UNITED KINGDOM / FILE: Amy Winehouse 'back to black' as the UK's Sun tabloid runs picture on front page of her apparently taking crack cocaine

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  • Title: UNITED KINGDOM / FILE: Amy Winehouse 'back to black' as the UK's Sun tabloid runs picture on front page of her apparently taking crack cocaine
  • Date: 24th January 2008
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JANUARY 22, 2008) (REUTERS) SHOT OF AMY WINEHOUSE MYSPACE WEBSITE FAN MESSAGE TO AMY, SAYING :"TAKE A STEP BACK AND REALISE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS" FAN MESSAGE READING "AMY FIXXXXXXX UP! DOES PEOPLE U HANG WITH AND DO DRUGS WITH JUST USE U FOR UR MONEY, LOOK THEY SOLD THAT VIDEO THINK ABOUT UR HUSBAND, UR FAMILY, AND YOUR FANS! GO TO REHAB!!!! WE LOVE YOU BUT U DON'T LOVE URSELF SO Y SHOULD ANYONE ELSE LOVE U!!!" FAN MESSAGE READING "STOP THE INSANITY AMY, PUT THE PIPE DOWN AND BACK AWAY SLOWLY...."
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  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA7DPBA4MZM3XDPWCTMKJH2N4XR
  • Story Text: It's yet another episode in the already troubled life of Amy Winehouse. Fans of the singer urged her to seek help on Tuesday (January 22) after a newspaper printed images of her allegedly smoking crack cocaine last week.
    Her label Island Records issued a short statement saying it would support her.

    "We are deeply disappointed and upset by these latest revelations and are doing everything we can to offer Amy our full support in dealing with her problems," a spokesman said. He made no further comment.
    Winehouse, 24, has won critical and commercial success with her distinctive voice and hit album "Back to Black", and earned six Grammy nominations in December.
    But her troubled personal life has dominated the headlines, most recently in the Sun tabloid on Tuesday which ran a picture on its front page of Winehouse apparently taking crack cocaine.

    "Nosedive to Oblivion" was how the Sun described the alleged drugs binge that is said to have occurred at just after 5 a.m. on Friday.
    Hours later Winehouse attended court to support her husband Blake Fielder-Civil who is fighting charges related to a pub brawl.
    Sporting her new blonde hairstyle, a dishevelled-looking Winehouse yelled: "Love you handsome, gorgeous one" as the judge discussed legal matters with lawyers.
    Fans urged Winehouse, whose hits include the song "Rehab", to seek help.

    "Amy please get help," wrote fan Jessica on Winehouse's home page on social networking Web site MySpace.

    "After seeing the vid of u taking crack i just cried. I think we all new that u have a problem but always hoped the media were blowing it out of proportion, it would be such a waste for everyone if you were lost to this evil."
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