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Amy Winehouse’s Dad: Rehab Money is Wasted

Published October 20th, 2009 by Wendy
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Taking a hard line, Amy Winehouse’s dad says Great Britain is throwing out its money on the treatment of drug addicts who are too quick to say “yes, yes, yes” to rehab, according to an Associated Press report.

Mitch Winehouse told British lawmakers on Parliament’s Home Affairs Select Committee Tuesday that many addicts who take up treatment as an alternative to a jail time have no intention of trying to quit drugs. He further said officials are too ready to offer rehab to convicted criminals while non-offending addicts have to wait months for treatment.

Of course, Amy Winehouse is famous for “Rehab,” a song about a woman who refuses drug addiction treatment. Winehouse is also well-known from her various run-ins with the law regarding her own drug usage. She was fined in Norway for illegal marijuana possession in 2007, but has never spent time in prison for any drug offense.

Lawmakers are holding an inquiry into cocaine abuse in Great Britain.

BELOW (video): South African Creed-rock band Seether covers Amy Winehouse’s drug clinic anthem, “Rehab.

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Amy Winehouse Cleared of Assault in London

Published July 25th, 2009 by Wendy

ABOVE: Amy Winehouse caught on tape hitting fans while singing at Glastonbury 2008. This is not the incident for which she was in court this week. (Apparently, she hits a lot of people…)

A British judge yesterday acquitted Amy Winehouse on charges of assaulting a fan who was trying to take her picture, according to an Associated Press report.

London District Judge Timothy Workman found the 25-year-old singer not guilty of punching dancer Sherene Flash in the eye after the fan asked to take her photo following a charity event in September.

Prosecutors had alleged that Winehouse deliberately Continue reading »

Amy Winehouse Divorce, Fan Assault Case Go to Court

Published July 16th, 2009 by Karen

ABOVE: Amy Winehouse performs “Wake Up Alone.” The troubled British singer was granted a divorce in a London court on Thursday.

Hey, remember Amy Winehouse?

Not so long ago, the “I’m No Good” singer was an up-and-coming British star with a retro look and vocals to match (paving the way for similar artists and look-alikes). Now, she’s just looks like a drag queen’s skeleton wandering around with a black beehive wig and too much eyeliner.

At any rate, the UK singer is making headlines again this morning, not for her music, of course, but for the latest twist in her twisted relationship with jailbird husband Blake Fielder-Civil.

Neither Winehouse, 25, nor Fielder-Civil, 27, appeared at the London courthouse on Thursday, but Continue reading »

Amy Winehouse Rushed to Hospital–Again

Published May 24th, 2009 by Wendy
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Last week marked the second time this month that Amy Winehouse was rushed to the hospital while staying on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, according to an Associated Press report.

The soul singer fell ill at her rented house on the island, forcing friends to call an ambulance, according to a report first filed by the British tabloid, The Sun. The newspaper reported that Winehouse had also been taken to a hospital on the island on May 2. Both visits were for undisclosed reasons.

Elsewhere in Winehouseland, an unflattering documentary about the singer’s time in St. Lucia is set to hit television screens later this year. Saving Amy was filmed by Daphne Barak, who recently spent time with Winehouse and her family on the island, according to the singer’s MySpace page.

Eminem Takes Aim at Celebs in New Video

Published April 8th, 2009 by Wendy
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Eminem debuted the video for “We Made You,” the first single off his forthcoming album “Relapse” on MTV yesterday, according to a Reuters report.

The video is generating some heat because it takes on our celebrity-obsessed culture, and spoofs such media stars as Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan and Ellen DeGeneres, not to mention offering a shot at ex VP candidate Sarah Palin.

“When you walked through the door, it was clear to me/ You’re the one they adore, who they came to see/ You’re a rock star, everybody wants you,” goes the track’s chorus over the Dr. Dre-produced beat.

Among other scenes, the video shows John Mayer crooning to a smitten Jennifer Aniston; Tony Romo doing a dirty dance with Simpson, Spock from “Star Trek” and Kevin Federline next to a dancing Britney Spears.

“Relapse” hits the shelves on May 19.

Coachella 2009 Lineup Change: Amy Winehouse Cancels, Again.

Published March 9th, 2009 by Karen

At this point, it is almost impossible to be surprised by news that Amy Winehouse has cancelled another show. The British disaster is tangled up in a new round of legal problems, this time in connection to charges that she assaulted a fan at a party in September.

C’mon Amy, you’re supposed to attack critics, not fans.

Can’t this girl do anything right?

Winehouse had been scheduled to appear at April’s Coachella music festival in California along with big-name acts such as Paul McCartney, the Cure, Morrissey, the Killers, Leonard Cohen, Franz Ferdinand, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and My Bloody Valentine.

Although her representatives have not confirmed details of Winehouse’s cancellation, it is likely that she has been denied a US work visa due to her looming legal problems. The 25-year-old singer is due to appear in court March 17.

We’re pretty sure that nobody was going to Coachella just to see Winehouse’s scary skeleton wobble around the stage in high-heels and a higher wig anyway. It has been so long since the singer has actually made music, we’re not sure anybody even cares anymore.

Complete Coachella 2009 lineup and ticket info, here.

Know Your Beehives? Winehouse VS clones Duffy, Adele, Estelle

Published January 15th, 2009 by Karen

Ok, so over the past year or so there has been a sudden retro R&B revival in the UK.
R&B is good, but ‘60s R&B is great, so this new turn of events is good news for fans of Stax and Motown.

Sure, we all recognize the trainwreck known as Amy Winehouse, but what about the inevitable round of imitators that have popped up in her beehived shadow?

Today we’re breaking it down and doing our best to figure out the difference between Wino clones Duffy, Adele and Estelle. Maybe you can help us sort this mess out. Continue reading »

Amy Winehouse Divorce Settlement Bigger than Madonna’s? Free Amy Winehouse music

Published January 12th, 2009 by Karen

Tabloids are buzzing with news of Amy Winehouse’s impending divorce. The 25-year-old singer and her husband of less than two years are reportedly heading to untie the knot.

News of the divorce isn’t nearly as surprising as the news of the burn-out wedding was.

The troubled couple had only been married briefly before Blake Fielder-Civil landed behind bars on a stack of charges nearly as big and unruly as Winehouse’s beehive wig. Now that he’s free, he’s filing for divorce based on allegations of infidelity. Continue reading »

"I really thought Madonna and Guy Ritchie would last longer than they did..."
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Madonna divorce settlement $76 million free Madonna songs and more!

Published December 15th, 2008 by Karen

According to numerous reports released earlier today, it looks like the divorce settlement between Madonna and soon-to-be-ex-husband Guy Ritchie has been finalized, and the grand total is likely to make even Heather Mills (ex-Paul McCartney) a little, uh, green with envy.

In the settlement announced today, Ritchie is set to rake in a hefty $76 million from Madonna. That’s nearly twice the amount Mills was awarded in her then-record-setting settlement with McCartney.

Of course, this is rather like pocket change to a woman estimated to be worth around half a billion dollars.

So, the question now is: Is Guy Ritchie getting enough of Madonna’s money?
Aside from the broken hearts and broken family, and the fact that it looks very likely that she was in love with another (baseball-playing) man during their marriage, is $76 million dollars enough compensation for someone who had to endure Madonna for nearly eight years?

Seriously, she might be the most obnoxious celebrity on the planet, aside from Carrot Top and those idiots from the Hills. The fake British accent, the top hats, the frighteningly toned 50-year-old skeleton, er, body. Maybe Ritchie suffered even more than anyone realizes.

Here’s a quick rundown of how much this settlement is worth, have a look and tell us if this would be enough for you to tolerate the Material Girl for eight whole years.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie Divorce Settlement breakdown:
Total settlement: $76 million

If Richie were being paid a salary for his 8 years with Madge, here’s what it would’ve been:
Eight Year Total: $76,000,000
Yearly: $9,500,000
Monthly: $791,667
Weekly: $197,917
Daily: $28,274
Hourly: $1,178
Each minute: $19.63
Each second: $0.33

Hmm… only 33 cents per second? So, we’d get paid $80.52 to listen to all 4:04 of awful Madonna songs like Madonna and Justin Timberlake fre e”4 Minutes” download? Hmm…doesn’t really seem worth it…

If you actually like Madonna, go get some legal free Madonna music downloads here—she can afford it.

Is the Madonna/Guy Ritchie divorce settlement fair?
Please leave a comment and tell us what you think!
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Amy Winehouse, Courtney Love, Britney Spears Nude, Dead or Reality Show?

Published July 2nd, 2008 by Karen

Just as people will always slow down to gawk at traffic accidents, people will always enjoy watching celebrities (and non-celebrities) crash and burn in a horrible downward spiral.

This alone explains the success of all reality shows—and tabloid headlines (that’s probably why you clicked on this article, right?)—people want to watch other people fail miserably, destroy their lives and get tangled in controversy because it makes them feel better to know that someone out there is more messed up than they are.

With that in mind, you can’t help but wonder how long it will be before VH1 or some other group of bottom-feeders wrangle all of today’s hottest, most screwed up singing stars into a camera filled house/reality show under the guise of rehab.

Since all of these stars are often referred to by the media as “trainwrecks,” perhaps the show could take place on a train. We’ll call it Train Wrecks. Or maybe Crazy Train—but only if we can get Ozzy Osbourne to be the host and perform his 1980 hit “Crazy Train” mp3 as the theme song.

Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, heck, maybe even Lindsay Lohan (she did have a hit album afterall), could all pile into a train and spend time talking about their problems, resisting the temptations of the club car’s open bar. Along the way, the train could stop in various towns where the girls could do good deeds or lecture kids on the dangers of drugs or something equally heartwarming.

And now, for a quick look at the contestants:

Winehouse made a name for herself with soulful retro-pop songs such as “Rehab,” mp3 but has quickly deteriorated into a skeleton-esque shell of her former self, having recently been hospitalized after collapsing from what her father told the media was emphysema induced by smoking crack and cigarettes. Classy.

Spears has a list of woes too long to tackle, but highlights include shaving her head, being hospitalized for an extended time and shaving her head. Not to mention a “comeback” appearance on a horrible sitcom.

Lohan’s been in and out of rehab, posing nude for mags, failing miserably in movie theaters and taunting paparazzi with the notion of a lesbian relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson (whose brother is Mark Ronson, the ultra-hip producer behind Winehouse’s Grammy-winning album, Back to Black free mp3 downloads).

Hmm…I was kidding at first, but actually, this show just might work. Throw in the currently anorexic looking Courtney Love as the den mother/train conductor offering guidance to the girls, and this show is sure to be a hit.

Now, if a network actually comes out with Crazy Train I want a cut of it!