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Winehouse says 'no no no' to Rehab with The Argus
1:59pm Friday 23rd November 2007
We tried to make her go to Rehab, but she said: "No, no, no".
Beehived crooner Amy Winehouse has astonishingly rejected an offer of a champagne and canape laden interview with The Argus at Brighton Marina's Rehab bar.
We invited the hellraising Amy to the popular venue with the promise she could unburden her soul to one of our top reporters over a leisurely lunch.
The rejection, as the troubled star perpares for a rare gig in the city, has left us and a legion of fans gutted.
Talented Winehouse is due to perform in front of a sell-out crowd at the Brighton Centre on Monday and many of those who bought tickets hoped she would open her heart during a rare visit to the city.
Instead of snapping up our offer, the 24-year-old instead went back to black, donning a short sleeved mini dress at the court appearance of caged hubby Blake Fielder-Civil.
Kelly James, 23, from Brighton, said: "I thought she might say a few words before the gig. I was hoping. I guess she is too busy trying to sort out Blake at the moment."
Rehab owner John Lardner said: "It is disappointing, I know a lot of the guys here were looking forward to meeting her."
However Winehouse's record label, Island, said they were unable to fix up the interview.
A spokeswoman said: "There's no way she can do it."
It comes as the city braces itself for the arrival of drug addict Babyshambles rocker Pete Doherty.
The former squeeze of leggy model Kate Moss is set to play the Brighton Centre on Sunday, just a day before Winehouse.
Security around the Brighton Centre during both gigs is expected to be beefed up with burly staff being provided by the pair's record labels.
However Brighton Centre staff said they would not be laying on any extra staff.
A spokeswoman said: "I don't think there will be anything out of the ordinary for either of them. It's just business as usual."
Thousands of fans have already snapped up tickets to see both singers.
Karen Hoy, 40, of Brighton, said: "I can't wait to see Amy Winehouse on Monday as she is currently the number one reality show.
"I am going along in the hope she will sing, however, there is an element of voyeurism about going to see her, as her on-off stage performance is a good old fashioned rock and roll lifestyle which is not manufactured by some PR company.
"It's just real life tragedy unfolding like Kurt Cobain and Elvis. You want to be able to tell your friends that you saw Winehouse before she died."
Sussex Police also confirmed it had no plans for extra officers to patrol the Brighton Centre.
A spokeswoman said: "We trust them to behave themselves."
While the champagne may have been put on ice for Amy, Rehab is offering a lucky reader a meal for two at its Seasons restaurant to mark the singer's appearance in Brighton.
Email us at news@theargus.co.uk and tell us why you think Amy would make a great date. Answers should be no more than 100 words and entrants must be over 18. The usual Newsquest competition terms and conditions apply.
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Stu, Hove says...
2:16pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Pat Mustard, Craggy Island says...
2:30pm Fri 23 Nov 07
I expect Fiona and Sara are best friends with her and could talk her into it before salvaging her from her 'drugs hell' single handedly
GEEZER, brighton says...
2:47pm Fri 23 Nov 07
bungy, worthing says...
2:50pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Rick, Brighton says...
2:54pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Fiona and Sara, Brighton says...
2:59pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Pat Mustard wrote:We don't know her, Pat but we are on the guest list. Nothing to do with Amy, rather people we know at the Brighton Centre.
Did they really expect her to go or was this just an excuse for a pretty crap pun that everyone has heard a thousand times before? I expect Fiona and Sara are best friends with her and could talk her into it before salvaging her from her 'drugs hell' single handedly
Pat Mustard, Craggy Island says...
3:07pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Fiona and Sara wrote:Lst time you claimed to have guest list you stated "we had the same but donated them to charity. We'd rather pay our way and let others less fortunate enjoy the show."
Pat Mustard wrote: Did they really expect her to go or was this just an excuse for a pretty crap pun that everyone has heard a thousand times before? I expect Fiona and Sara are best friends with her and could talk her into it before salvaging her from her 'drugs hell' single handedlyWe don't know her, Pat but we are on the guest list. Nothing to do with Amy, rather people we know at the Brighton Centre.
I assume that charitable side of you will be shown again and those tickets will be supporting a local charity very shortly. Which charity is it? I'll start the bidding at £150.00.
Fiona and Sara, Brighton says...
3:33pm Fri 23 Nov 07
te!
Abi Beerflat, Hove, Hove, Hove says...
3:39pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Seb, Brighton says...
3:40pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Pseudo, says...
3:46pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Andy R wrote:Karen Hoy, who is quoted is/was an Argus journalist
No surprise that no Argus journalist wants to put their name to this complete load of tosh. It makes The Sun read like Chomsky. Can we expect the lowdown on any other scoops you didn't get?
Sami Swoi, Brighton says...
3:48pm Fri 23 Nov 07
let's just hope she makes it to the stage...
Chippy, Brighton says...
3:58pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Seb wrote:Separated at birth - Amy Winehouse and Russell Brand. You tell me you've not noticed the similarity!!! The hair, the make up, the addictions, the tight jeans...and...that's about it. 'Nuff said. Looking forward to watching hear throwing her dollies out of her pram on Monday. Rock and, indeed, roll!!!
Well done Geezer...you beat me to it. I was gonna say the same ! If you want me to have a word in the right " lug oles " that could be arranged. I have met the Winehouse girl but didn't really like the tattoos. It's like a spider with ink has crawled all over her arms. Stupid hair I think too !!As you say ,the problem being a PLAYER like us is that celebs keep hassling you to hang out.It's as if there is some glory attached to being fully loaded . I must admit I do quite enjoy it and wouldn't want to be poor though. I suppose we have to grin and bear it , but when I am out with her indoors and her augmented breasts ,I don't take kindly to celebs trying to large it with me. They can send over a nice bottle of Chateau Nuef Du Pap , quite respectful. But the lady and I are enjoying each others company so stop nosebagging me !! COMPRENDE ??
'Tried to make her chat to two-bit paper...@@@!!!???%%%
!!!'
jon, london says...
4:02pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Rubbish, says...
4:25pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Do you really think that if Ms Winehouse was to agree to an interview with a third rate local rag she would really go to a bar called Rehab?! Are you taking the pee? I believe that the manager of Rehab has paid a mole within the Argus for a bit of publicity for his flagging bar.
TOMMY COOPER, Hove says...
4:27pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Fiona and Sara wrote:They wouldn't get out of bed for £150 but they will jump into it for a bacardi breezer and a bag of chips.
Pat, we hardly feel that an Amy Winehouse concert is going to raise much interest (not as much as Led Zeppelin, certainly!). Anyway, we wouldn't get out of bed for £150.00.....cheapska te!
Jean, at home says...
4:29pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Chippy, Brighton says...
4:38pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Jean wrote:Wouldn't wipe my asre on The Worthing Herald.
I don't know why you're all moaning about the poor journalism at The Argus - try reading the Worthing Herald! You'll have got through it in 5 minutes, and none the wise about what's going on either. Read the exciting "Parish Pump", "All our Yesterdays" (old photos), or what's on at the Dome, the museum-piece "cinema" on the seafront. Or you could read the even worse free newspapers (straight in the recycling bin), 1 page of news and the rest adverts mostly for cars or houses. At least the Argus has SOMETHING to read, even if the grammar leaves a lot to be desired and they try to make a story out of nothing much.
Or, indeed, yours!!!
Pat Mustard, Craggy Island says...
5:12pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Fiona and Sara wrote:Interesting. You said that you had given the last tickets to charity so that people less fortunate could go. ie: not people who could afford to pay inflated prices for the 'VIP Passes' you gave to the charity.
Pat, we hardly feel that an Amy Winehouse concert is going to raise much interest (not as much as Led Zeppelin, certainly!). Anyway, we wouldn't get out of bed for £150.00.....cheapska te!
This way a MINIMUM of £150.00 is raised for your charity so how much you would get out of bed for is irrelevant. I would suggest people would pay a lot more than that.
I put it to you once again that you are a pair of liars, who have not ever had VIP passes for Led Zep, certainly didn't give them to charity and either don't have these guest passes either or are too tight to back up your charitable boastings by auctioning them and making money for the needy that you seem to love so much.
Do correct me if I am wrong but try to answer the points concisely rather than your usual spin/swerve tactics.
S, Sussex says...
5:16pm Fri 23 Nov 07
One of the top Argus reporters? Does this mean that there's more than one Arguf journo that actually passed their English GCSE??
John, Cyberwinehouse`` says...
5:42pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Jan and Maggie, Brighton says...
5:46pm Fri 23 Nov 07
IJC, 212-979 says...
7:12pm Fri 23 Nov 07
pete dohorty, rehab says...
7:40pm Fri 23 Nov 07
Flat Foot Soozie, Brunswick Square says...
8:33pm Fri 23 Nov 07
That means she has been able to shake off the really dreadful stuff.
Perhaps she could give advice to those of us who have such a terrible addiction to this paper.
I think that we would all be very grateful if we could get clean of it.
Seb, Brighton says...
5:18am Sat 24 Nov 07
Ped, Worthing says...
6:21pm Sat 24 Nov 07
mr aliases, everywhere says...
7:58pm Sat 24 Nov 07
Flat Foot Soozie, Brunswick Square says...
8:59pm Sat 24 Nov 07
Pause and think: the bile in their systems will build up, and kill them.
Flossie, Brighton says...
3:35pm Mon 26 Nov 07
I'm glad that other people have felt the need to vent their spleen about this ridiculous piece of trash journalism. Of course amy winehouse wasn't going to meet some twobit journalist, desperately wanting their 'exclusive' interview to be syndicated across the world, in a bar called 'Rehab' (geddit ? arf! christ it must taken a few sleepless nights to think that up). How unbelievable that she would rather spend the day at her husband's court appearance.And what's that? No extra police to protect the audience from a soul singer hell bent on self destruction? Come on Argus, stick to the stories about bus crashes and wounded pets - its what you're best at.
jus, hove says...
1:53pm Wed 28 Nov 07
just one example of why this article is so bad, you just couldn't make it up... oh.
Rebba, NYC USA says...
3:36pm Thu 29 Nov 07
Press could better refer this Winehouse story to experienced medical reporters. No psychiatrist would approve making a joke of addiction and bi-polar disorder.
'Do no harm,' please.
In addition, the depression phase of Ms. Winehouse's condition would be a factor in treatment for substance addictions.
What leads her into so much danger is the common pattern known as 'self medicating.'
Ms. Winehouse suffers medical problems, made severe by psychotropic drugs and also, to a much lesser extent, by the nicotine in her cigarettes. Please apply good conscience.
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Andy R, Hove says...
2:08pm Fri 23 Nov 07
It makes The Sun read like Chomsky.
Can we expect the lowdown on any other scoops you didn't get?