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Amy Winehouse found herself centred as "the female toxic celebrity" due to her drug use and alcoholism. This framing of Amy became the norm, and overtook any talent or personality that she had previously been seen to have in the public's eyes.

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Blake Fielder-Civil Comments (After Amy's Death)

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Blake Fielder-Civil Comments (After Amy's Death)

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After Winehouse's death, Fielder-Civil tries to remove the blame off of him for her drug problems. He claims they only took drugs for "the first six months of their relationship". Here, he is trying to clear his own image now that Amy is not alive to place the blame back onto him.

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Amy Winehouse's ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, has said reports of their drug use have been exaggerated.

"The drug thing has been attributed to me for years," he told Good Morning Britain. "Me and Amy only used drugs together maybe six months of our marriage. I did heroin maybe four or five times."

The 36-year-old, who was married to the singer for two years from 2007 to 2009, said that the blame for Winehouse's drug use has often been attributed to him.

"I feel I am the only person who has ever taken responsibility," he continued. "I feel that there has been a certain sort of shift in the blame to other parties, but I feel that I always took responsibility before that. Amy didn't do anything Amy didn't want to do."

Fielder-Civil also defended himself against claims that he "cashed in" by selling stories to the press about their marriage, claiming it was necessary after being reduced to a desperate financial state because of media attention.

"The story that I sold was more about me taking responsibility for Amy's situation at the time," he said.

"To call it cashing in is a bit misleading. I would have done it without any payment. The reasons that I ended up taking money was that I had been in a situation or through my own sort of doing, where I found it really hard to get a job for a long time. I couldn't really earn money any other way."

Fielder-Civil went on to criticise plans for a Winehouse hologram tour: "The way I feel about the actual hologram itself it's no different to watching a video clip or listening to her music.

"I object to every sort of opportunity that's been made, it seems since Amy passed away seven years ago there's been three films, a hologram tour, to me I can't see many other reasons for this tour."

Winehouse died on the 23 July 2011 with a coroner attributing her death to alcohol intoxication.

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Amy Winehouse's ex-husband says reports of their drug use were exaggerated

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Amy Winehouse's ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, has said reports of their drug use have been exaggerated. "The drug thing has been attributed to me for years," he told Good Morning Britain. "Me and Amy only used drugs together maybe six months of our marriage. I did heroin maybe four or five times."

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Drugs and Downfall - Blake Fielder-Civil

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Drugs and Downfall - Blake Fielder-Civil

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Amy's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, encouraged Amy to take drugs and to drink. He filmed her and the footage was released to the press, thus bringing down the public opinion of Winehouse as a drug addict who is racist and unable to function.

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Amy Winehouse & Blake Fielder-Civil - Private Footage

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Twitter is the main topic of this article, as Thomas looks at the ways in which old 'stardom' and new 'stardom' are shaped by the popular media of the time. With the emergence of social media, interaction with fans has become commonplace with celebrities, as well as using social platforms to give the public an insight into their personalities and interests.

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In this article, the way that the media treated Winehouse prior to and in the aftermath of her death is discussed. It makes clear the lack of empathy that the public have for struggling celebrities while they are alive, in comparison to when they are dead. Their elevated status as 'famous' people gives the public the impression that they can criticise and make light of the addictions and struggles that stars face, despite them being normal people behind the curtain of stardom.

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This paper focuses on a sample of UK newspapers covering the period of Winehouse's death and funeral (23 July -8 August 2011). The implicit 'news values' embedded in the content are contextualised through reference to earlier media coverage of Winehouse. It is shown that the media employed a variety of strategies to represent and construct Winehouse's life and death, thereby determining the nature of the readers' 'appetites' to consume death as the culmination of the subject's life 'story'. While some of the sources examined are typical of the reporting of any celebrity death, this research also exposes discourses exclusively utilised for popular musicians whose deaths are framed as 'punishment' for reckless behaviour.

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A musical matter of life and death: the morality of mortality and the coverage of Amy Winehouse's death in the UK press

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This paper focuses on a sample of UK newspapers covering the period of Winehouse's death and funeral (23 July -8 August 2011). The implicit 'news values' embedded in the content are contextualised through reference to earlier media coverage of Winehouse.

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This article discusses the vast differences between the way that Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty were treated by the press. As a female celebrity, Winehouse is shamed for her addictions and rowdy behaviour, whilst Doherty is praised for his 'couldn't-care-less' attitude to stardom and the music industry in general.

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Combining insights from gender, popular music, and celebrity studies, this article addresses to what extent British broadsheets frame Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty differently with regard to their rock and roll lifestyle. Our content analyses of The Guardian and The Independent indicate clear gender differences. First, Doherty's excessive behavior is often framed in positive terms (rock and roll), while the media discuss Winehouse's conduct more negatively (rock and fall). Second, British newspaper journalists admire Doherty's courage to lead such a lifestyle, oftentimes justifying - or even negating - his behavior, arguing he is an independent individual or even a hero. Such adoration is absent when Winehouse's escapades are reported on; most articles treat her as a victim, expressing concern regarding her poor health. As such, our findings show how music journalists use relational complicit practices - admiration/justification/negation of male and victimization of female enactment of hegemonic masculinity - to maintain masculine monopoly over the archetypical rock and roll lifestyle.

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Pauwke BerkersPauwke Berkers is an assistant professor at the Department of Arts and Culture Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His work addresses how institutions in artistic fields (e.g. journalistic criticism, arts policy, history) deal with gender and ethnic diversity in various Western countries.

Merel EeckelaerMerel Eeckelaer studied Media and Journalism at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

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Rock and roll or rock and fall? Gendered framing of the rock and roll lifestyles of Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty in British broadsheets

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Combining insights from gender, popular music, and celebrity studies, this article addresses to what extent British broadsheets frame Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty differently with regard to their rock and roll lifestyle. Our content analyses of The Guardian and The Independent indicate clear gender differences.

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With 1.6 million subscribers, the influence that Amy's music had and still has is clear, as even after her death she still has a large following. This is due to the widely spread and well reported image of Winehouse that she was a brilliant talent with an incomparable singing voice.

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Amy Winehouse on Vevo - Official Music Videos, Live Performances, Interviews and more...

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Any celebrity who has dedicated enough fans to make a fan site is clearly someone who has made an impression on the public. The construction of a fan site further reiterates the position of celebrity that Winehouse achieved, as the upkeep of a fan website can be strenuous, so only the most dedicated fans take their time to make one.

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Amy Winehouse Forever - A Tribute To Amy Jade Winehouse

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Amy Winehouse Forever is a tribute site to the life and music of Amy Jade Winehouse. On this site you'll find Amy's biography, fashion, music, quotes and news.

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This article looks at the way in which Winehouse was portrayed by the media whilst she was alive, and at the persona she created for herself. It also looks at the way that her biopic, Amy, creates a much more 'normal' persona for her.

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Sarah Thomas comments in Celebrity in the ‘Twitterverse’: history, authenticity and the multiplicity of stardom Situating the ‘newness’ of Twitter that "some tweets emphasise the object-product status of celebrities". This can be seen in Winehouse's public Twitter, which was used to endorse shows and songs that she was doing.

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Tweets by amywinehouse

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By creating a personal Twitter, Winehouse positioned herself as a down to earth celebrity who didn't take herself too seriously. The interaction with other Twitter users and opportunity for fans to send Tweets ultimately creates a bridge between the celebrity and the 'normal' people.

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Early chat show appearance and live performance

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Early chat show appearance and live performance

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Amy Winehouse often appeared on chat shows in her early career, as she was extremely articulate and interesting. Celebrity appearances on chat shows create a greater sense of acquaintance between star and audience, with fans believing they have had a glimpse of the 'real' person that is behind the celebrity persona.

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Amy Winehouse - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - BBC Studios, London, UK (19/03/2004)

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Later in her career, the drugs and alcohol that Winehouse became addicted to began to take effect on her performances. At this point, her celebrity status was somewhat a mockery, as she was unable to perform to her previous standard and was not invited to chat shows or events due to her unruly and worrying behavioural outbursts through the years.

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Amy Winehouse - UNBELIEVABLE ( Drugged & drunk )

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The documentary highlights the 'behind the scenes' life of a misunderstood musician, who had pressure from partners, parents and friends to be successful. It came at a price - her downfall was drugs and alcohol, which ultimately killed her. Due to this, the documentary gives viewers an insight into the reasons for her rollercoaster career, and breaks down the barrier between 'untouchable' celebrity and the real person that lies beneath.

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 50 wins & 48 nominations. See more awards "

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:

Storyline

A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs. Written by grantss

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Experience the untold story of the girl behind the name.

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Trivia

After watching this film, James Hetfield of Metallica was inspired to write a song called "Moth into Flame". See more "

Goofs

Instead of putting Amy's Belgrade concert, filmmakers made mistake and the big zoom out was concert of Jelena Karleusa, Serbian pop/folk singer and not Amy's. See more "

Quotes

Amy Winehouse : Success to me is not success to the record company or whoever. Success to me is having the freedom to work with whoever I want to work with, to always be able to go to the studio when I have to go to the studio... I think the more people see of me, the more they'll realize that all I'm good for is making tunes. So leave me alone and I'll do it. I will do the music. I just need time to do the music.
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Soundtracks

What Is It About Men
Written by Paul Watson, Luke Smith, Amy Winehouse, Donovan Jackson, Wilburn 'Squigley' Cole (as Cole), Delroy 'Chris' Cooper, Felix Howard, Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Gordon Williams
Performed by Amy Winehouse at North Sea Jazz Festival, 2004
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Jack Russell Music Ltd / District 6 Music Publishing Limited / Musicare Ltd / Copyright Control
Amy Winehouse appears courtesy of Island Records
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Release Date:

3 July 2015 (USA)

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$222,500, 5 July 2015

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,706,386

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 50 wins & 48 nominations. See more awards " Cast overview, first billed only: A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.