Whine

Winehouse cautioned over assault

Winehouse arrived in a people-carrier and was surrounded by paparazzi

Troubled pop singer Amy Winehouse has been cautioned for common assault, police have confirmed.

The star, whose battle against drug addiction has overshadowed her recording success, spent the night in the cells at Holborn Station in London.

The 24-year-old singer was questioned by police about an alleged assault in north London on Wednesday.

She agreed to attend the station voluntarily but has now left the police building.

Winehouse's spokesman said in statement: "Amy Winehouse was questioned this morning at a London police station in connection to an incident in Camden in the early hours of 23 April, 2008.

BBC
This woman is the only person I know of that is more screwed up than Brittney Spears, and yet she continues to be admired and loved by many. Instead of getting help and turning her life around, she simply continues on because her 'fans' continue to justify her destructive existence.

The only way she will ever get it turned around and maybe live past 30 is if the people who claim to love her actually start acting like it.

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RIP

Merv, a household name for many in the world (especially the US) for the past few decades:

LOS ANGELES — Merv Griffin, who went from big-band era crooner to fabulously successful TV talk show host before making a fortune as the creator of two of television's most popular game shows and then parlaying that into a billion-dollar hotel empire, died Sunday. He was 82.

Griffin died of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his the family that was released by Marcia Newberger, spokeswoman for The Griffin Group/Merv Griffin Entertainment. Griffin was recently hospitalized for a recurrence of the disease, which had been treated successfully more than 10 years ago. (link)

He was an icon and one of the great entertainers of his time. Prayers go out to the family and friends that he's leaving behind.

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