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reconnected back in 2005, at a pub (Amy Winehouse (Full) The Untold Story- Documentary Channel 5 7:41-8:27). They immediately had a connection. They shared the same love for music and started seeing each other more often. At that time, Fielder had a girlfriend (Amy Winehouse (Full) The Untold Story- Documentary Channel 5 7:41-8:27). At the time that Amy ran into Blake, he was already into hard drugs and eventually put Amy onto them as well. Amy was very against drugs before meeting Blake. She wanted to try coke because she saw Blake and a few of his friends doing it. She was very into following Blake’s footsteps. Anything he would do, she would be intrigued to try as well. They started dating on and off. Her friends and family disapproved …show more content…

Later on, Amy started getting seizures. Her first seizure was in August of 2007 (Amy Winehouse: behind the controversial documentary). This seizure was brought on by drugs. Along with her seizures, Amy had a number of other health issues. Winehouse had traces of emphysema in her system and also had a very irregular heartbeat (Amy Winehouse Biography). Amy Winehouse was also suffering from depression. This was all caused by her addiction to smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes as well. At this point, life was starting to look very gloomy for Amy. Along with her health issues, Winehouse and Fielder were starting to file for divorce. Being that Fielder was Amy’s love of her life, she was devastated. People stopped wanting to work with her because of her addiction. Also, Amy was starting to be known for her very infamous behavior. Back in 2008, the singer had elbowed a fan in the forehead after a hat was thrown at her. Luckily, she was not charged; however, the media went on a frenzy (Amy Winehouse Biography). During the Grammys in 2008, Amy had to perform via satellite, for she was denied a U.S visa because of her abuse of narcotics. She had to perform many drug tests (Amy Winehouse: behind the controversial documentary). At some point, Amy did check into rehab; unfortunately, she checked out after a week (Amy Winehouse (Full) The Untold Story- Documentary Channel 5

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