Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her North London home, Sky News is reporting. The Daily Miror reports that police have confirmed the passing.
The Grammy-winning singer, best known for her hit song, “Rehab,” died of an apparent drug overdose. She’s battled drug addiction for years, having most recently checked back into rehabilitation in May.
Earlier in the day, Tim Gatt, a Sky News producer, tweeted a statement saying that she was withdrawing from all of her upcoming performances, writing, “Amy Winehouse is withdrawing from all scheduled performances. Everyone involved wishes to do everything they can to help her return to her best and she will be given as long as it takes for this to happen.”
Winehouse has had previous near-death experiences, including one her ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, described in detail back in 2009.
“I knelt over her as she kept on fitting. But then suddenly she just passed out and stopped breathing,” he told The Sun (via NME). It was the most frightening thing I had ever seen. I felt sure I was watching her die right in front of me. I didn’t know what to do or how to save her. I held her to me – and I thought she was dying in my arms. But somehow I managed to open her mouth and breathe air down her throat.”
RuffRydersDJ
No disrespect but man, can’t say we didn’t see this coming but its still a tragedy none the less. R.I.P. Ms Winehouse
Andy --> BEATS
R.I.P. Amy Winehouse
Jess Franzcisco
“You can only hold her for so long… The light is on but no ones home…”
I lost a black butterfly today, I will always love and appriciate her and the legacy she has left for us and the future. Young with a soulful mind… You will always be with me
Geeva
Rip but damn u cant kill urself especially in her position
Char
When I first heard the news, I was shocked to hear her name because she hasn’t been in the news recently- but then again hearing her name and hearing that it may have been an overdose didn’t sound so shocking. She had a beautiful voice and it sucks that in death she has found more fame than in life. RIP Ms. Winehouse. (PS- that little tweet that Keri Hilson did was a fucked up move smh, she always rubbed me the wrong way anyway tho.)