Amy Winehouse Offered £1 Million For Gig | Father Blames Fielder-Civil For Self-Harm
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Dave Parrack on July 27th, 2008
It must be Sunday today, and the reason I know that is because there’s another round of Amy Winehouse stories in the press. It’s like a weekly habit now for the newspapers to report the latest rumours, talk to her friends and family, and generally report on the state of her health and well-being. What’s worse is that Sunday is a complete non-day for music news, so I always feel compelled to also write about Winehouse.
This weekend has seen a report in the Daily Star Sunday claiming Winehouse has been offered £1 million to perform one gig for playboy prince Azim of Brunei. While that is an absolute fortune to us, Azim is worth an absolute fortune, being as he is, the son of the Sultan Of Brunei, who has a personal fortune of £25 billion.
The newspaper claims Amy will agree to do the gig, even though it would break her vow to stop touring in September to have a well-deserved break, and to concentrate on finishing up her next album.
A friend suggests that Winehouse would hand the fee straight to husband Blake Fielder-Civil, currently imprisoned on a 27-month prison sentence, to give him a fresh start upon release.
This wouldn’t be the first time Azim has spent a fortune to please a celebrity. He reportedly gave former Big Brother winner Jade Goody a £30,000 diamond ring, and gave Mariah Carey a £3 million necklace… which he flew in a private jet to give her.
Meanwhile, The Times has published a very comprehensive article looking at Amy’s life up to now, the current state of things, and what has influenced the way she lives. The whole thing makes an interesting read (if you can be bothered to read it all), but the most interesting part is where Mitch Winehouse, Amy’s father, seemed to blame Fielder-Civil for her self harming.
He said:
“[The self-harm was] more to do with Blake [Fielder-Civil]. He explained to me that when they’re going into [drug] withdrawal, if they cut themselves, it takes away the pain.”
That concludes another round of Winehouse Weekly, and I’m sure we’ll be back at the same time next Sunday with more of the same. Hopefully next time, there’ll be some news about her actual music career rather than her personal life. We can but hope.
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