had going on seems to still be in full effect. I really hope he ends up in prison for a while. Not just because he assaulted someone… though that’d obviously be the primary, legal reason. But from the moral celebrity standpoint, Amy being separated from Blake could only do her good. And isn’t that just as ethical a reason to keep him locked up as him assaulting someone and then witness tampering? I thought so.
Picture note by Jaybird: Here’s Amy Winehouse makes her way to court where husband Blake Fielder Civil appears on charges of GBH and perverting the course of justice today. Header of Amy leaving McDonald’s before she makes her way to court. Images thanks to WENN.
When we last left Amy Winehouse, the British trainwreck was returning from a sunny holiday in the Caribbean, with her ex-boyfriend George Roberts. This has sent her imprisoned husband Blake Fielder-Civil into a tailspin (as if he wasn’t already spinning enough) and caused him to inflict some self harm.
Blake’s former cell-mate Bill Gage wrote in his diary: “What Blake wants is not fame or a drug-fueled mess of a life. He wants a happy life with his wife.
“He is missing her like crazy. He breaks down in tears - he is falling apart.
“After spending four days in solitary he went mad and had to be treated to cuts to his arm. He is doing his best to survive without Amy but admits it’s the hardest thing he has ever done.”
Don’t feel too bad Blake - while on holiday Amy apparently had a fair case of the runs. I’ve heard this can happen to recovering addicts, so hopefully it means that Amy was off the drugs while away.
Blake’s mother felt it necessary to add her two cents worth of opinion about Amy’s holiday to the British press, asking “What signal is it sending out? Amy’s husband is stuck in jail and she’s cavorting with an old boyfriend. What’s she playing at? It’s just not on.”
It’s not all bad news for Amy. While she still is facing charges of cannabis possession in Norway that may affect her ability to get a US visa, it seems likely her British charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice will be dropped.
And what better way to celebrate Amy’s freedom, and Blake’s eventual release from prison, than by having a baby?
‘She told Blake she wants to get pregnant as soon as she can,’ an insider tells the Sunday People.
‘She reckons it would pull them together as a family and help them focus their lives on something positive.
‘It sounds like a crazy idea, but on the other hand it could be the thing that adds stability to her life.’
It sounds like a crazy idea because it is. Amy Winehouse can’t even remember to put on a shirt when she leaves the house, how can she cope with looking after a baby? How can a man who self harms in prison pull himself together enough to take care of an infant? Being in prison changes people, and I’m not sure that Blake or Amy realize what the future holds. Fortunately the Sunday People isn’t the most reliable source, hopefully Amy will hold off on the baby for a few more years. A bundle of joy I’d much rather see coming from her is a new album.
Picture note by Celebitchy: Amy Winehouse is shown returning from vacation this weekend, thanks to Splash. Blake Fielder Civil is shown pre-prison on 11/5/07, thanks to WENN.
Sometimes when I read stories about Amy Winehouse, I just want to yell at her, “Amy, stop being so damn cautious! You need to stop being so hesitant and thinking things through so much, just let go and live a little!” It seems that Amy his finally taken my advice and decided to throw caution to the wind. Actually despite my sarcasm, I’m pretty pleased about the manner in which she’s chosen to throw her caution, so to speak. While Amy has always been unhealthily and codependently attached to loser jailbird husband Blake Fielder-Civil, it appears that she’s finally breaking away a little bit. While Blake’s been “languishing” in prison for attempting to bribe a witness in his upcoming assault trial, Amy has finally cleared a little time in her visiting-Blake-eight-times-a-week schedule to go on vacation… with her ex-boyfriend.
The furious husband of troubled star Amy Winehouse is demanding and explanation after discovering that she jetted off for a break in the sun with her ex while he languished behind bars. The 24-year-old singer has been relishing the sand and surf with her former flame, music manager George Roberts, during her winter holiday in the sun-drenched Caribbean. The news of their holiday apparently made husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, furious.
Blake, 25, who is on remand in Pentonville prison for alleged assault and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, was already said to be jealous of Amy’s close relationship with George. Amy prepares for a tearful reunion with her husband as she jets back to England but a friend of the Balke said: “He is furious she was with George while he was locked up.
“She has lapped up the sun while he’s been on his own feeling miserable. He doesn’t like her friendship with George as it is. Being in jail, he feels more and more detached from Amy. He also wants an explanation, but he’s desperate not to lose her.”
[From the Daily Mail]
He should be desperate not to lose her. Blake’s got nothing going for him – no education, no talent, and no career. All he’s done is leach off of Amy. The two have been incredibly bad for each other, and have enabled the other’s addictions. Everyone’s been begging Amy to get away from Blake, and it appears that she might actually be doing that. These pictures of Amy returning from vacation on Saturday are pretty good too: Amy looks (relatively) healthy and happy - for her. It even appears that she might have gained a few much-needed pounds. Hopefully this is an indication that she’s starting to break away.
Amy Winehouse is planning to renew her wedding vows in what is described as a ‘low-key ceremony’ - probably because how highbrow can you make a ceremony that is going to take place in prison?
Amy’s less-than-charming husband Blake Fielder-Civil is currently in prison serving time for attempting to pervert the course of justice and grievous bodily harm (GBH). Blake is also accused of attempting to bribe James King into dropping the GBH charges.
Amy is planning to visit Blake on Friday and the couple will reaffirm their commitment to each other in a low-key service.
A source told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “When Blake was first arrested, they both declared their undying love for each other and promised each other it would be good to renew their vows. And the time feels right to do that now. They are missing each other terribly.
“Amy wants them to repeat the same vows they took when they married in Miami last May.”
Amy is said to be concerned about Blake’s fragile ego, and feels he needs a boost before his January 18 court hearing. I suspect that Blake would prefer some kind of chemical boost from, say, heroin, rather than a morale boost.
While Amy and Blake are clearly crazy in love, emphasis on ‘crazy’, I can’t say that renewing my wedding vows while the large man who’s been having sex with my husband in prison looks on is my idea of romantic.
Amy is currently hiding out on the island of Mistique in singer Bryan Adams’ house. He’s no longer a rocker but turned to photography, did you know? Did you care? I suspect that the Carribbean is lovely at this time of year, and also that Amy is very happy to be as far as possible away from the London police department.
Amy is said to be attempting to kick her drug habit while staying in Mystique.
Picture note by Celebitchy: Amy Winehouse is shown in the header image with her husband Blake Fielder-Civil on 9/14/07 leaving her birthday party. She is shown below outside of Thames Magistrates Court on 11/10/07.
Amy Winehouse has been a bit of a mess lately, running around London in her underwear - it’s winter in the northern hemisphere! - and climbing under her fence for some unknown reason. She looked better “sleepwalking” than she looked a few weeks ago after a fight with her husband Blake Fielder-Civil that left her bloodied and bruised. She’s also canceled her tour because she can’t live without her darling Blake, who’s in prison on conspiracy charges. Fortunately she’s not lonely because Pete Doherty has visited, and I doubt it was to stage an intervention.
So there’s no surprise that perhaps she’s been avoiding her mother’s calls, and Janis Winehouse has had to resort to an open letter in London’s Sunday tabloids to contact her daughter.
Dear Amy,
I hope you understand why I’m writing this. We have spoken recently but many people will wonder why I haven’t run down to whatever hotel you’re staying in, scooped you up and taken you home for a hot bath and a steaming bowl of chicken soup.
It’s because your father and I know what you’re like, Amy.
We want to help you, but we know that unless you want to be helped— unless you come to us—anything we tried would be in vain.
So this letter is my way of making sure that you know that—that all you have to do is come to us, Amy, and we’ll do everything in our power to get you well again.
After all, you are still my baby and you always will be.
I pile hope upon hope that you will make that decision, Amy, and your strong will can bend for just a moment to make that decision and come home to me.
Strong
Even when you were only a rosy-cheeked five-year-old singing into a hairbrush in front of the mirror, you had a will as stubborn as a mule. Do you remember?We couldn’t ever get you to see things from any angle other than your own. You could swear day was night and Heaven help anyone who tried to disagree.
You were never a wayward daughter but you always had a strong will and a mind of your own—qualities your father and I were so proud of.
You were well brought up, you had a keen sense of right from wrong and you understood the values we always impressed on you as a family.
But you would never be pressurised or influenced into doing something if your heart wasn’t in it.
I know there’s no point in me ringing you, fussing over you or ordering you to do something. I need you to take that first step, darling. I need you to call me, to pick up that phone and tell me what’s troubling you.
Your father and I would like nothing more—wherever you are, whatever you need, we’re here for you day and night. I hope you know that. We were terrified after we saw those pictures of you earlier this week, wandering the freezing streets of London at dawn in your underwear. All I wanted to do was rush into those pictures and wrap you up in a big, warm blanket.
Do you remember those Decembers long ago when I used to swaddle you in a thick winter coat? I used to wrap you up and give you a kiss on the nose before you went out to play in the cold.
“Don’t worry about me Ma, I’ll be fine!” you used to laugh. But, like any mother, of course I worried. Just as I’m worrying now.
Because I know that however big, grown-up and successful my Amy gets, she still needs the love of her Ma.
Do you remember on January 14 this year, when your album got to number one? Do you remember how overjoyed your father and I both were? We shed tears of joy for you that night.
And not just because we were delighted for your success, that you had finally fulfilled that childhood dream of singing your heart out in front of millions. But also because finally, the whole country thought our little girl was just as special as we knew you were.
Some wonderful things have happened since that night, darling, but also some not so wonderful. Blake, your husband, might not be my favourite person—you know that, Amy—but he’s your choice and I would never say anything about him to hurt you.
When I was quoted recently as saying “Thank God Blake’s inside” what I meant was that putting him in jail might help him to clean up HIS act and change HIS life.
It wasn’t said out of viciousness or to upset you. If your relationship is meant to be, it will survive.
I’m a great believer that everything in life happens for a reason, a purpose. And if you two are destined to be together forever, then so be it.
But I want you to love Blake for who he is, Amy. Not because you feel sorry for him, or because he can get you doped up. Not for any other reason than that you have respect for him.
I completely understand and sympathise with how you feel heartbroken over your separation and I’d do anything to help you end that unhappiness.
No mother likes to see her child suffering like that.
Having to cancel your tour, as well, has been very sad. But I know it’s happened for the best.
Despite disappointing all of your fans, who I know you treasure so much, maybe it will pull you up and make you stop and think and take stock of where your life is going.
I pray it does. I hope it makes you realise that although you might be a superstar, you’re not superwoman.
Early fame has overwhelmed you, it’s dizzied you and muddled your mind. For a moment, forget you’re a superstar. You’re also young and vulnerable. Remember you’re just an ordinary human being, no stronger than any of the rest of us. You think you’re strong enough to get through this on your own, darling, but you’re not.
I want you back, and I’ll make you fitter and stronger. I’d like nothing better than to have you home and help you put on a bit of weight with some wholesome home cooking.
You’re at your happiest in family situations, I remember. It’s part of that strong Jewish tradition you were raised in. Remember how you spent time with my sister before the gig in Newcastle the other week? You felt comfortable and at ease. That’s how I know family is important to you.
Destiny
But I can’t force you to do something you don’t want to. You have to want it to happen darling, you have to ask for it.Me and your father, and your brother Alex all want you to be happy and quickly restored to full health. For the moment, that’s all of our priorities.
We are concerned, but we’re not panicking. You’ve got to see things in your own time and I’m sure you will.You are a brilliant talent, of course, and if you get yourself well, you’ll be able to go on and fulfil your destiny.
You’re a true professional who thrives on work and you need to get back into that routine.
We know you don’t want to let your fans down. We know how important they are to you and how once you’re over this present setback you’ll give them a show they’ll never forget.
You know I’m an optimist, and that I think, with our help, you will get back on top of things.
But I know you must come to me first for that to happen.
I just hope that, because of this letter, you do. Pick up the phone.
All my love, Ma
I can see why Janis Winehouse felt she had to send this letter through the News of the World, Amy is probably so busy attempting to see through her insanity, she’s not going to read a long letter from her mum.
Actually, I like that this letter seems genuine and heartfelt, did some NOTW journalist give Ma Winehouse a hand? If it had been my mother she would have added a post script along the lines of “Amy, get yourself a new pair of shoes, those ballet slippers are filthy!”
Note by Celebitchy: To me it sounds like her mother is sending her this too-revealing letter through the press in order to let everyone know that she’s not responsible for Amy’s downward spiral and is doing everything she can to help her. It seems so important that her mother lets her know that she’s there for her, but this letter is potentially embarrassing and I know if I was going through a tough time and my mom aired some of our dirty laundry out like this I would be pissed. Let’s hope she takes her mom up on her offer, though. The girl seems to be barely hanging in there.
Amy Winehouse is shown shopping for junk to eat after visiting her husband in jail on 12/7/07. Thanks to Splash News for these pictures.
If you happened to be in Brighton, England last night, you may have noticed that Amy Winehouse was in town. She played a show at the Brighton Centre, leaving around 2am wearing a black dress with white polka dots and carrying an apple.
And it seems that the “Rehab” singer is devising a plan to get to see her man sooner than previously thought. Since he’s stuck in the slammer, Amy is planning a gig at London’s Pentonville prison.
As a general rule, I think it’s mean to cherry pick pictures of celebrities to find the very worst ones. I mean if you had a thousand flashes going off in your face at once, of course there’s going to be some terrible pictures where you’re mid-blink or turning your head in a way that – when frozen on film – makes you look scary-ass. But from the photos taken of Amy Winehouse visiting her jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil in lockup, it’s almost impossible to find a photo where she doesn’t look like a crazed lunatic. I’m not kidding, look here and here. She looks like a cartoon parody of herself. I’m not quite sure how she can make her jaw jut forward like a barracuda like that. I tried to get mine to do it and nearly dislocated the lower portion.
Amy was in attendance in court today as Blake was denied bail. He’s being held for witness tampering in his assault case. I don’t think the assault would have gotten him much time – it hardly got any press, considering how famous Amy is – but the witness tampering is pretty significant, and being denied bail means Blake will spend Christmas in jail.
Amy Winehouse wiped away tears as her incarcerated husband Blake Fielder-Civil was denied bail today. Fielder-Civil, 25 – who is charged with conspiracy involving alleged witness tampering in his upcoming assault trial – will spend Christmas in jail awaiting a Jan. 18 hearing. Should his case go to trial, Judge David Robson said he was “penciling in early June.”
As he was led away, Fielder-Civil held his hand to his ear like a telephone and mouthed, “I’ll call you,” through the glass of the defendant’s box. Winehouse waved and blew him two kisses.
The troubled singer, 24, arrived at Snaresbrook Crown Court at 10:40 a.m., wearing a long-sleeved black minidress and a yellow scarf around her trademark beehive. Outside the court, police ushered away a crowd of about 30 women all dressed as the Winehouse.
[From People]
What an unusual way to show support. Dressing like Amy Winehouse. I’m guessing that would entail giant, natty, frizzy, behived hair, bloody ballet slippers, and track marks? I’m now curious to see what this court room looks like. There’s glass over the defendant’s box? I wonder if that’s common, or just because Blake Fielder-Civil has a lot of people who’d like to take him out?
Amy sat next to Blake’s brother and a few spots away from her mother in law Georgette, with whom she is (always) feuding. Georgette has a penchant for talking to the press about Amy’s problems instead of actually talking to Amy.
The “Back to Black” singer spoke briefly to her mother-in-law and to one of her husband’s lawyers, all the while checking for signs that Fielder-Civil himself was going to appear. When he finally did, just before 11 a.m., he was smiling and winking.
“I love you,” he mouthed to his wife, asking, “Are you all right?” She nodded.
Winehouse, who clutched the thick gold heart-and-anchor charms she wore around her neck as if they were a rosary, watched wide-eyed as the judge agreed to hear Fielder-Civil’s argument for bail in chambers because of the “intense scrutiny from the press.” The rest of the nearly two-hour hearing continued in private.
When the proceeding wrapped, at 12:30 p.m., a grim-looking Winehouse refused to speak to the press as she hopped into a car with blacked-out windows. She is scheduled to appear in concert at London’s Brixton Academy tonight.
[From People]
So I’m assuming that if he was denied bail, that means Blake Fielder-Civil could be in jail until that early June date if he’s denied again on January 18th. Let’s hope so. A good long while apart could do both of those co-dependent addicts a lot of good. Maybe enough good for one of them to get clean and lose the other.
Yesterday, we had told you that police were searching Amy Winehouse's home in London and now it appears that they have arrested her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil for allegedly participating in a plot to stop a trial in which he and his friend, Michael Brown are accused of assaulting a bartender. Brown and Fielder-Civil are claimed to have offered nearly $420,000 to the bartender, James King, in return for him withdrawing his statement to the police about the incident. When Blake was being taken away in cuffs, hours after the search on Amy's home took place, Amy was distraught, hyperventilating and saying over and over again, "Baby, I love you. Baby, I'll be fine."
As much as I do feel for Amy, who is in just a terrible emotional state at the moment, maybe the separation from her husband will be good for her--clearly they're not that great together. But honestly, I'm also very selfishly hoping that this drama turns into some magical new music from her on a new album. I know, I know, I'm going to hell for being so petty, but dammit, my "Back to Black" CD is getting worn out.
After duking it out with her husband a few short days ago, Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil were spotted strolling around Covent Garden on Saturday (August 25).
Since the couple scratched and clawed at one another at the Sanderson Hotel in Central London this past Thursday, reports from a Gatecrasher source add more confirmation to what we all now know - Amy has a serious drug problem.
Amy Winehouse and got into a massive – and physical – fight with her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil on Friday morning, and there’s bloody, graphic pictures – and a host of witnesses – to prove it. The pair dropped out of rehab for the second time a few days ago and have been holed up in a posh Soho hotel in London. Late Thursday night, Amy left the hotel, ran across the street, and casually “hugged” a girl. The girl slipped Amy a package that we’re all assuming contained drugs. Keep in mind she has about 100 paparazzi following her all the time, so it’s not like she could do something like that and think it would go unnoticed. A few hours later, screaming was heard from their room, and after a while Amy ran out. She was bloody, and bruised, with scrapes and swollen knuckles. Her clothing was torn and bloody in places – even her shoes. She ran to the elevator, where Blake followed her. Even though there was someone else in the elevator, he screamed at her as she cowered in the corner. When they got to the lobby Amy jetted out of the hotel and flagged down some random driver, who drove her a few miles and dropped her off at a convenience store. Blake chased the car and then wandered through the streets of London calling for her at four in the morning. Eventually he reached her on her cell phone, and the two reconnected and went back to the hotel together – but not before the press got some crystal clear photos of the mess.
“Bloody and battered after ripping into each other during a drug-fuelled row, this is Amy Winehouse, the cream of Britain’s young singing talent, and her junkie husband Blake Fielder-Civil. Stumbling around the streets of London at 4.45am, the pair bore the wounds of an almighty row which spiralled wildly out of control. ..The fight in the early hours of yesterday left 23-year-old Miss Winehouse with blood staining her pink ballet shoes and the knees of her jeans. Purple bruises could be seen on the side of her neck and her knuckles were swollen. But her 24-year-old husband appeared to have come off a lot worse - with cuts and scratches on both cheeks and around his neck.
“…The singer returned to her hotel room and within hours other guests complained of raised voices, clattering furniture and screaming. Shortly afterwards, the concierge was called. Miss Winehouse, who has a history of self-harming, had asked for medical assistance to patch up cuts on her arm. At around 2.30am, said guests, the fight sounded like it had restarted - then Miss Winehouse was seen sprinting down the corridor to the lift, pursued by her badly bleeding husband.
“The couple then dashed into the street. An eyewitness said: ‘Just after 3am, Amy came sprinting out and down the road. She was in a real state of panic. Blake was running after her, but couldn’t catch up. Amy was so hell-bent on getting away from him that she ran into the middle of the street and flagged down a random car that happened to be full of girls. She was saying, ‘Quickly, I have to get in, I have to get away, please help me’. Her voice was breaking, you could tell she was scared. The car drove off at speed and ended up about a mile away at Charing Cross station. Amy got out and went into a 24-hour shop to buy cigarettes. She was looking completely out of her head. Blake ran after the car for a while. He spent the next half hour or so wandering around in a daze with blood over his face, looking in doorways for her, shouting her name out. Eventually, he got through to her on the mobile. There were a lot of tears and shouting, but they calmed down and met up at around 4am and slowly walked back to the hotel arm-in-arm. They got back at 4.45am.’”
[From the Daily Mail]
You can view some of the more graphic pictures of their fight on the Daily Mail’s website. It really is clear that Amy’s life is spiraling out of control. Sometimes it seems like she almost wants it to, because she’s so public and dramatic about it. Why get your drugs publicly when paparazzi are camped outside your hotel room when you’re probably able to get them delivered to the room? Why drink at pubs all the time when you can drink at home? I’m sure her problems are more than real, but it seems like she wants them to play out in a public setting. Apparently the pair’s parents arranged another meeting (intervention) within a few hours of their fight. She and Blake left the hotel - a little cleaned up – with Amy carrying a picture of their wedding. Hopefully on their way back to rehab –separately.
Picture note by JayBird: Header image of Amy and Blake leaving their hotel after their fight. Splash captions the picture: “Amy Winehouse leaves by the back door of her hotel in a blacked-out car and books into a new hotel. Her husband shows the cuts on his face from the big fight they allegedly had the night before. Amy is carrying the picture of her wedding under her arm so they must have made up.” Thanks to Splash Photos for the image.
Talented self-destructive singer Amy Winehouse was out of rehab yesterday after just 48 hours in an Essex facility in with her bad-news husband, Blake Fielder-Civil. Everyone was saying that she couldn’t hack sobriety and wasn’t ready to conquer her demons, but her husband claimed in an interview that they left rehab just to go get a guitar despite the fact that they were spotted in their local pub soon afterwards. In an interview with Britain’s Radio One, Blake said that everything was blown out of proportion and that Amy is committed to finishing rehab. He also said that the papers made up quotes from his mother about the drugs that Amy was taking at the time of her overdose:
“We only came back to get a guitar, but of course in the paper that’s interpreted as we’re both so weak we left after three days. It’s the inevitable way the papers are trying to put you down when you’re trying to do something positive.
“The main thing is that me and Amy are getting better. Don’t worry, she’s being looked after. We’re going back to this retreat. She’s determined to get well.
“It’s not as bad as everyone thinks but she’s fine, she’s loved and looked after.”
Asked about reports of the couple’s drug addictions, Fielder-Civil said: “I wouldn’t believe it. There’s a few problems there but certainly nothing of the magnitude that my mum was falsely quoted as saying.”
His mother Georgette was reported as saying that Winehouse confessed to heroin and cocaine addiction and told her: “It’s silly, but you just get carried away.”
[From Ireland Online]
Winehouse is also quoted as saying she’s fine and that she’s gained “half a stone,” which is 7 pounds. Maybe that’s why she’s clutching a pair of new pants in the header photo, although her jeans are still falling off her hips to reveal most of her underwear.
Amy and her enabler husband popped into their local pub right after they got back to Amy’s Camden home, but were only there for 40 minutes according to reports. If she was downing shot after shot in that time period it would have been reported, so maybe she figures a coupla pints aren’t going to do much damage considering what she’s normally up to. Still, there’s always the bathroom for a quick fix.
Blake told The Mirror that Amy’s collapse wasn’t his fault and that he loves her and just wants to protect her. “I just want everyone to know that I love her so so much. She’s so precious to me, she’s my wife and I want to take care of her, that’s why I’m taking her back to rehab. We only came back to London to get a guitar and then we’re going straight back. It’s not because we were too weak to stay.”
The guy sounds charming, even if he does look like one of Pete Doherty’s best mates.
Amy was alternately said to be out of rehab for a brain scan that was ordered by doctors following her drug overdose last week, during which she suffered from seizures. There were no sightings of Amy at the hospital getting the scan, though, and the source for that story is The Sun so I would bet it’s pure speculation.
Amy was photographed out at a local convenience store buying some items and then stealing a NME magazine! Here’s the photo description for these pictures from yesterday, thanks to Splash News:
Is this the moment when Amy Winehouse finally loses the plot? Astonished onlookers witnessed the troubled singer whip a magazine off a shop shelf in Camden, North London, and leave, apparently without paying. After paying for a few items, the Back to Black star furtively glanced over her shoulder before grabbing a copy of the New Musical Express from the shelf and leaving.
Thankfully Amy and her pilfered magazine are now back in that Essex rehab, The Causeway clinic, and despite her protestations before checking into rehab that she’d be back to work this week all of her tour dates this month have been canceled.
Thanks to SplashNews for these pictures.
There are so many conflicting reports about Amy Winehouse, but it looks like she finally got her ass to rehab. Does anyone else think she was refusing to go because she had to stay in character with her song? According to The Mirror, Amy and her husband, layabout Blake Fielder-Civil have entered rehab together in the U.S. They didn’t speculate about which rehab facility they went to, but I like to imagine them scrubbing toilets with Lindsay Lohan in Utah. But that’s probably not the case though. After Amy was admitted to the hospital a week ago due to “taking a cocktail of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and the horse tranquillizer ketamine” she and Blake checked into the Four Seasons hotel in Hook, Hampshire.… not exactly rehab. However two days after having her stomach pumped, Winehouse’s best friend Juliette Ashby caught the two smoking heroin in their hotel suite. This was followed by what appear to be an intervention for both husband and wife by their collective parents.
“Amy’s taxi driver dad Mitch ‘flipped’ when he heard - and next day they were joined by worried Mitch, wife Janis, Blake’s stepfather Giles Fielder-Civil and mother Georgette. During the row, Mitch grabbed Giles by the throat and ‘threatened to rip his head off.’
“The source said: ‘It was only when Amy saw her family falling apart that she realised she had to do something. She confessed that she and Blake had drug problems and had to have treatment together.’
“Mitch is also said to have demanded that Blake be fitted with an implant to curb his drug-taking. Blake refused but agreed to join Amy on a drug counselling and treatment programme.
[From the Mirror]
It’s not surprising that Blake Fielder-Civil has a drug problem. I’m not sure if it’s actually been written, but it seems to have been generally assumed by just about everyone, since he seemed to have no problem with Amy’s drug use. He was beyond an enabler, so it makes sense that it’s because he has a problem himself. They seem like such a bad match for each other, and very unhealthy together. Amy obviously had problems before they were married, but they seemed to have tripled since then.
“’They both admitted taking cocaine and heroin. But they denied they had been injecting heroin. At one point, both Amy and Blake stripped off in front of Georgette to prove they had not been using needles. But they now realise that if they don’t get help now, they will both die young. This is their watershed, their wake-up call.
“’Both families were terrified by the state Amy and Blake had got themselves in and decided enough was enough. It was the first time Blake also admitted he had a drug problem. It was a brave step for both of them to agree to treatment and their families are very proud of them.’
“The source added: ‘They are both to blame. They are both as bad as each other. But at least they have admitted they have got a problem and are taking action to help each other.’
“Before flying off on Saturday, Blake phoned his mother and said: ‘Please stop crying, everything will be OK.’
“Amy told her mother-in-law: ‘I’m so sorry. I love you. Please don’t worry.’
“Last night they were spending their third night at the clinic, where they are sharing a bedroom. They have agreed to have their mobile phones confiscated and to have no contact with the outside world. Amy has also agreed that her career must be put on hold, despite her desire to get back on the road and perform.”
[From the Mirror]
I really don’t believe that they are both “’taking action to help each other.’” That’d be nice, but from all the stories I’ve read, it doesn’t seem like Blake cares a rip about Amy. Maybe he has too many problems of his own, it’s hard to say since nothing has really been written about him that’s separate from Amy. But it seems like he’s just there to go along for the ride as long as possible, until all of the resources (drugs, money, Amy’s talent) are drained. I hope this rehab story is correct, but if so, I hope that as a bare minimum, Amy and Blake aren’t together during their time in rehab. Sharing a bedroom with the person you smoked heroin with the week before seems like a really bad idea. Maybe that’s just me.
Picture note by JayBird: Here’s what Amy looked like 5 years ago performing at HMV, Oxford Street in London. VERY different. Not that there’s anything wrong with changing your look… but it’s more than a beehive and heavier eyeliner.
Header image of Amy and Blake in New York City August 1st, 2007, exactly a week before she was hospitalized.
Images thanks to WENN for the photos.
The details of Amy Winehouse’s downward spiral have been published by the Sun, and it’s really sad to read. Before she overdosed and had to get her stomach pumped in a London hospital, Amy went on a two or three day bender (the Sun says 3 days, but their timeline seems to add up to about 2 days), downing drugs and booze. As soon as she returned from Lollapalooza, she started drinking and snorting cocaine.
“Amy, whose hits include Rehab and Back To Black, began the bender at 1pm on Monday within hours of arriving in Heathrow from a music festival in Chicago. The skeletal star swigged vodka and lemonades while Blake [Fielder-Civil, Amy’s husband of two months], 25, sank pints of Stella Artois.
“Local Lesley McCormack, 26, said: ‘Both Amy and Blake made repeated visits to the toilets during the two hours they were here. She went into both the ladies’ and men’s loos. I suspect they were taking cocaine. They were with another woman. Amy ordered a club sandwich, asking for tuna instead of chicken — but she never ate it.’”
[From the Sun]
The three left around 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Around 10 o’clock that evening Amy and Blake visited their local pub in Camden, The Hawley Arms.
“They were spotted by a fan. He said: ‘She spent the evening knocking back Jack Daniel’s. They were acting quite strangely. Amy was backwards and forwards to the toilets all night.’
“The binge continued into Tuesday. A cafe owner near the couple’s home said: ‘She came in during the afternoon and was very jittery. She wanted everything done now. She said she didn’t know what she wanted but she said she wanted it hot. She was really out of it. I’ve only noticed her here in the last two months and she’s normally very nice and comes straight in and goes straight out — but on Tuesday it was different.’
“Hours later, Amy — who had just been nominated for three MTV awards — started convulsing.”
[From the Sun]
A friend of Amy’s husband said, “’It was like she had pressed the self-destruct button. She was downing coke, pills and ketamine, vodka and Jack Daniel’s. Even Amy says she will be dead within one year.’” After that she was taken to London’s University College Hospital, where she was given a shot of adrenaline and had her stomach pumped. It was originally reported that she had checked into London’s famous Priory rehab clinic, but it turns out that’s not the case. Instead she’s holed up in a London hotel instead, according to pretty reliable NME magazine. If this didn’t get through to Amy, I’m not sure what will. Getting your stomach pumped is a really traumatic process, and would scare a lot of people into at least taking their addiction more seriously and checking into rehab. I’m not saying it’d scare a person out of their bad behavior right then and there, but most people would check into rehab. Normally I’d make a lot of jokes, since “Rehab” is the title of her most famous song, but this just makes me way too sad for her. Truly, canceling your concerts and being so unprofessional is terrible, but she’s moved from terrible to tragic now.
Picture note by JayBird: Here’s Amy looking a LOT better, just a few months ago at the 2007 Brit Awards in Febryary. Header image of Amy with Kelly Osbourne at the 2007 ELLE Style Awards in London in February. Images thanks to PR Photos.
