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Amy Winehouse will not face charges over video footage which appeared to show her inhaling fumes from a crack pipe.
The 24-year-old singer was arrested over the footage and spent nine hours in the Limehouse police station in east London last week.
But today Scotland Yard said the Crown Prosecution Service had reviewed the Grammy-winner’s case and decided that no charges should be brought.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "No further action will be taken. The woman has been informed and she will no longer be required to return to the police station."
Winehouse was caught smoking on video by The Sun in January. Today her spokesman said the singer would be happy to leave the incident behind: “Amy is pleased to be able to move on and concentrate on music and particularly looks forward to seeing her fans again at eagerly awaited festival performances this summer.”
The video footage also showed the Rehab singer apparently snorting ecstasy and cocaine and admitting that she had swallowed six Valium.
After publishing the footage on its website, The Sun passed the video to police.
Winehouse has been a police station regular over the last year. At the end of April, she was cautioned for slapping a man during a middle-of-the-night row in Camden.
Previously she was arrested, then cleared, in connection with charges faced by her husband Blake Fielder-Civil. He is currently in prison awaiting trial for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
In October 2007, the singer and her husband were arrested in Norway for drug possession.
While Winehouse has battled with the law and been in and out of rehab, her musical reputation has continued to snowball. She won five Grammy’s at this year’s February awards, and last month made it onto the Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of £10 million.
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This is just another screw up. She is in desperate need of help. Clearing her does not help her.
Have you seen the Winemouse video on YOU TUBE?? If you haven't everyone should.
She is mixing with the wrong people & is doomed unless something is done. It is not funny it is just sooooo sad.
Mark, Washington, UK
talented singer... self destructive personality.. her choice she is old enough to do whatever with her life...get it everyone it is her choice ..not what you want or believe she may want ...let her make her own mistakes ...leave her ALONE...
Gloria, Powell River B.C., Canada
The amount of effort the police would have gone to in order to prosecute would be a total waste of their time. This was a victimless crime and they no doubt have their hands full with stabbings and crimes against unwilling victims. This would be no different for you or I, unless caught red-handed.
Ben Robinson, Brighton, UK
I wonder why her parents havent locked her up themselves and intervened. I understand that intervention is not legal in the UK, however if either of my daughters ever develop talent like she has I would lay down my life to get her the help she obviously needs, before its too late. SOMEONE HELP HER
Nigel, Spain,
Shame it took the police so long to investigate or there would likely have been forensic evidence. What stops police acting against the circle that has long ensured drugs destroy so much British talent, and the many others for whom they are probably role models? Awe? Complicity? Power? Money?
Jenny, Manchester,
They say they need evidence and can't prove the crack cocaine on the video was... crack cocaine.
Well get the evidence then. Raid her flat. Find the evidence and charge the consistent law breaker.
So far she's got away with assault and drug taking. Do we have any police left who do their job?
Laura Roberts, London, UK
You go Amy..
They can not touch you for having fun... Having said that, I reckon you should give it a rest for a bit.. Trust me I know....
All the best
Jim
Jim, London, Uk
She's a Junkie and needs to go to Prison.
Still goes - one law for the rich and famous, one for the rest of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chris, Rochester, UK
seriously, all those saying one law for celebs one for regulars.....theres no way charges could be brought if all the evidence is that video. there has to be some evidence that what was in the pipe was an illegal substance.
Dan, abdn,
I don't remember "Amy Winehouse Law" being passed in the Commons? All drug takers now how their perfect alibi: "I'm Amy Winehouse, the law can't touch me, I'm above all of you."
Disgraceful. The Met is losing more credibility every single day.
Tom Franklin, London, UK
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