There are so many conflicting reports about Amy Winehouse, but it looks like she finally got her ass to rehab. Does anyone else think she was refusing to go because she had to stay in character with her song? According to The Mirror, Amy and her husband, layabout Blake Fielder-Civil have entered rehab together in the U.S. They didn’t speculate about which rehab facility they went to, but I like to imagine them scrubbing toilets with Lindsay Lohan in Utah. But that’s probably not the case though. After Amy was admitted to the hospital a week ago due to “taking a cocktail of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and the horse tranquillizer ketamine” she and Blake checked into the Four Seasons hotel in Hook, Hampshire.… not exactly rehab. However two days after having her stomach pumped, Winehouse’s best friend Juliette Ashby caught the two smoking heroin in their hotel suite. This was followed by what appear to be an intervention for both husband and wife by their collective parents.

“Amy’s taxi driver dad Mitch ‘flipped’ when he heard – and next day they were joined by worried Mitch, wife Janis, Blake’s stepfather Giles Fielder-Civil and mother Georgette. During the row, Mitch grabbed Giles by the throat and ‘threatened to rip his head off.’

“The source said: ‘It was only when Amy saw her family falling apart that she realised she had to do something. She confessed that she and Blake had drug problems and had to have treatment together.’

“Mitch is also said to have demanded that Blake be fitted with an implant to curb his drug-taking. Blake refused but agreed to join Amy on a drug counselling and treatment programme.

[From the Mirror]

It’s not surprising that Blake Fielder-Civil has a drug problem. I’m not sure if it’s actually been written, but it seems to have been generally assumed by just about everyone, since he seemed to have no problem with Amy’s drug use. He was beyond an enabler, so it makes sense that it’s because he has a problem himself. They seem like such a bad match for each other, and very unhealthy together. Amy obviously had problems before they were married, but they seemed to have tripled since then.

“’They both admitted taking cocaine and heroin. But they denied they had been injecting heroin. At one point, both Amy and Blake stripped off in front of Georgette to prove they had not been using needles. But they now realise that if they don’t get help now, they will both die young. This is their watershed, their wake-up call.

“’Both families were terrified by the state Amy and Blake had got themselves in and decided enough was enough. It was the first time Blake also admitted he had a drug problem. It was a brave step for both of them to agree to treatment and their families are very proud of them.’

“The source added: ‘They are both to blame. They are both as bad as each other. But at least they have admitted they have got a problem and are taking action to help each other.’

“Before flying off on Saturday, Blake phoned his mother and said: ‘Please stop crying, everything will be OK.’

“Amy told her mother-in-law: ‘I’m so sorry. I love you. Please don’t worry.’

“Last night they were spending their third night at the clinic, where they are sharing a bedroom. They have agreed to have their mobile phones confiscated and to have no contact with the outside world. Amy has also agreed that her career must be put on hold, despite her desire to get back on the road and perform.”

[From the Mirror]

I really don’t believe that they are both “’taking action to help each other.’” That’d be nice, but from all the stories I’ve read, it doesn’t seem like Blake cares a rip about Amy. Maybe he has too many problems of his own, it’s hard to say since nothing has really been written about him that’s separate from Amy. But it seems like he’s just there to go along for the ride as long as possible, until all of the resources (drugs, money, Amy’s talent) are drained. I hope this rehab story is correct, but if so, I hope that as a bare minimum, Amy and Blake aren’t together during their time in rehab. Sharing a bedroom with the person you smoked heroin with the week before seems like a really bad idea. Maybe that’s just me.

Picture note by JayBird: Here’s what Amy looked like 5 years ago performing at HMV, Oxford Street in London. VERY different. Not that there’s anything wrong with changing your look… but it’s more than a beehive and heavier eyeliner.
Header image of Amy and Blake in New York City August 1st, 2007, exactly a week before she was hospitalized.
Images thanks to WENN for the photos.