British singer Amy Winehouse entered a rehabilitation clinic
Thursday as part of her ongoing effort to fight against drug
addiction, her record company Universal Music Group said
Friday.
"She has come to understand that she requires specialist
treatment to continue her ongoing recovery from drug addiction and
prepare for her planned appearance at the Grammy Awards. ... Amy
entered the facility by mutual agreement and continues to receive
the full support of all concerned," said the statement of the
group.
Her scheduled appearance at an awards show in France on Saturday
was hence canceled.
Winehouse, 24, is perhaps best known for her 2006 hit "Rehab,"
in which she wrote about her refusal to visit a rehab facility.
A photo taken from a 19-minitue video showing the British singer
smoking a crack pipe was released by Britain's best-selling daily
tabloid newspaper The Sun on Tuesday.
Singer Amy Winehouse and
husband Blake Fielder-Civil attend the 2007 MTV Movie Awards in Los
Angeles, California in this June 3, 2007 file photo. (file photo:
Xinhua)
Hours later, the singer, accompanied by her father, Mitch, and a
bodyguard, was seen at the privately run Capio Nightingale
Hospital, which is famous for treating celebrities with addiction
problems.
Managing editor Graham Dudman of the newspaper claimed that they
published the video in a bid to help the addict.
The singer's father had repeatedly accused her husband Blake
Fielder-Civil of encouraging her drug addiction.
In October, the couple were arrested at a Norwegian hotel for
marijuana possession, and soon afterward fans booed her on stage as
she slurred and stumbled her way through her gigs.
Fielder-Civil is currently behind bars in London on charges of
perverting the course of justice following a bar fight in East
London.
Winehouse showed up at her husband's hearing in London Friday,
and blew several kisses at him and shouting, "I love you, handsome,
gorgeous one."
(Agencies via Xinhua January 25, 2008)
