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The rehab facility housing Blake Fielder-Civil says he must go, go, go!

Just days after Blake admitted to getting Amy Winehouse hooked on drugs, he is being sent back to jail for failing a drug test, according to the UK’s Sun.  Instead of being released as early as this month, he could be in jail until early 2010.

Like Popsquire always says, the worst mistake anyone (including celebs) can make is to violate probation or disobey a court order.  That’s when judges get mad!

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For this morning’s most disturbing (but not necessarily shocking) collision between pop culture and law, Blake Fielder-Civil admits he got Amy Winehouse hooked on drugs.

During a taped interview with the UK’s News Of The World, Blake says, among other things:

1. “I introduced her to heroin, crack cocaine and self-harming. I feel more than guilty.”
2. “I was there when Amy suffered her first seizure. I still break down thinking about it. We had been taking drugs all day long — heroin and crack…Then my wife, who I love with all my heart and soul, just started shaking violently in front of me.”
3. “I dragged Amy into it and without me there is no doubt that she would never have gone down that road. I ruined something beautiful. Now I have to let her go to save her life. I am not abandoning her. I am doing this out of love.”

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Two London judges sent Blake Fielder-Civil back to Rehab today.

Amy Winehouse’s husband lost an appeal challenging his 27-month jail sentence this morning.  As a reminder, Blake was sentenced for assaulting a pub landlord in 2006, as well as obstruction of justice when he attempted to bribe the landlord to stay quiet.  Blake is expected to stay in a rehab facility for the remainder of his jail sentence.

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Amy Winehouse’s hubbie has been let go, go, go!

Blake Fielder-Civil was released from Britain’s Edmunds Hill Prison today after serving 12 months of his 27-month sentence for beating up a pub manager in a 2006 bar fight and offering the pub’s landlord $400,000 to keep quiet about it.

The pair have not yet reunited, but Blake (ironically) is expected to head straight to rehab.

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Amy Winehouse, a consummate pop culture/law collision, is back in the hospital. On Friday, her rep announced that she had been released from a London clinic where she was being treated for a chest infection, but Amy returned to the clinic today for further testing.

Popsquire wishes Amy a full recovery!

Recent/related Popsquire posts:

Brits vs. Celeb Drug Dealers

Winehouse’s Husband Will Stay, Stay, Stay

Winehouse: Battery or Art?

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Amy Winehouse’s alleged drug dealers say “yes, yes, yes…”

Johnny Blagrove and Cara Burton admitted in a London court today that they offered to sell drugs — specifically ecstasy and cocaine — to Winehouse.  Although the celeb is not being charged, the dealers will be sentenced November 28.

As a reminder, the dealers were arrested and charged by London police back in June after the world watched Winehouse smoking an unknown substance from a pipe, searching for her cat, and bragging about having taken a Valium in this footage.  Prosecutors suspect that they sold photos of Winehouse allegedly smoking crack to a British tabloid.

Click here for a review of Winehouse’s pop culture/law collisions.

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Amy Winehouse — the consummate pop culture/law collision — was hospitalized this weekend for tests on her chest and lungs, following a house call from her doctor.

Her rep tells People that “they wanted to do some tests as a precaution…Obviously she had lung and chest problems which she had treatment for not so long ago, so they’re just making sure.”

For a review of Amy’s recent pop culture/law collisions, click here.

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Sometimes, it takes one pop culture/law collision to know another…

Boy George, who is no stranger to drug arrests, is speaking out about Amy Winehouse and George Michael: “When I look at Amy and George, I know where they are, I know what they are,” he tells Britain’s Times.  “I know what it’s like to be clacking, sweaty and chaotic and to have no clarity.”

Encouraging them to stay away from drugs, he says: “Seek the wisdom to soothe the soul.”  Popsquire is confident that both Amy and George Michael will be thrilled with this very specific advice.

Meanwhile, Boy George is due back in a London court next month to face a charge of false imprisonment following last year’s arrest for he and another man allegedly handcuffed a male escort to a bed in Boy George’s London apartment.  He intends to plead not guilty.

Popsquire’s Prior Posts:

Amy Winehouse

George Michael

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Sex tapes are out and drug videos are in!

At least, that’s what the UK’s News of the World would have us believe with a new video of Amy Winehouse allegedly snorting drugs.  Click here to watch and decide for yourselves…

Popsquire’s prior posts:

Winehouse’s Husband Will Stay, Stay, Stay

Winehouse: Battery or Art?

Winehouse’s Alleged Drug Dealers Arrested

Winehouse or FLDS?

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After spending less than 12 hours in the hospital yesterday, Amy Winehouse has been released. Her rep insists that the setback was part of her struggle to get stay off drugs:

“She was taking a new [medication] as part of her anti-drug treatment program…And it was an adverse reaction to that new drug. You have to try different things but unfortunately this was not the right one.”

Popsquire wishes Amy all the best and hopes to write about her less and less. Until then, all Popsquire followers should keep up to speed by studying a few prior posts about the rehab star…

Winehouse: Battery or Art?

Winehouse’s Alleged Drug Dealers Arrested

Winehouse or FLDS?

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Amy Winehouse was rushed to the hospital in London today. Her reps say:

“Amy Winehouse suffered a reaction to medication at home this evening and was taken to hospital. Doctors have advised that she will be kept under observation overnight and is likely to be released tomorrow.”

For a reminder why Popsquire considers nearly every move by Winehouse to be a collision between pop culture and law, click here. And, while you memorize the Winehouse collisions, enjoy this Donna Summer performance of “Enough is Enough!”

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London’s Madame Tussauds Wax Museum unveiled its latest creation — Amy Winehouse. Let’s hope the wax is anti-flammable!

For a reminder about why this represents a collision between pop culture and law, click here!

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Amy Winehouse’s husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, has been sentenced to 27 months in jail after admitting that he beat up a pub manager in a 2006 bar fight and offered the pub’s landlord $400,000 to keep quiet about it.

For a refresher on all Amy Winehouse collisions with the law, click here for prior Popsquire posts.

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Check out this You Tube video of Amy Winehouse in concert this weekend.  Make sure you watch what she does with her elbow.  Is this battery or choreography?  You decide!

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A rep for Amy Winehouse says that she was not diagnosed with emphysema, contrary to what Amy’s dad said over the weekend. Instead, Amy’s camp explains that she has “early signs of what could lead to emphysema,” according to E! Online.

In fact, Amy has been released from the hospital and is hoping to perform at the Glastonbury Festival and Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebration this Friday.

Query: Why would Nelson Mandela want Amy Winehouse at his birthday? Wouldn’t he want someone who is a better role model for young people?!?

While you ponder that question, join Popsquire in awaiting the next pop culture/law collision that from Amy. Until then, study up on her prior collisions here.

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